Evening star., 1937-05-30

| parking garage near Beacon Hill, We
visited the State Capitol and then
took a walk to the Old State House,
House, the old home of Paul Revere,
Kings Chapel and the Old Granary
Burying Ground We even passed
from Summer to Wnter by simple act
Of crossing Washington street which
bisects the street which bears those
two names. A handy and interesting
booklet giving the street itinerary for
an hours walk to the outstanding his
! toriCal points in Boston and references
! to the surrounding towns may be
obtained from the Boston Chamber Of
/ Commerce. Late in the afternoon Ve
were passing over the bridge to Cam
bridge, near the buildings Of the Mass
achusetts Institute of Technology.
Later We passed through the grounds
! Of Harvard University. Concord and
Lexington were visited while is was
still daylight. The bridge at Concord
and the village green at Lexington,
coupled with the contact with the
early buildings in Boston, project one
flights Of imagination and emotion are
no doubt further encouraged by the
stately old trees which abound in New
England. From the Common az
Lexington We proceeded on Massachu-
sets 18 to Salem, where We spent ths
night.
Proceeding north on United States
IA, on the rim Of the rockbound
coast, with the breakers but few
feet below We reached Portsmouth,
N. H, about noon. After a couple OF
hours IN that city We continued north
on United States /. or on United
States IA whenever such a loop 10
the shore occurred, to Portland. Me,
where We turned northwest on Maine
26, past Poland Springs, to Bethel.
stopping at large quiet inn al the
entrance of the town.
Early Thursday morning We left
Bethel and. entering New Hampshire.
passed through Dixvile Notch and
stopped at Colebrook for lunch. In
cldentallv, I might state that if one
wishes to visit the better known
scenic areas Of the State he should
take the loops through and around
Plnkham, Crawford and Franconia
Notches and thence down TO Lake
Wmnepesaukee. Late afternoon found
US al Thetford Mines. Quebec, Canada.
where about 80 per cent of the worlds
asbestos is mined from open cuts.
About this time there was a slight
return to Winter and topcoat came
IN handy Crossing the ST. Lawrence
by the Quebec Bridge, one of the
seven longest bridges in the world. We
entered the city Of Quebec early in the
evening.
THE next morning was devoted to a
visit to the Chateau Frontenac
and the "old city" below at the base Of
the cliff. the Citadel, Kent House and
other old buildings, the city gates.
Ursullnes Convent, and other points
of interest. We drove to the north, 10
Montmorency Falls. higher but much
narrower than Niagara Falls, and then
to the celebrated shrine of ST. Anne
de Beaupre. On returning TO Quebec
another night was spent in this quaint
city. with its bilingual traffic and other
signs and its mixture of large stanch
old stone houses and more modern
buildings. the seventeenth century
preserved in the midst of the hurry
and clanor of the twentieth.
The French Canadians are un-
affected friendly folk; in fact they
even have time to pause on the side
walk to advise you as to the accuracy
of backing into a parking place or
clearing the other fellows tenders in
pulling out.
Saturday morning We were enjoying
the wonderful drive along the ST.
Lawrence to Montreal, which was
reached early in the afternoon. That
night and Sunday morning were
spent in seeing the sights Of the
Canadian metropolis which is con-
siderable of a contrast to the quiet
simplicity of Quebec. Summer was
rapidly approaching at Montreal.
Crossing the St. Lawrence again We
proceeded south on United States 8,
through Plattsburg, N. Y, to Au Sable
Chasm. After a walk through the
glen We placed ourselves in the hands
of an experienced boatman who shot
the rapids through the narrow gorge.
We then turned west on New York 9-N
and Sc to Lake Placid and Saranac
Lake.
The next morning We continued
through the Adirondacks on New York
10 to Tupper Lake and Long Lake and
then east on New York % and 8 TO
| Ty,Ii o1y ~ u
passing the fort, which We had visited
on a pervlouS occasion, we drove
south on No. % to Whitehall and then
east on United States to Rutland.
Vt. Evening found us visiting the
home of Calvin Coolidge at Plymouth.
reached by loop off of United States
7, by way of Vermont l03 and 100.
Here our thoughts returned to that
romantic episode when an aged father,
by the aid of an oil lamp, administered
to his son, suddenly called upon to
assume the responsibilities of the
office of Chief Executive, the oath
prescribed by the Constitution. In
completing the circle via West Bridge
water to Rutland, we passed number
Of homes on the narrow return road
which contained oil lamps.
EAVING our inn near Rutland on
Tuesday morning we proceeded
south on United States to the
pretty little college town of Williams
town, Mass, and then east on Mass
achusetts to North Adams and over
the Mohawk trail to Greenfield, and
then south on United States S. through
Northampton to Holyoke, the next
stopping point.
The next day, Memorial day, We
continued south through Springfield
on United States 5-E, to East Hart
ford, Conn.,, from which point We
branched of to the southeast to New
London and then to Narragansett Pier.
R. l., where we spent the afternoon.
Returning to New London over United
States l. we continued to a DOint near