P R E V I E W O F N E W E N G L A N D

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To the Pow ers S tudi o f or the pi cture of The Court of the I sa bella S tew a rt Ga rdner Museum;

To the Commonw ea lth of Ma ssa chusettsf or the pi cturesof Ma rblehea d Ha r bor a nd the onnecti cut Va lle , C y;

To ha r sE Whi te or the ureso I le . i ct n Old N ew Ca stle Tuc er n R C f p f , k rna a vi ne the Little S tudi o a nd the TollBrid e , , g ;

To the Ma i ne Develo ment Commi ssi on or i ctureso Moosehea d a nd the p f p f , Ca mp S i te nea r Mount Ka ta hdi n;

’ To the Pa te S tudi of or the pi cturesof Ki ng sRa vi nea nd Wi ldca t S k i Tra i l;

To the Bodw ellS tudi o f or the pi cture of The Old Ma n of the Mounta i n;

To the Whi teMounta i n S tudi o or the i cture low ed Hi hw a s f p , P g y ;

To theCutler S tudi o or the i cture French Wa lla er Wa lole f p , p p , p ;

’ To the Ri cha rdson S tudi o or the i cture S mu ler f p , gg sN otch;

’ To the LeeS tudi o or the i cture a mel f p , C sHump;

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PRI N ED I N THE U . S A T . . NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS’ CONFERENCE

THE S I X N EW EN GLAN D GOVERN ORS

We the Govenors of the New n la nd sa es co da llnv te ou v , r Eg t t , r i y i i y to isit ' w v i n our Ne Engla nd For your thisyea r s a ca t o .

' Once ou crossNew En la nds hr shold ou w llfi nd a new a n d lh u y g t e , y i d eig tf l w a y of life in w hich the a menitiesof toda y a reha ppily blended w ith the w mello tra ditionsof three hundredyea rs.

Seren old ci s ue elmsha ded v lla es rock coa ss n b a ch e tie , q i t i g , y t , sa dy e es, ' f iendlw ooded moun a ns c sa lla k esa nd strea ms— ev r w r y t i , ry t ey here you will ’ be e w New En la ndsw a mho it l greet d ith g r sp a ity.

Ma y w eexpect you?

By Thei r Excellencies theGovernorsof New Engla nd

G o vernor o f Ma ssa chuset t s a nd Go v er nor o f N ew a mpehtre Cha i r ma n o f t he N ew En gla nd a nd Secret a ry o f t he N ew En g. ’ ' G o ver nors Co nf erence la nd Go ver no re Conference

o ver or hod I sla d C osernor o f Ma i ne G n of R e n

tt i s M a a .

Gov ernor of Connect i cut

C O N T E N T S

PREVIEW OF N EW EN G LAN D Photogr a phs opposi tepa ge i

IN TR ODUCIN G N EW EN GLAN D

ALON G THE CON N ECTICUT SHORE Coastal Villages a nd Whaling Town s N ARRAGAN SETT BAY Clambakes a nd Regattas

BUZZARD S BAY AN D THE I S LAN DS

Wha lers to Motor - Cruisers CAPE COD Salty Town s a nd Sand Dun es

PLYMOUTH AN D THE SOUTH SHORE Pilgrim Shades a nd Shrines AR OUN D THE GOLDEN DOME Boston a nd Thereabouts CAPE AN N AN D THE N OR TH SHORE From Witches to Captains Courageous

’ ALON G N EW HAMP S HIRE S SEACOAST Silvery Beaches a nd Storied Tow n s

CASCO BAY

Island- Studded Waters BOOTHBAY HARB OR Old Ships a nd N ew THE PEN OBS COT Salmon Runs a nd River Town s

BAR HARBOR Lux ury by the Sea THE MAIN E LAKES AN D WOODS Fishing a nd Hun ti ng Con ten ts

THE WHITE MOUN TAIN S A Coi l of Shining Pea k s

THE LAKES OF N EW HAMPSHIRE Lo chs Amid the Highlan ds

UP THE LOWER CON NE CTICU T VALLEY CollegeBoys a nd Indian s

THE MIDDLE CONN ECTICUT VALLEY Moun tain Sen tinels a nd River Bends

THR OUGH THE GREEN MOUN TAIN S TheBackbone of Vermon t

THE N ORTHEASTERN LAKES OF VER MON T I n the Woodlands

CHAMPLAIN VALLEY TheArcadi a of Vermon t

THE BERKSHIRES An Aerie of HillTown s

’ CON N ECTICUT S WESTERN HIGHLAN DS Old Tavern s by Modern Roads

IN DEX

L I S T O F M A P S

Along the Connecti cut Shore Ba r Harbor Narragansett Ba y The Ma i ne Lak es Buzzards Ba y and the I slands The Whi te Mounta ins Cape Cod The New Hampshi re La k es Plymouth and the South Shore The Lower Connecti cut Va lley Around the G olden Dome The Middle Connecti cut Valley Cape An n and the North Shore The Green Mounta ins ’ Along New Hampshi re s Sea Vermont Lak es s coa t The Cha mplai n Valley Casco Ba y The Berk shi res Boo H o ’ thbay arb r Connecti cut s Western Hi gh The Penobsco t la nds I N T R O D U C I N G N E W

E N G L A N D

E l ofi ers di WI THI N small compass, New ng and extraor nary diversity of l h l : hum landscape . The g acier sheets ave eft their traces everywhere n u ull u l mocks , k obs, and depressions, scattered abo t irreg ar y Witho t c ear dl o S l ll llln . A n e ut hi and va ey i es Ya k e can har y grow of ight of the hlil s ; sometimes the mountainsactually reach to the edge of salt water . A ong most of the coastline the sea has eaten its way into a land of di minutive n u dl mi valleys and stony hillocks . Behi d the o ter hea ands lie les of

- forest lined reaches . A coast where land and sea meet in compromise ll u M u rather than i n cha enge , for few sectors o tside of aine can tr ly be ‘ ’ called stern and rockbound ; more common is the undulating line of ’ sand dunes that wind along the ocean s edge . I n thi s Guide to the great playgroun d of New England we have made lAlu most of the subdivisions somewhat arbitrari y . tho gh they have no boun daries and no fi xed lines of demarcation they do possess a distinct e ul u character of their ow n . W wo d no more pres me to set their exact limits than revive a controversy about the landi ng- party at Plymouth

Rock . The opening paragraphs of each of these sketches strive to communi h u ul cate somet ing of the geni s of the place , its p se and personality . ‘ ’ After this dip in to atmosphere we move across each area i n accordance ll l ou i n with a simp e p an that enab es y to take as many sights as possible . The various sections have been joined together to form a circular tour of I l l New Englan d . t was easy enough to ead you a ong the Whole length of ln ew Ba r H M the coast i e from N York to arbor, across the aine woodlands n Whi M un hr u H i F i to the te o tains and t o gh the New ampsh re lakes . rom u u u n there on, we had to become somewhat more circ ito s : p a d down the C n c u ll u G M u t l on e tic t Va ey, thro gh the reen o ntains, the nor heastern akes C n ll of Vermont, across to the hamplai Va ey, and then through to N ew ’ B C u r i l York by way of erkshire and onnectic t s weste n h gh ands . Under each heading we have indi cated a few alternate routes into the heart of ’ l u un o the recreationa area , so that yo re by no means bo d to ur tour . And if of necessity we have passed over many historic houses and ’ Here s N ew England!

