Evening star., 1952-03-23
| / Travellers
Notebook
By Jacques FutrelIe. j.
IN. ssar'. Travel Editor.

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|up with q word that sounds like
"pon-duh-ray." you can expect q
fish story. Lake Pend Creille lies
in the heart of an Idaho wilder
mess. yet 1t can be reached by three
railroads. q busline or three trans
continental highways. It is famous
for yielding big ones for the 1ish-
|erman. Catches that make the
news usually are Kamloops. Rain
bow or Dolly Warden trout. Sum
ming on the dock. the small fry Of
the family can pull in pan fish.
Going into service this spring
will be the largest floating garage
of the British Railways. The ship,
christened Lord Warden. has q ca
pacity for carrying 120 automo-
biles and TOO passengers across the
English Channel from Dover to
Boulogne. Garage space occupies
practically the whole main deck.
The ship has public rooms and
some cabins: also. q restaurant
seating 140 persons. A turntable
for the cars permits the first ones
driving on to be the first on.
Don't think that you're out Of
the swim for not having visited
the Miami region this past winter.
Another season is coming up. It
will be cheaper and almost as live
ly. Peter Leroy. travel manager
for the South Florida Motor Club,
predicts there will be more vaca-
tioners in the Miami region from
April through July than there
were last fall and winter. Other
sea-sand-surf experts down that
way are agreeing with him.
Early May. which most Tennes-
scans say is the most beautiful
time Of their year. has been chosen
for the first celebration Of Ten
nessee Week. Dates are May 8
to 9. The Association for the
Preservation of Tennessee An
tiquities inspired the observance
and will conduct pilgrimages
throughout the State to historic
places. to gardens and into homes
rarely seen by the public. The
tours are planned with major
cities and towns as centers.
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Biggest Picnic Described as the
worlds biggest picnic, Play Day is
held the second Saturday in April
at the White Sands National Mon
ument, New Mexico. That will be
April II this year. the day before
Easter. This get-together was
started in 1884 to honor the chill
dren and old-timers of Otera
County, but tourists readily feel
at home. Last year Alaska, Can
ada and Mexico were represented
in the crowd. as well as 40 States.
With sun-up the silence of the
towering dunes Of gypsum is
broken by arriving horsebackers,
jeepsterS prairie schooners and
cars. The celebrants come In sun
suits, bathing suits. Lewis and
chaps: bonnets, straw hats. Stet-
sons, and bowlers. Every one
makes dry camp In q spot Of his
choice. and activities spring up
like spontaneous magic-baseball,
hand ball. square dancing. skiing
on the cleaning sands. In the
distance are the San Andreas, the
Organs and the Sacramento
Mountains. This yearly trek to
the Southwest's "Albino Sahara"
is a free-coffee, bring-your-own-
lunch. get-away-from-it-all day.
The Tides Inn, at Irvington. Va,
will open in time for an Easter
sojourn. Date is April 10.
Bermuda's famous Easter lilies,
virtually the islands only export.
came about through a fortunate
accident. They stem from the
day in 1853 when a sailing vessel,
in distress, was forced to put into
st. Georges Harbour. Abroad
was missionary and amateur
botanist, who was returning home
from Japan. In his belongings
were few lily bulbs. Planted,
they thrived in the rich soil Of the
coral islands and gave rise to the
commercial enterprise.
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Worlds Fair Coming Up-Don't
hold your breath for it, but plans