The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-22
Maritime Provinces
 Attract Vacationists
August and September Good Months to Enjoy
 Pleasures of Nova Scotia

To the man who has waited un- til late in the season for his va cation, no better suggestion could be made than two or thhee weeks of fishing, camping and canoeing in the wilds of Nova Scotia.
 August and September are won derful months in the Maritimes: ''time off" spent in Nova Scotia will mean business and professional cares forgotten in complete enjoy menr of life in the outdoors.
 This province has all the natural advantages. Virgin forest covers practically the whole interior, giv-- ing shelter to great variety of game, furred and feathered. 1n- numerable rivers, lanes and strams, provide highways for the canoeist and unequalled sport for | the angler. The climate is cool, clear, invigorating: A cordial well come waits the sportsman. There are no reserved waters, fish where you like. License fees are low, the limit on the daily catch Is leberal
 Rough 1t" to your hearts con tent or take it easy--Nova Scotis accommodates itself to your owr mood.
 And the province is not too hard to reach. Drive all the way ovel good roads; go through New Eng land; follow the coast of Maine | to Calais, then run through New Brunswick to your goal in Nova Scotia. Cut your driving mileage, if you want, by using the 3-hour ferry service from St John, N. B. to Digby, N. s. Or drop out the greater part of the driving by put | ting you car on 8 steamer at Bos- | ton, reaching Yarmouth over night The corresponding service from New York is a matter of 22 hours Arrived at Yarmouth you have a comfortable stopping point at the Lakeside inn, opened a year or two | by the c. P. R.
 Using the coast route, No 1, four miles north of Yarmouth, you come to Hebron, from which the Milton lakes may be fished By taking the local road to Ohio and Brazil lake, you can approach the waters of the Tusket river and lake system. Con- tinue on local roads to Norwood and Hectanooga and you are in easy reach of the Salmon river re- zion, long 8 favorite sport with l SDOIISIIeIls odlIilOH TltCI AoWS AAtS the Bay of Fundy and is probably the best natural salmon-breeding stream in Nova Scotia. Local roads an be used north via Maxwelton and Meteghen to Meteghne river on the coast, for the run north to l Weymouth, Or, at Hectenooga, a local road running northeast will l take you to Weymouth lake, noted | for fishing. Turning west at Cor berrie, you pass through another 1 famous trout district in Bartlett lake and its connections.
 | From Weymouth on the Sissiboo river, you have another good ap- proach to the trout-fllled waters of the Tusket system, also to Bear lake, Spidell lake and branches of the Sissiboo river.
 About 19 miles north of Wey- mouth on route l, you reach Digby, on Annauolis basin. This is Nova Scotia's premier resort, a favorite place with vacationists all summer long. You find hospitable welcome | at the Pines hotel while you try your hand at some bay fishing. The follock provide good sport. Using handlines, with double hooks. sometimes a pair of ten-pounders will be pulled up together; and they make very good eating.
 | A turmoil to the right, a few miles north of Digby. will bring the motorist to the village of Bear River, one of the picture" places of Nova Scotia; from this point a Smile drive inland will bring you to Lake Jolly, where a canoe and fishing trip can be started through a series of lakes and streams to Six-Mile river, Sissiboo river and falls; camping out is the rule on this trip. with promise of good fishing all the way.
 Back to Route 1. Clementsport affords easy access to good fishing in both fresh and salt water. Local roads from Clementsport will car ry you inland to South Milford on Milford lake and it's connections to | a series of streams and lakes that are great favorites with sportsmen. | South Milford makes an excellent l headquarters from which to try some of the shorter trips of one | to three days, all in fine fishing wa ters and in beautiful country. Among the local trips from South | Milford is one through the east
 branch lakes. Another that yields l splendid catches of trout in the fall is through Big river and Maitland river. Tho -Four Mile'' and "Dukc. shire" falls on tho upper Maitland are favorite fronting points. Short I outings, most of which can be
 made without staying out ovei
 night. are to Seven Mile brook
 Wright's brook. Stedman and Ull-
 man meadows. Elder brook and
 lake.
 r The Medway river trip can bt made in seven, to 10 days from South Milford. This Is considered