’ alluring vista s you ll understand that the limited scope of our work has ’ ’ us t m ou fi nd forced to hese sins of o ission . What y don t here you ll sur ely di scover i n the six separate Guides to the New England States complete and fullsized which we have published dur ing the past two years . The maps we have inserted before each recreationalarea will direct ou E l fin u . y over the highways of New ng and , among the est in the co ntry M u u lu ln lk l l l o ntain s mmits , sec ded g e s and a es , wi d forest and, iso ated l i l . E ou l coves , are now accessib e to any motorist ven in the winter y w d fi n the main roads open and wellplowed . Winter sports have of late k t e u t E l ull u ta en h lco n ry by stlorm , and New ng and has m tip ied the n mber . u ln of ski trai s and open s opes Winter and s mmer, a a d whose ’ va riety you can never exhaust .

A L O N G T H E

C O N N E C T I C U T S H O R E

Coa sta lVi lla ges a nd Wha li ng Tow ns

i l Y Ci n 2 of Col u C . . C li m. u . o . S 7 n tate ne, east mb s rc e , N ty

LON G crescents of white sand ; sailboats in spanking breezes ; deep- sea fishing as wella s plentif ufly stock ed brooks and ponds ; fairways and

u - u i l p tting greens ; grass grown breastworks , nchanged since the r va iant ’ ll r B i u llfi nd a lll defenders fe , pie ced by rit sh bayonets yo them a ong

l F - the Connecticut shore ine . ishermen dry their nets on gear laden wharves j ust as did their ancestors who sailed the uncharted Arctic in l u lu u search of wha es . Landscaped estates spread abo t x rious country r S l l u u u l homes ; ha d by, imp e white co onial ho ses are s rro nded with li acs ll l , . u u l syringas , and beds of tiger i ies Yacht c b b rgees fly from is ands that once served as bases for patri otic whaleboat crews who preyed on the L I nn u l k s . C c cut, t N ew s Torie of long sland o e ti ho gh near y Yor , i really New Eng and . ’ ll old K H E - US 1 fo ows the ing s ighw ay . ighteenth century whi te u u th u u ls u off R ln ch rch spires p r st thro glh towering e m ljlst the road . amb i g taverns serve modern trave ers . Occasiona y a milestone placed by B F nk l k u I enjamin ra in, when he mar ed the post ro te in 753 , may be seen

ha u . P ulR I i n lf hidden by roadside shr bbery a evere, in nd an war pai t, u h u sp rred a horse over t is ro te, carrying the news of the Boston Tea G Party . eorge Washington came up the highway to take command of

C l B fl eur - - the ontinenta forces at oston, and the white de lys of France floated over the brilliant uniforms and tricornes of Lafayette ’ s men as k they marched to Yor town . — ‘ ’ a N ew k C u l- Ne r the Yor onnectic t line, the weathered Sa t box Thoma s Lyon House (1 670 ) is a fi tting introduction to thi s historic

. Al P R u GREE WI CH region ong the ost oad thro gh N , however, are few characteristics associated with New England ; nor willyou see from here the extensive estates of New York ers which line the shore and extend n i lls I n . u ln back i to the h the past re a ds to the north , these newcomers i un u period cally ride to ho ds , m ch to the amusement of the native fox un h ters who bag their game afoot . ’ Here s N ew England !

Thr ough STAMFORD the Post Road crosses the industrialpart of town without a hint of the landscaped residentialareas on Shi ppan P l S mf di oint and in and . ta ord is stinctive as one of the few places of

Mrs. G W o o record where eorge ashingt n st pped for refreshment in 1 775. F lmmu DARI E F fi l rom the residentia co nity of N, eastward to air e d,

1 oll li C . 36 a shore road , onn , f ows the coast ne past many summer homes

. Alu hi u i and estates tho gh beaches on t s ro te are restricted to res dents , the highway offers you excellent marine views as wellas escape from the ffi heavy tra c of US 1 . I n N RWALK u u lk O a cent ry ago , the famo s Norwa pottery was made ; the town today has a thr iving oyster business and a diversifi ed

a k I sa nd f u t . N orw l ls u l ind s ry The o fshore abo nd in ta es of pirates , ’ u l o H R l . lC u lu sm gg ers , and b ot eggers Nathan a e, onnectic t s evo tionary

Wa r lo eda r Ha moc I sla nd hero , set sai fr m C m k to spy on the Briti sh

i M o forces on Long I sla nd. Capta n Joseph errillf und pirate gold on i lot I sla nd r k he u t . Out P , after three s ccessive d eams had mar ed spot on

GooseI sla nd u u a ll 1 8 , treas re h nters stripped away vegetation ; in 95, the same island was used by the Carnegie I nsti tute for experimenting on

l ll- The M i rats in the deve opment of a ye ow fever serum . ormons tr ed to

li l m I sla nd l hi mons I sla nd estab sh a co ony on Ra and fai ed ; and onllC meteorites may be seen on a hotelporch where they fe . A SI LVERMI N E di k o rtists have gathered at , on the win ng cree n rth of lk ESTPORT ‘ l’ Norwa ; writers congregate at VV , Where pedd er boats once carri ed on a busy trade with Manhattan and old wha rves now rot

n I n F I RFI ELD u l u lk ut su . A l in the , the q iet Vi age green , j st one b oc so h

Po Ro W i S of the st ad , faces a tavern where ash ngton pent the night of

1 6 1 8 S i n Post ll k October , 7 9. The town g , incidenta y, is made of the stoc s and pillory where early culprits reflected on their misdemeanors .

Munition plants and machine - toolfactories cover acres of BRI DGE

P RT n u u u ur i O , where ammu i tion was prod ced in s ch q antities d ng the ‘ i ’ World Wa r that the city became k nown as the Ruhr of Amer ca . From the Ma ri neBouleva rd i n Seaside Park there are broad views across

u o Lo I l the So nd t ng s and . E HA E lk Ya le Uni versi t l N W V N, wide y nown as the seat of y, is a so The R one of the principalmanuf acturi ng ci ties of the State . Post oad l u li i k i i crosses through the out ying ind stria d str cts , s irt ng the impress ve

- li 1 6 acre green and the University bui d ngs . 1 43 l S S H C . outheast of New aven , on onn , a side road c ose to the hore, ’ is l I E R HARD of S u fi exc usive P N O C , where some the o nd s nest yachts l l nk and sai ing craft are anchored in the basin , she tered by a pi granite Along the Connecticut Shore

CREEK breakwater . Ofi STONY the shore waters are dotted with the F Mone I sla nd i l Thi mble I sla nds. rock y arch pe ago of the rom y , where C n K u hi s u aptai idd is said to have b ried treals re , a Negro once dleparted with a sack so heavy that he scarcely cou d carry it . The ta es grow l ummer Pla house ll u u lle the . A S ta er, b t nobody has ever act a y s en go d y at Stony Creek provi des excellent dr amatic entertainment .

RD u - k B R I n BRANFO , the tro t stoc ed ranford iver is restricted to ll i women anglers . At short interva s a ong the main h ghway are many H D roadsi de picnic areas maintained by the State ighway epartment .

