Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

Coming back from the mountain top.
turn north again, coming into Gorhana,
beautiful town nesting like q Swiss
village in valley formed by the Hottest
OF the White Mountain peaks. This !.
q fire spot In which to iinRer fcr .
time In order to enjoy the beauty or
the region. Ffrst-class accommodations
may be secured in the town
AndrOscoggin Valley.
Leaving Gorham, the route still runs
northward, now into the valley Of the
AndroScoggin. passing through Milan
and Dummer to Enrol Here turn left
for the drive through Dixville Notch,
wild and rocky defile, and then down
the Mohawk Valley into Colebrook. Run
south from here through North STRAIT
ford. and Groveton to Lancaster. thence
through Whitefield to Twin Mountain
and over into Breton Woods. This Is
one Of the leading resorts of the White
Mountain region, where a great Is. 600
acre estate has become famous as a
Summer playground From here the
cog railroad runs up to the top ~
Mount Washington. Motorists sesassH
another attractive place to stop over
for a while will find Breton Woods
ideal
East Of Breton Woods lies Crawfort,
Notch, and trip through this should
be made before returning to Twin
Mountain and running south trio
Franconia Notch. This notch Is per-
haps the most famous of them all, as It
contains the Old Man of the Noun
tain. This great stone face" as Haw-
thoTne called 1t, is one Of the most
impressive natural marvels in the world
It projects from the top of the noun.
tain OF which 1t is part, far above
beautiful Profile Lake. Other attrac-
tons in the notch include. the F1ume,
the Pool the Basin and Lost River
North Woodstock. from which town
the Lost River Road runs of to the
right, is another resort town in the
White Mountain region that offers ex-
cellent facilities for breaking the trip
by few days of, rest and recreation
amid gorgeous mountain scenery.
Running southwark out of the notch,
We come into the lake region Of New
Hampshire, as well known and as pop
ular as its mountain areas. Each lake
has its own distinctive scenic charms.
We come first. bearing left out OF Ply
mouth, to HoldeFness on Squam Lake.
the second largest in the State, and
one Of the most beautiful This is the
nrst OF the lake resorts suggested as
stopping points on this trip From here
down to Meredith Is q lovely wooded
drive, and after passing White Oak
Pond there is a magnificent view of
the mountains across Squam Lake, with
the spire Of Chocorua Just visible
above the OsSipee Mountains.
Below Meredith is the Weirs and
Lake Winnipesaukee, the largest Of the
Granite State lakes It is over Is miles
In length, and its maximum width is
over 10 miles It is dotted with hum
dreds Of islands on which are many at
tractive Summer cottages.
Wfnnipesaukee.
Leaving winnipesaukee, turn inland
through Lakeport, Laconia, Franklin,
AndoVer and New London to Lake Sum
apee, the third largest lake in the
State. and our second suggested lake
stop. Sunapee is about 10 miles long
and from / to miles wide. It IS
ever 1000 feet above sea level. and
Is set in among the hills and moun-
tains. Its shores present a panorama
OF rocky headland and sandy beach,
wooded island and sheltered cove.
Leaving Sunapee, the motorist who
wishes to go directly back to Boston
viii find good road lies over the fol-
lowing route: From the town Of Suna-
pee, run to Wendell. then down to MT.
Sunapee, to Newberry, to Bradford,
Henniker and Concord Then through
Manchester, Nashua and Lowell
For New York City run from Suna-
pee to Newport, then down through
Keene, Winchester, Hinsdale, and
Mortified to Bernardston, thence to
Greenfield and down the Connecticut
River Valley to New Haven and the
shore road.