Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
By Jacques Futrelle. Jr.
The sfar's Travel Editor

The Sfdrs trovel Editor
The Atlantic Coast Line and
the Seaboard Air Line Railroad
have announced that reduced
summer round-trip coach fares
between Washington and Flor
ida's resort have been extended
ito November Is. When each line
announced the fare cuts begin
ming last May, the offer was to
expire September is. Public re-
:sponse has been heavy. both lines
report. especially In coupling the
low fares with the package vaca-
: ton arrangements each line has
|. offered and continues to offer
. Florida's summer fans. These all
expense packages are among the
best vacation bargains available
to-day. Let's quote this example:
-Round-trip rail transportation in
reserved seat coaches, transfers
Miami's station to and from a
selected ocean-front hotel at
. Miam Beach and seven days and
: six nights at the hotel. at a price
:..of around SIS.
8 One of Louisiana's most color
full fairs is coming UP. It's the
annual Shrimp Festival at Nor
gan ty-Berwick. complete with
"a beauty as its queen and the
champion shrimp producer as
its king. Dates are the Saturday
and Sunday before Labor Day.
Plugs to Poy OFF
The Plug Horse Derby has be-
come an established tradition In
Kentucky, land Of the thorough
bred, and the 10th annual "Run
for the Carrots" will be held
Labor Day on Lexington's his
.toric Trotting Track. AS In the
.-past, this years event honorine
the 1owly farm horse features
six races, with 10 entries in each
"A bit of extra fun is introduced
by a race for mules. The Plug
I: Horse Derby itself is the eighth
/: and final race on the days pro-
!. gram. Entries are winners OF
!: the seven preceding races. AS
F: in the famed Kentucky Derby
the winning plug is draped with
q wreath-of carrots-and the
owner receives a loving cup Of
galvanized iron.
+ X ~
Oregon Inlet, on the Mays
Head-Hatteras highway OF
North Cardinals Outer Banks
has new ferry boat. It is. the
Conrad Wirth. named for the
director of the National Park
Service. The two others are the
Gov. William B. Umstead and
the Lindsay C.. Warren. Each
ferry has a 22-automobile capac-
7ty.
Two New Resorts
: Two big resort projects are
-. under way in New England. One
: on Mount Snow, in West Dover,
VT, will cost SO million and holds
: promise of being the largest ski
i. resort area in the East. But. II
will be a year-around operation
The other project is labeled q
$40 million development on q
36-square-mile tract between
Rangeley and Mooselookmegun-
tic Lakes in: Maine. This viii
Change the, area from a fisher
mans haven to q family vaca-
ton spot. with camp sites, cot
tages and motels. Construction
already has started on the first
OF 500 cottages. On Mount Snow
q three-acre swimming pool vii
double for skating pond in thu
winter. and ski lifts will rur
through the summer and fall q.
sightseeing vantage points fol
the rugged countryside. Worl
already has started on an 1900.
foot lift. Four ski trails are beins
laid out for use this winter.
4 \ \ II
One bit of evidence that Novs
Scotia is a pleasant resort LIANT
well into September Is offered b,
the fact that the Evangeline
which sails three times a weel
from Boston. Mass, to Yarmouth
will offer sailings through Sep.
TENDER 10. +
For Tourists in Germany
Among the new and recon.
ditioned hotels recently openes
In Germany are the Schiffmei.
ster on Koenigssee Lake in Ba.
-baria, the Schweiser Hof Nurem.
TRAVEL.