RD l l lll - i l ut I n GUI LFO , an ear y co onia vi age one third of a m e so h of l u u old u the Post Road, are preserved a arger n mber of a thentic ho ses ’ ff than you llfin d in any other New England town . Nine di erent types of ‘ ’ - Whi t eld House 1 6 salt box design may be seen on Fair St . The fi ( 39 fi l u i n a State museum on Whi t eld St . is one of the o dest stone ho ses the

United States . hi s ‘ Gu l Cl ’ ‘L Beside the ghway, rustic stand advertise i ford ams or ive ’ - fi h rf olk F F . sun s e Lobsters and resh ish Cheery, tanned cater to the ’ passing trade and wrap up a purchase in yesterday s newspaper . l l u l MADI SON has numerous o d houses and a arge s mmer co ony . TheN a tha ni elAlli sHouse(I 739) is now a museum furni shed as a dwelling of its period . A l M l u Ha m t a rotary east of the vi lage of adison, a road eads so th to mona sset S ta te Pa rk i n lu fi ve- , a tract of 954 acres wh ch i c des a mile i u l S crescent of wlh te sand , the largest p b ic beach in the tate , and an extensive trai er camping ground .

CLI T u - h l l N ONl, a q iet village one a f mi e inward from its harbor, is a haven for p easure boats and trawlers . i ll WESTBR K D Bu n l The v age of OO was the birthplace of avid sh el , n u P l l i ventor of the s bmarine torpedo . arts of his origina mode are on l B sh u nellHouse u u . disp ay at the , now a m se m ‘ ’ OLD SA BR K - R Y OO , the one time Land of Swords and oses at the ut R l u u S . mo h of the Connectic t iver, is the fo rth o dest town in the tate

I n M Tom o La d F n the cemetery at the end of ain St . is the b f y e w i ck

(d . the only titled personage to migrate to this outpost forti fi ed by Li G i l llA on ard ner for the aristocrats who supported O iver Cromwe . fter t i u R u l i s the r mph of the o ndheads , these ords and lad e soon changed their l l u l p ans for estab ishing fe da estates in America . A C n u R 1 US C . 56 u u cross the broad on ectic t iver, on onn , j st so th from

1 elm- ll OLD L ME l , the shaded vi age of Y s umbers beneath a towering u H . in l ld n white ch rch spire ere, former days, c ipper shipssa i ed ow the ’ Here s N ew England!

u n R u P fi u Lie tena t iver, en ro te to the aci c, ret rning with precious cargoes

a nd u u l . T u u u L fab lo s ta es of exotic ports hro gho t the s mmer, the yme Art Ga ller US 1 ll l y, on , exhibits the work of the oca art co ony . EAS L ME n fi ne D old T Y is oted for its evon cattle and houses . At 1 N I A I C ll u C . l NT , a seaside vi age so th on onn 56 , is the principa S ummer

m on a ona l a r F Ca p of the C necti cut N ti Gu d. rom October to April the N i a nti c Ri ver is dotted with scallop boats ; entire fami lies are engaged i n ha rvesting the crop and removing the shells before shipping them to E ha mesRi ver u . T b market astward to the , a s ccession of eaches, south

US 1 u . of , attract s mmer residents

I n n N EW L D l- dr un the arrow streets of ON ON, the o ive ab iforms of ofli cers and men from the thr ee Coast Artillery island posts off shore n l lu a nd i mi g e with the b e wh te of navy men from the US . Submarine

Out the a lu - f Base upriver . in harbor an occasion sq are rigger li ts her spars above squat motor- driven craft and the hulls of sail a nd steam u l L ’ yachts . The waterfront itself f rnishes an amp e record of New ondon s l : old n s deve opment forts on opposite ba ks of the river ; the white , ix l fi n off sided ighthouse, rst of its kind to aid mari ers the Connecticut coast ; ’ h l i l ships ways w ich have been rep aced many times s nce shallops, s oops , u l the l brigs , snows , barq es, and brigantines s id down ways ; the c atter of Elt B C u Un riveters at the ec rlic oat ompany, where s bmarines for the ited States Navy are bui t . ’ M nk The a li n Museum n S B 2 2 S St . Wh g , in the ari ers avings a at 4 tate , 2 0 0 l li u li n houses an exhibit of more than wha ing re cs , m ra pa nti gs , and

Gri s Mi l M llS . l r . . l prints The t , on i t , estab ished by John Winthrop, J ,

6 0 u li n 1 2 l i l u in 1 5 and reb i t 74 , has an overshot whee wh ch sti l ch rns ’ k The how a nsi on 2 8 B n . B B . S M St the waters of rigg s roo at 7 a k , head quarters for outfitting privateers and thethi rteen ships of theConnecticut

R lu n a r l u u . N avy during the evo tio ary W , is a so a m se m today The h 2 a rd A a dem M Ave. t e Uni ted S ta tes Coa st Gu c y on ohegan is $ , ’ u u n l Annapoli s of theCoa st Guard Service . G ides are f r ished on app ica tion to the sentry at the gate . ’ now u h n ll I f by yo re ready to rest a bit, take a breat i g spe at the

ut Arboretum Connecti cut Colle e u Connecti c , on the g camp s, containing u S lk 30 0 varieties of trees and shr bs native to the tate , and a hem oc

0 0 olFort Trumbull E St . u r forest some 4 years d. , on ast , a h ge mason y u u the u Coa st Gua rd Ba se 4 was erected in 1 839 on str ct re on grlo nds of , the site of a Revo utionary fort . US 1 crosses the Thames on a steelbridge sufli ci ently high to permit At excellent views down the harbor and up the broad stream . the Along the Connecticut Shore

1 2 e C . ll th ea stern end of the bridge, onn , fo owing the east bank of river

n At a nti S ub ofi ers ou n U. S . l c northward , y an i teresti g side trip to the H o i cers ma ri neBa se. ere fl and seamen of the United States Navy receive

l u r . B S l specia training for s bma ine selrvice oth hops and aboratories are u l. l l l open to the p b ic Note especia y the arge experimenta tank for crews . Southward from the eastern end of the Thames River bridge is the ll GR T l G H n vi age of O ON , on the steep s opes of roton eights, domi ated by a Gra ni teS ha ft commemorati ng the sacrifi ce of militiamen who defi ed

B ul 81 two regiments of ritish reg ars in 1 7 . I n n M S n n fi i l Noa k, ystic , and to i gton, shermen tend the r obster pots ’ fi sh- l old a nd pounds regard ess of weather . They re hands with the adze l u ll l l and ca king hammer, these men , eq a y adept at aying a kee or sailing K n t . OAN M H a ything hat will float N , on the western edge of ystic arbor, sw ordfi shmen l u is the home of , obstermen, and boatb ilders . Wharves l ll u u a nd u are pi ed with misce aneo s gear, and at s nrise s nset long lines u k M of motley fishing craft are tied p at the doc s . any of the boats are u ul eq ipped with a p pit at one end of the flat bowsprit, where the sword fi u l un fi sherman stands as he h r s his harpoon . T a and sword sh , sometimes w 0 0 u l he eighing over 3 po nds, are caught within three mi es of t shore ; bluefi sh bla ck fi sh i n n b fi n u . , , porgies, and utter sh are take large q a tities I u ldi lsum MYST C, formerly a shipb i ng port, now has a considerab e l Sk u lo l mer popu ation . ippers of the st rdy litt e b ats moored a ong the Mystic River will tak e you out for a try at sw ordfi shi ng or trolling for ’ F u ll l d : tuna . rom them yo hear ta es their gran fathers handed down the ex ‘ ’ loi ts i fi l h An lu in 1 860 p of the mod ed c ipper s ip drew Jackson, a nched , ’ which beat the famous Flying Cloud in a thrilling race around the Horn ’ Of n u to Frisco ; or, it may be the story the feverish events attendi g the b ild ’ i n i n 1 86 1 G l fi r la a n A . g, , of the a ena, the st ironc d warship l id dow in merica

r H stor a lus m l 1 Ma i ne i i c M eu o d llu C . 69 The , an wooden mi b ilding on onn ,

- houses one of the fi n est collections of clipper ship models in America . T I T in l bluefi sh At S ON NG ON, the fishing fleet comes with oads of , dfi s u u u swor h , and haddock ; s mmer residents cr ise abo t in powerboats or set sail on schooner and yawl; clam di ggers swarm on the flats at low Old S toneLi hthous . e t . n tide The g , at the end of Water S , is now a mari e ll hi ’ museum . Many of the cannonba s w ch decorate Stonington s fence posts and driveways are relics of 1 81 4 when five British warshi ps poured li an estimated 60 tons of meta nto the town .

