Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-23

Reports reaching the conference
from various affiliated clubs through
out the country indicate that there is
a keen interest on the part Of motor
tourists to visit parts of New England
which had to be overlooked on pre-
vious trips. United States Route /
provides a fast border highway to the
Maine coast resorts, as well as to
Acadia National Park, just above.
Those who wish to camp in the Maine
woods and around the lakes will be
able to save time by taking the "air
line" route from New Jersey or points
in lower New York State up through
Danbury. Hartford and Worcester.
Here it is possible to bypass Boston
by going north via Lowell and Haver-
hill. picking up U. S. l at New
buryport. The roads are so greatly
improved and the traffic so well dis
tributed there should be ample time
for a visit to the Gloucester fishing
attractions or to Cape Cod if the
shore route is followed up through
NarraganSett Pier, Fall River and New
Bedford.
Having saved time on his trip to
the upper tip of New England, the
tourist will have ample opportunity
to give the White and Green Noun
tains the attention they merit. Mount
Washington offers thrills for those
who are eager for climb to Tip Top
House, while Sunapee and Winnipe-
saukee are lakes that provide fresh
water sports at their best. The Green
Mountains are unique in their tran
qulllity and majesty, especially at
Manchester, VT, where Equinox rises
to shade a picturesque New England
town.
Coming down through New England
one has choice of following the
Connecticut River Valley into Massa-
chusetts and Central Connecticut or
OF traversing U. S. Z through the
Berkshire Hills of Western Massa-
chusetts and the Litchfield Hills of
western Connecticut. The prefer
able plan is to criss-cross between
the two routes so as to cross the
Mohawk Trail west to east from North
Adams to Greenfield. and then swing
west over Jacobs Ladder from West
neld into the Stockbridge, Lenox and
P1ttSf1eld section. The chief charm
Of the BerkShires is their tailored an
pearance. typifying the aristocracy of
many palatial homes in that section.
The conference suggests that those
VINO travel up the Boston post road
take time to turn right to some of the
connecticut coast resorts that line
Long Island Sound. There is excel
lent swimming and boating in this
part of New England, especially for
those who prefer warmer water.
Rhode Island has its unusual shore
resorts, including Newport, which still
maintains its Summer social season.
and Watch Hill, which looks like a
rocky section of the Riviera trans
planted for American consumption.
Nantucket is the equal of trip to sea.
II the tourist has a few extra DAYS to
sail out into the Atlantic. Fishers and
BLOCK Islands are other detectives
worth considering in any tourists
rediscovery of New England.
Bar Harbor, in Maine; the beach at
Portsmouth, in New Hampshire; East
ern Point, in Connecticut; historic
Bennington, in Vermont, and Mount
Tom, at Holyoke, in Massachusetts,,
are other features of this land of the
Republics early history. In addition
to the well-known historical shrines,
it is well to include visits to the Old
Morse Tower, at Newport, r. l.; Dan
lei WebsterS birthplace, at Franklin,
N. H.; the Old Blockhouse, at North
Edgecomb, Me, and the House of
Seven Gables, at Salem, Mass.