‘ T k ill cow k ill hey ed a ; they ed a hen, k ill hr e i i i en They ed t e p gs w th n a p , T k ill o ha en hey ed a h rse, and pray w t th ? ’ n That w a s ot ta k ing Stoni ngton .

’ Here s N ew England !

’ F ul lo l of R I l 0 0 il ishinlg is a pop ar sport a ng the ength hode s and s 4 m es . G r fi s lof a ll S f o of coast ine etting a swo d h , the batt er them , is port r a lbut ou ou lu k u codfi sh bluefi sh professiona , y can try y r c at t na , , , and

k D o F - . The G u fi haddoc ivisi n of ish and ame enco rages fresh water shing, and in most of the stock ed ponds and streams there are stri ped and white k u l . perch , tro t , pic ere , and bass US 1 u di l S c ts an easy agona across the tate , deviating somewhat to

ll o F o M fo ow the s uth and west Shores . r m the assachusetts State Lin e u i l PAWT KET R on the north it r ns d rect y into UC , thence into P OV

I DE o l a ll i I f o CE . llo N , the f ca point for main h ghways y u fo w Broad way into the center of Pawtucket instead of detouring at the double ’ ‘ ’ traffi c li ght you llsee the Old S la ter Mi ll the cradle of the i T i u ’ American textile ndustry . h s frame struct re stands on the west k P u k R i u r l ban of the awt c et iver , with n a h nd ed feet of the pyramida k i H ll stepped tower of the Pawtuc et C ty a . As the highway enters

o S ta te House l Providence , the d me of the and the ofty beacon of the k I ndustri a lTrust Compa ny Bui ldi ng accent the s yline . “ The u S US 1 off ou u l so thwestern entrance to the tate , via , ers y a na tica F T RL r u o . ES E int od cti n rom W Y , where the cranes of the granite

u i - b i ll o ou q arr es can be seen on the near y h s , the r ad bears s theast to HAVERSHAM and then conti nues eastward in sight of the ocean and KEFI D RA T i the coastalsalt ponds to WA EL and NAR GANSETT . h s twenty- mi le stretch brings to vi ew many of the fi ne beaches that extend

l ll u o m AT H HI LL a most without interva a ong the so thern sh re , fro W C (dir ectly south of Westerly) to POI NT JUDI TH (directly south of k i f i Narragansett) , nown to mar ners , with more fear than a fect on , as ‘ ’ H oa st Gua rd S ta ti on oi nt udi th Li ht Point Jude . ere a C and P J g remain

i ofi shore fi l Block I sla nd in constant service . Nine m les the green e ds of

S Ro n u come down to meet the sea . On the hore ad , north of Poi t J dith ,

r h is the S ca boroug S ta teBea ch. N ARRAGANSETT (k nown at this point as NARRAGANSETT I ER i ui u old a si no i P ) is d sting shed by the enormo s towers of the C , wh ch

i I n 1 8 u ln seem to lack only a dr awbr dge and a moat . the th cent ry a p a ta i u lll tion soc ety flo rished here , and the region has never comp ete y ost its

- k Ha nna h character . One of the best preserved landmar s of the era is the

Robi nson House (on old South Ferry Near- by i s the Bi rthpla ce of

Gi lbert S tua rt li l llk f or hi s o , co on a painter especia y nown many p rtraits of

George Washington . The road continues through a pleasant countryside and brings you i n i Clu s ght of the I sland of Conanicut (Ja mestow n) across the Ba y . sters of N arragansett Ba y

l i farms and summer residences are scattered over the is and, wh ch can be reached by ferry from Newport . At WI CKFORD the road turns left at the Post Ofli ce; but the high lights of this hardy old town willbe almost completely missed unless you fli i hi detour to the right at the Post O ce and dr ve down Main St . T s ’ u led to of E l u thoro ghfare oncel one New ng and s b siest harbors , whence merchantmen sai ed away with papers and money and goods and, if

l u o u un . Co necessary, etters of marq e and a m nted g or two nservative df k S i nk a nd and stea ast, the Wic ford merchants , h pwrights , in eepers , sailors built residences that admi rably reflected thei r own personalities li u l a so d , unostentatio s and possessed of an innate grace not a ways p

F i old- En parent on fi r st glance . ew of the genu nely time spots in New g land have escaped the ravages of faulty restoration so completely as ’ Th I mma nu a seHou e he d a rra a ns Wi ck f ord sMain St . e elC s and t OlN g ett i T hur h ull . W C c are partic ar y worth a vis t oday , as the home of the ickford

llfis u . oyster, the town thrives on the she h ind stry

I . 2 ou h n u u of W k o R . S t ou t Muse m u J st west ic f rd on is the C y , ho sing a complete collection of implements used here in domestic industry during

The o 1 1 8th u . ll l l the 7th and cent ries co ecti n is remarkab e for its ooms,

n l o u l u u spin ing whee s , and ther app rtenances in the ear y man fact re of i l . u text es Certain of these methods are being revived today, and thro gh o n fl a x i fi l ut the regio may be seen growing n the e ds again .

US 1 w i o W k Godda rd Memori a lP r s ngs n rth from ic ford, passing a k . Thi l S ff s wooded and andscaped area, maintained by the tate , o ers ample

l f or i k i faci ities picn c ng and swimming .

At EAST GREE WI H Kent ount Court House N C is the C y , one of ’ R I l ll l 1 8 - hi hode s and s many exce ent examp es of th century arc tecture .

The building was one of the fi ve former meeting - places of the General

Assembly .

PR I DE CE S i off l OV N , whose kyl ne is set by the marb e dome and tourelles of the S ta te House and the lofty tower of the I ndustri a lTrust

om a n Bui ldi n u R W ll 1 6 6 l C p y g, was fo nded by oger i iams in 3 , the origina l R I l Th sett ement of the State of hode s and . e actualcenter of the city has moved only a few hundred feet from the fi rst nucleus on the banks of

Mosha ssuck Ri TheS ta teHous 1 the ver . e( 90 1 ) can be reached via Smith F i F t . i rs St . or ranc s S ; the t Ba pti st Meeti ng House a superb u u of M i t . str ct re its period , stands on North a n S at the foot of Water

t ll H llBr S . ow n Uni versi t u 1 6 man Up Co ege i is y, fo nded in 7 4 and moved

P 1 0 . P St . l B fi St . to rovidence in 77 On ower , over ooking ene t , is the ’ John Brow n House (1 786) one of New England s most famous Colonial ’ Here s N ew England!

ul i l residences, b i t at a time when commerc a prosperity had reached a

k . The Rhode I sla nd S choolo Desi n nk ll Hi l new pea f g , fla ing Co ege l

ourt House u i Museum o Ar t. opposite the C , has an o tstand ng f On the o Ro er Wi lli a ms a rk ll- k pposite side of the city is g P , with we ept green

l . swards , agoons , and flower gardens

The thi rty- fi ve- mile route from Providence to NEWPORT follows

R I 1 R . I 1 1 4 i E 03 . AST R . . P I DE E. and , the two highways join ng in OV NC

The u BARRI GT shellfi shi n hr u road passes thro gh N ON, a g center , t o gh WARRE l l l N, once a thriving seaport , ater a texti e town , and now, ike shellfi shi n u BRI ST L its neighbor, a g headq arters , and thence to O , one k lR I of the wealthiest and best nown of ear y hode sland seaports . Al u l l l i t u tho gh re ative y id e today, preserves mon ments of its past in the

Li nd n a ce Bra d ord House H n H St . ; e l ow e mansio s of ope P , the f , and the

- I n H rr sho r Churchi llDi ma n House. the yards of the e e fi Ma nufa ctu i ng Compa ny have been built most of the sloops successful i n defending the ‘ ’ ’ America s Cup .

Ho Bri d e di u l Mt . e p g , comman ng a s perb view of and and water for I H mi l l l . u many es, connects the main and with the s and ere the co ntry z s r ll old G i us side is characteri ed by broad farm , g ay, me ow oth c ho es , fi ld and fences of flat e stone. ’ I f r ou l l ll EWP R you ve ever d eamt y dwe t in marb e ha s , then N O T, on

Dr v he u lI l R I l u l. Ocea n i e t the act a s and of hode s and , is yo r p ace and ’ avenues in the upper part of the city will gi ve you a View of Newport s palaces ; the Ca si n o Thea tre with its Broadway plays and players is a l E i good cur e for your New York nosta gia . ng neers on vacation can probably get permission to visit the Uni ted S ta tes N a va lTorpedo ’ T l n t l hi . S ta ti o , a seven h wonder of the wor d s perfect mac ne shops rave ers l f or ca n fi nd k ll ooking atmosphere it in every bac street, as we as in

a shi n ton S ua re Old olon House W g q , which is dominated by the C y u of i u ul where severalgovernments have met . St dents arch tect re sho d Redw ood Li bra r Touro see the extant work s of Peter Harrison : the y, the

r a r And fi n ll ha s t ul S na o ue B i ck M k et. y g g , and the a y, Newport s im ating

a nd n . The sea breezes, beaches that demand no waiti g for tides city is celebrating the thr ee hundredth anniversary of its foundi ng in the sum

mer of 1 939.

B U Z Z A R D S B A Y A N D T H E

I S L A N D S

Wha lers to Motor- Crui sers

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ACROSS Vi neyard Sound two ancient salty rivals face each other : N ew ldi li u . Bedford and Nant cket, once the ea ng wha ng ports of the world ‘ ’ Tha r she blow slThat was the cry that spelled wealth and fame for u Buz Ba l both of them , when for a cent ry and a half zards y was the wor d center of a golden industry . D Ba l nl l . s r u m s t The y itse f islo y ha f tamed arklisland iselp fro it dep hs , l . F un the the ast strongho ds of a primitive wi derness g across it, D l l ELI ZABETH I SLAN S form a s ender archipe ago . East of them jut ’ ‘ l l M l old the bo d head ands of artha s Vineyard , a and of towns , new i li ff i il l l cottages , h gh c s, wh te sa s , green fairways , sa t water, Wild fow , ’ And o and the steady pullof an ocean breeze . ut beyond the Vineyard ‘ ’ ln u k t ll lies the I s a d of Nant c et, wi h its itt e gray town in the sea . D B Mus N EW BEDFOR is now a textile city . ut the eum of the Old Da rtmouth Hi stori ca lS oci ety and the Bourne Wha li ng Museumon Johnny Cak e Hillperpetuate the nauti caltradition in a display of la rge and ’ ll l o li u k l sma ships mode s , harpo ns , wha ng g ns , knives , mammoth ett es , ‘ ’ ’ ms k ni ck n a ck s l e and scri haw carved from wha e s teeth and bone, th l lu work of wha emen in their eis re moments .

The B Ba fi r steamer from New edford crosses the y , making its st call T l at WOODS HOLE. hen it s ides through the Channel across Vineyard u ll OAK BL FFS M ’ i So nd and ca s at U , artha s V neyard , a crowded sum ‘ ’ mer restort . Gingerbread Swiss cottages are snuggled together under the shadow of the Methodi st Ta bern a cle; the town has been the scene of

- i 1 8 ll summer camp meet ngs since 35and is sti going strong .

EDGART W u - O N, to the so th , once a most prosperous home port

n l u - - u l for the Vi eyard wha ers , is an p and coming s mmer co ony . The Thoma s Cook e House (1 766) is the headq uarters of the Dukes Coun ty

The lL r H lS . ub i c i br a l istorica ociety P y on Water St . disp ays a collection ’ i ll- k M of paintings and etch ngs by we nown artha s Vineyard artists , and o u some noteworthy br nze stat ary . ’ Here s N ew England !

Al Ta k emm Tra i lli oo- S ta te or st To ong the y es the M acre F e . the south

I ndi a n Memori a lto theReverend Thoma s Ma hew a fenced cairn , an y , the fi i l i rst propr etor of the is and , commemorates the devot on of hi s red skinned converts . WEST TI SBURY boasts that every wildflower known to eastern

M u u Tea La ne i o assach setts has been fo nd in its sect n , a treasure house i for botan sts .

GAY HEAD uth I l 1 1 1 , the so western tip of the s and, has since 7 been l l I B l reserved arge y for descendants of the ndians . e ow the lighthouse k l Ga Hea d Cli s which mar s its bo d promontory , the y fi drop sheer to a

. B a ll ll lout u narrow beach y means charter a sma boat, sai into the s nset,

lk k cli fl s di l - lo l and oo bac at the , which sp ay strata of vari co red c ay, red,

lu - lk b e , orange , white , gray green , tawny, b ac . ’ F I ndi a n Hi ll the M rom on northwest shore , artha s Vineyard appears

l u l B l n ll 2 as wi d and nspoi ed as when artho omew Gos o d anded here in 1 60 . S u lll o th and east as far as eyle canlreach stretches a eve p ain of scrub . lla l forest Not a vi ge , hard y a c eared patch that might be an iso ated llll k o l rock o u farm . Westward the barren hi s ro away , bro en n y by y t

- fi lu u croppings and tree lled ravines . Northward lies the b e So nd with

li I l l o o the E zabeth s ands discernib e on the h riz n . The i d u l decept ve impression of wil ness , however, is q ick y corrected ou I E ARD HA E ul u as y descend into V N Y V N, a pop ar s mmer resort on the harbor . T KET a llu NAN UC is gay s mmer with vacation throngs , yet it has somehow preserved the simplicity of an earlier day i n its cobble - stoned

r l u i u - st eets , its comfortab e sq are wh te ho ses and gray weathered cottages, l T ’ l l z . its open moors swept by sa t bree es , its state y trees here s sti l mean I n o ing to the I ndi an name Ca nopa che the Place of Peace . the town y u uli Art Ga ller t k u u sho d v sit the y, crammed wi h the wor of famo s s mmer ha li n Museum u residents ; the W g , once a factory for the prod ction of dl l li ethro sperm can es , now a memoria to the great wha ng days ; the J Cqfli n House with its brick work horseshoe on the great chi mney n Ma ri a Mi tchellHouse to k eep the witches from popping dow it ; the , bi rthplace of the famous astronomer and di scoverer of the Maria Mi tchell

- b Observa tor S ci enti c Li bra r Old Mi llon comet , and the near y y and fi y ; the he Hi ll due i ll i t , where , if the wind is west , the m er may gr nd some corn ’ mealfor you whi le you wait ; the Fri ends Meeti ng House w ith its hard

o l l ll. benches , bare fl or, and cand es in iron ho ders on the wa s ’ At SI ASCON SET better k now n to Na n tuck et - lovers as Sconset T i i t notice the blue shutters on many of the cottages . radit on has that

C A P E C O D

S a lty Tow ns a nd S a nd Dunes

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‘ THE M u ’ t ’ T u bare and bended arm of assach setts hat s what horea , lk l P o w 1 8 ll who made a wa ing trip from Or eans to rovincet n in 49, ca ed this strange ridge of sand that encloses the southern waters of Massa h l l T u the P c e ts Ba . us t y Or eans is the e bow, r ro wrist , rovincetown the l k hand a hand arrested in a friend y gesture of bec oning . ’ An interesting day s drive? About 1 50 miles of changi ng scenery from R l l R k . ll US the Cana to ace Point and bac again o a ong down by 6 . M l T o t u C . u . S u hat shows y u the r e ape i es of bare , shifting d nes q are i l l m les of salt marshes with g impses of b ue water beyond . Acres of Kn l o u u . l b u u . cranberry g, r ddy toward a t mn o s of scr b pine Neat

i ll i ou ni fi hi - l l v ages , t dy farmh ses , dig ed w te c apboarded mansions bui t

- u a ll u old u for sea captains . Triang l r vi age greens, q iet b rying grounds l , steep ed churches .

C k l US 6 u old l I nn B l oming bac , eave j st beyond the Or eans ear eft

ll h lo M 2 l e . 8 u and fo ow t great op of ass a ong the conto r of the South Shore . H o The ere y u w illsee the Cape tamed and grown Sophisticated . lazy surf

l- T breaks on ha f hidden sandbars . here are great summer estates and i l ll l u lu lu fash onab e hote s , andscaped awns , co ntry c bs , and exc sive com muni ti e M ou s. ll ll d otoring past , y wi be captivated by the itt e Cape Co

- — o : - a l u i c ttages the one and ha f story , h gg ng the earth as if for warmth , a ‘ massive chimney always centrally placed ; the half- a - cape with chimney u l l ul k at one end , b i t in hope that the other ha f co d be added to ma e a whole in better days . H i lof ll ul ere are m es sand beaches , some we pop ated, many of them so ll ou u l u lS i l one y that y can have a sq are mi e or two q ite to yourse f . t l l u a ll water on ca m days on the bay side , s rf at times on the ocean side , i n l lk some p aces within easy wa ing distance of each other . ‘ ’ U - C l : - p ape toward the base, the sporting ife is high yacht racing ,

u - o n l u k k motor and s rf b ati g , go f, tennis , sq ash , horsebac riding , s iing on pine needles a llvery smart in sport clothes of precisely the right ‘ ’ D - - u ln . C l ou sun cas a ess own ape existence is simp er ; y swim and bathe , lm fish k h u ou lik dig c a s , , hi e or ride t ro gh the woods , dress as y e , carry ou l your own bag if y go f . ’ Here s N ew England !

C Cod ll l cut off a e Cod a na l ape is rea y an is and now, by the C p C , ’ u k e ll 0 0 one of the co ntry s y waterways , a ditch eight mi es ong , 5 feet

t - l wide , hirty two feet deep , winding a ong between high dunes from f Buzzards Ba y to Cape Cod Ba y . I you come by motor you willcross t u mi olne of two impressive bridges , bo h of them high eno gh to per t the argest freighter, coasting steamer , or schooner to pass beneath without The l fi lk ’ need of any draw . Cana was rst ta ed of in Governor Winthrop s u ll G W i but u l i l day , was act a y projected by eorge ash ngton , not b i t unt a ffi u fif l . 1 1 h ndred and ty years ater Opened to tra c in 9 4, it has since been spanned by magnificent bridges , widened, deepened , and bordered by 1 landscaped s 0 pes and highways . At BOURNE (on the south bank of the Canal) is a clever reconstruction

Du u u k w n A tux et Tra di n ost of the ancient tch str ct re no as the p g P , where

P l us Du f ur- M the i grims ed to meet the tch traders from anhattan . C S SA D I CH ou rossing by the agamore (northern) bridge into N W , y l i the Museum ll S l shou d vis t and see its co ection of andwich g ass . AR TABLE l ul B NS has a arger pop ation than any other Cape town . T n l i u here are two good specime s of ear y Cape arch tect re here , the S turgi s Li bra ry (1 645) and the Coa ch House

Rolling on down - Cape by US 6 you willpass under the Ca thedra lElms of YARMOUTH a mile and a half of hi ghway under a Gothic arch ’ S k i ers Homes fif u l of green . Notice too , the pp some ty of them pro d y l hi u 1 th - u ll ining t s aven e , wrapped in 9 cent ry dignity and especia y the i cher House u 1 680 . Tha t , whose h ge ch mney bears the date ’ u DE I S t i a e Cod Pla You re bo nd to go to NN for two h ngs , the C p y h n ma u l R k llK l t e a eCi e . C house, and C p with its m ra by oc we ent imb the S tone Tow er on Sca rgo Hillsouth of the village if you wi sh one of the

fi nest views hereabout . I n BREWSTER and ORLEANS are a number of old houses the ’ rosb otta e- Ma nsi ou a ta i n Kendri ck s House ou hi l C y C g , C p ab t w ch c ing l B t romantic stories of their seagoing bui ders . etween the two towns here

ln k erson a rk . S u Ro a d . N i is a tate camping gro nd , the C c P ’ At EASTHAM N a uset Li ght and S eth Kn ow les Old Wi ndmi llwill i i perform in thei r respective ways for v s tors . WELLFLEET is haunted ground ; you may already have read about the Sea - Witch of Billi ngsgate with her black cat and her gray goat and ’ - l u G H ll Blk B lla her red hee ed shoes , and abo t poor oody a ett, ac e my s ‘ ’ As ou the i sweetheart . y enter town, notice dory setting h gh and dry l lli a llu l i ts in the first fork on the eft, spi ng over s mmer ong with cargo of ‘ ’ ’ l I t l G r petun ias and marigo ds . is one of severa Joseph s a dens on the Cape Cod 2 3

n u l t Cape , so amed from the pathetic story of a h mb e pastor who wan ed a dory to take hi sease in on the sea ’ and of a storm that set hi sdory high ashore and fi lled it with uprooted rosebushes . As you approach TRURO the Hillof Churches rises up before you H ll with its three spired meeting houses (one of them the Town a ) , set ‘ ll God l r high above the vi age, to be nearer to and as a andma k for ’ fi shermen . R i C A T u D d. un t North r ro , epot r s stra ght across the ape at one of its I Hi hla n d Li ht narrowest parts . t ends on the ocean side at g g , one of the A l u not most important beacons on the t antic Coast , tho gh as important

The 66 - l u now as it was before radio . foot white ightho se sits high on the lP u ou lk out n l C ay o nds , from which y may oo to sea with the k ow edge that there is nothing between you and Spain but the smok e of a trawler on the horizon . R D R nk unni d. n ng westward , epot passes a ti y park on the bri of a

Bronze Ta blet ul vi stors pond, where a on a bo der records for sentimental P l l M l the fact that a i grim scouting party ed lby Captain y es Standish spent here their first night on American soi .

At Old Ba berr a ndlePla ce C i nsti tu the end of the road the y y C , a ape a llu l o l tion , s mmer ong attracts crowds who come to see Cape C d gir s dip

n e l - F the fragra t gre n cand es by hand in the old fashioned manner . rom

u out u ur Cod Ba its r de porch there opens an ns passed view of Cape y , which here resembles a shallow bowlbetween Long Point on the west a nd u l P the j tting head and of amet on the south . Beyond Trur o and at the Tip of the Cape lies one of the oldest of n u l llu l tow s , a h dd e of sma ho ses and shops , roofs and doors of every co or,

u un l dooryard gardens gay from J ne to October with pet ias , marigo ds , lli l l li u . R I T madonna i es , scar et poppies, b e de ph nium P OV NCE OWN is

. The P l l an amazing hybrid i grims eft it something . Lawless fishermen a n d . u P u u freebooters set their stamp on it Yo ng ort g ese, shipping on A n l mi li u merica wha ers to escape tary d ty and poverty, have since con d q uered it . A d the artist colony and you have an aggregate of ex tra or di na r di y contra ctions .

D n P c hi u the P lr omi ating rovin etown, atop its ghest d ne, i g i m Monu ‘ ment ’ . Wa u lo C l pierces the sky y p a ng, at the end of ommercia St . , is ’ ’ Fi rst La ndi n - Pla ce o the Pi lr the g f g i ms. The ruins of Eugene O N ei lls House l lms li e , a mecca for iterary pi gri , on the outer beach near the

Pea k ed Hi llCoa st Gua rd S ta ti on ur at the end of SnailRoad . The Ch ch of

St. Ma r o theHa rbor E l n n y f ( piscopa ) is ador ed with the works of pai ters , u a n d n l sc lptors, craftsme wide y k nown beyond the confi nes of Province ’ Here s New England !

. u H meo Don C a l. St o a ld B . Ma cMi lla n town N mber 473 ommerci is the f ,

l P P l TheH stor exp orer with eary at the discovery of the North o e . i i ca l Museumon Front Street ha sa fi neArcti c exhibit loaned by Commander

Ma cMi lla n ll o of u S l , and a rare co ecti n a thentic andwich g ass .

Out li e u i r ovi nce La nd beyond the town the vast , ninhab ted P s tha t

u i u sw i rl take yo r breath w th their strangeness , their fantastic p of shifting

u u u l - sands bo nd ten o s y by patches of deep rooted beach grass , bayberry l k l k d f u u oa . An o and beach p m and h c eberry , dwarf pine and at the end

i Li hthouse oa st ua rd S ta ti on d the h ghway are a g , a C g , a few rab cottages , a wild beach with the sk eleton of a wreck ed rum- runner alternately half u he i l du u i li fi b ried by t w nter ga es and g p again by the r c aw ng ngers .

2 o R u S u S M . 8 l ou et rning by the o th hore ( ass fr m Or eans) , y pass the

a d r on R i o Corpora ti on of Ameri ca Ma i ne S ta ti in CHATHAM . At HATHAM CE TER i n C l u Wi ht C N , the ongregationa Ch rch , are the g Mura ls whi ch made a stir because Ali ce Wight represented Christ as a rugged fi sherman in a blue shi rt and dungarees preachi ng from a Cape Cod

Her o i dory . Church Supper is c mposed of portra ts of living parishioners lk and townsfo .

At HAR I H old a e Cod Wi ndmi ll l W C is a famous C p , simi ar to the one Henry Ford bought and carried away agai nst furious localopposi tion .

I n TH ARM TH I ndi a n Memori a lDri ve ls SOU Y OU , ead to the pond ‘ on whose sloping shore are buried the la st of the Yarmouth Prayi ng I ’ H A I S i ndians . Y NN , the trad ng center of the Cape , has many smart shops .

T I T BAY ster S heds fl a t - o On CO U are the Oy , bott med boats , and odoriferous shell- heaps that mark the headq uarters of the famous oyster industry . E l l I i At MASHPE ive the ast of the Cape nd ans , now a mixed race , k i The Old eking out an existence by smallfarming and cranberry pic ng .

urch l l u . I ndi a n Ch , never c osed , is the o dest ch rch on the Cape TH HEI HTS u ll FALMOU G , topped by s mmer cottages , rises bo d y

Foll W DS H LE above Vineyard Sound . ow the shore road to OO O ;

l U. S . Li hthouseS ervi ce c ustered on the waterfront are the g , with its yard h ull u k U. S Burea u o Fi s eri es f of mammoth b oys in drydoc ; the f , where you may learn how the ocean is stock ed wi th fi sh ; the Ocea nogra phi c ns ute ou ll a l i i fi I ti t , from which y wi emerge with a de of sc ent c information la Ma ri ne Bi olo i ca lLa bora tor about tides and currents ; and the C pp g y, with a most interesting museum of localmarine flora and fauna . The pi cturesq ue S w ordfi shi ng Fleet ti es up at the Nantuck et Steamer dock s . Cape Cod

B llN obsk a Li ht ou l eyond from itt e g , y can ook across the narrowest part ’ o f the Sound to Martha s Vineyard . B k M 2 FAL TH M . 8 l ac to OU , and then on ass to the main and by the

BourneBri d e hi ou ul l ul g , across w ch y sho d craw at a footpace to get a tr y i n u l. thrill ng view, orth and so th , of the Cana

’ He re s N ew England !

House u - n the l , a spacio s hip roofed ma sion , was birthp ace and home of the spirited young woman who became the w if e of John Hancock . The Gra ni te Q ua rry furnished the stone for Bunker HillMonument and for

- much of eighteenth and nineteenth century Boston . From the bridge over Fore River you can see the huge S hi pbui ldi ng la hl l o P nt of the Bet ehem Stee Corp ration .

l i o i ve Ma rk et At 2 C St . s o era t u F n 3 ope and the C p , fo nded by the i ns of

u - fi ve u l l Q incy twenty years ago , and now in the p b ic eye as a practica l u l examp e of a movement enco raged by many socia economists . HI GHAM l u a n N preserves its ear y flavor of dignity, s bst ce , a nd

l The ll Old Ga rri son House fi simp icity . wa s of the are lled with a mixture

l b l lu k llTheOld rd na of c ay and straw ound in ba es to repe m s et ba s . O i ry (tavern) houses the Hingham HistoricalSociety ’ s collection of antique

The d S hi hurch furniture and Americana . Ol p C is the storm center of a

I s ll u one a ll perenni alcontroversy . it so ca ed beca se at time its pilla rs were sea- captains? Or because the ship carpenters who built it put a look out on its roof? A TASKET BEACH N N , to the east, a narrow sandbar some three l ‘ ’ ’ l R B C I l . mi es ong , shares honors with evere as oston s oney s and At C HASSET l B ’ S u S u O , the most e egant of oston s o th hore s mmer ’ i s o a hur h S t . S te hen s E c lC c C G u resorts , is p p p , designed by ram, oodh e ,

F ulG fi ne - n w and erguson in perpendic ar othic , with stained glass wi do s ’ fif - lls Mi not sLi ht a l t . ff and a c ri lon of y one be O shore is g , a granite tower

1 u l 1 860 u u 1 4 feet high , b i t in after the preceding iron str ct re with its k eepers was swept away in a storm . I n I T E o ell us S l SC UAT y umay see the W made famo by a native , amue ‘ ’ c The Old k Bu k . Woodworth , in the on e popular song , Oa en c et ‘DAN I EL WEBSTER ’ S CHOI CE OF A HOME WHY N OT ’ YOURSP So inquires the town of MAR SHFI ELD on a huge sign by

S ta te hea sa nt Fa rm ou the highway . There is a P here where y lmay see l dl a ll . these s ender, prou y burnished birds at stages of their deve opment The Old Wi nslow House(1 699) has the usualhuge fi r eplaces and the not

- so usualsecret chamber . ’ A k 1 62 DUXBURY was America s fi rst summer resort . way bac in 7 u M lS n Al n B T or thereabo ts , y es tandish , Joh den , Jo athan rewster, homas P l u ll e rence , and their fami ies , pon forma y giving their written promis to l i e ll to l return to P ymouth n th fa , were permitted to repair its p easant

- D fi l . u u beach bordered e ds during the warm months xb ry, still the

o of F F l s l South Shore summer res rt irst ami ies , has pas ed down its p ots of Pi l ground a nd beach and its old houses from father to son . The stamp of n t OldBur grimancestryha snever been erased . Standish graves domi a e the y Plymouth a nd t he S outh Sho re

’ Hll i ng Ground; the S ta ndi sh Monument crowns the summit of Captain s i . KI T ll u u Pl u Bra d ord House At NGS ON, rea y a s b rb of ymo th , the f

l o h old - (1 674) wi l show y u windows wit the diamond shaped panes , a ‘ ’

book i n u ll . Dutch oven , a rack for g r gs , and a we with a sweep Plymout h Rock is a lodestone whi ch every year dr aws thousands of

- Di d M latter day pilgrim feet to PLYMOUTH. ary Chilton really leap ‘ ’ ’ from the Ma yfl ow er s shallop onto the smallgray boulder now en ’ shrined beneath a granite canopy at the steep foot of Cole s Hill?

u l lP l - l I t is more convincing to pict re a sta wart ma e i grim, bare egged l M o be ow the breeches , toting pretty ary acr ss the wet flats and setting

. l o her down high and dry on the beach But rea ism fades bef re the legend . ’ Pl u fi n l u old u ymo th s interest is de ite y historic , centering abo t ho ses ,

Th i tha P a h t H u l. e Ta b ls e ouse museums , mon ments , and tab ets

l lTh R ha rd rr e was the home of an ear y dame schoo . e i c S pa ow Hous

(1 640 ) and the John How la nd House (1 666) are sympathetic restorations . H The Ken da llHolmesHouse 1 666) is little changed . onors in the battle of antiq uity probably go to the Wi lli a m Crow e House with an

- originalsection reputed to be the oldest non restored house stillstanding . ’ The Anti qua ri a n House is comparatively youthf ul a child s

h h - m playroom in the atti c has an ex ibit of 1 9t century toys . I n the Wi lli a Ha rlow House (1 677) the Plymouth Antiq uarian Society k eeps open

u u u re- l i ho se d ring the s mmer , enacting for visitors the ear y domest c life

r m Ha fli of the settlers . Pilg i llis the repository of the o ci a lrelics of the ’ - k town s early days and a number of wellnown historic paintings .

ColeHi llwas the scene of the secret burials of the fi rst - year victims of

. l exposure and hunger Over the graves waslp alnted corn that the I ndians might not know how many members the itt e band had lost . Yet the ‘ savages ’ were the forlorn newcomers ’ best friends and without their aid

a ll a t o might have perished , a fact commemorated by an imposing S t ue f

Brew ster Ga rdens are the setting for a S ta tue of the Pi lgri m Ma i d and

S hi AnneMemori a l. i lr i mMother Founta i n the p The P g , corner of North

- W Sts. lls and ater , reca the time honored comment of the wag who , view ‘ k : Su u T l. ing it , remar ed re they sho ld have a memoria hey had to stand a llthe hardships the Pilgrim Fathers did and in addition they had to l F ’ stand the Pi grim athers .

F All St . N a ti ona lMonument to the Fore a thers 81 rom erton rises the f , li lfi u Fa i th feet high , the fted hand of its centra g re , , pointing heavenward . AR ER ulnl M les Over toward C V , one of the peacef i and villages , is the y S ta ndi sh S ta te Forest covering 80 0 0 acres a nd ofl eri ng picnic and n a e h fi a nd l n ll campi g r as wit replaces tab es on the ba ks of three sma b onds .

A R O U N D T H E G O L D E N

D O M E

Bosto n a nd Therea bouts

1 B 2 1 k US o o 5m. o o . ; st n, fr m New Y r

' BOSTON is the nub of N ew Engla nd: a prominent seaport a nd railr oad a n n u l u depot, i d stria center and a seat of ed cation and the arts , com ni n fi u u u shuflle bi g diversi ed p rs its in a q eer of tradition and modernity .

I n l l I ts z u . citi ens , too , are hard n ts to crack the co onia era they rocked the ’ Cradle of Liberty until the inf an t responded by overturning Hi sMajesty s l L u a nd app ecart . ater generations prod ced men whose statesmanship legalbrilliance guided the nation through its stormy youth ; novelists a nd ‘ ’ poets who contributed their genius to a Golden Age of letters ; a dven ul turerswho scoured the seas in fleet clipper ships gracef a sbirds . Out of ’ l u le k fl i nt u marsh and and past re s op s , the Yan ee s y b siness sense created l ul a commanding metropo is, powerf in commerce as it was advanced in ’ Sa m A thought . The same crooked streets that had echoed to dams seditious demands for independence heard WendellPhi llips and William Ll l oyd Garrison espouse the cause of Negro iberation . Old w lln s m llw w i c s w b tw n d e i g , le o ith h stori aslsociation , are edged e ee u . modern b siness b ocks Narrow streets ead to narrower lanes , often still

u l u n lr paved with neven cobb estones , and a q arter seemi g y d ab may nu l f l n expected y af ord rare g impses i to a romantic bygone period . Beacon

Hi ll i o - of - - n d abounds n ut the way places of antique charm . A close by the golden- domed State House are the impressive residences a nd Federal n M u t mansio s of o nt Vernon S . ‘ ’ But Old B B n Pu di n oston the oston Tow e of ritan vi es and rebels , of sea- captains and blue - bloods is today merely a nucleus of the larger F Cu H u city . rom the stom o se Tower may be seen the sprawling chain of u u l n D M l uni . l Rox s b rbs that enc ose the origi a comm ty orchester, i ton , u B C C l b ry , righton , ambridge , har estown , N ewton , Watertown , and B ln u ll rook i e, many of them independent townships b t a contributing to u n the l n the social and b si ess life of metropo is, co stitute a vast residential u u nu B ring whose pop lation far o t mbers that of oston proper . Across the C lR B n C n u a nd har es iver asi is ambridge , site of many i d stries the home ’ He re s N ew England !

i of Harvard Un versity . Northw est of Boston are historic Concord and Lexington where coloni alMi nutemen withstood British fi r e at the out break of the Revolution . For the visitor who must budget his time and his money there are i l u i a bew dering n mber of things to see , th ngs to do . One part history to two parts of the contemporary scene is a sensible reci pe f or the Boston o k nl f i c c tail. The o y aftere fects w llbe perhaps a wistfuldesire for more

o i for another ride on the swan boats , an ther n ght at the Pops , another

l of lk or o s f or he ping rea ba ed beans and brown bread , the sea f od which h H t e ub is famous .

FOOT TOUR 1 THE OLD CI TY

of P k T s St . ou Standing on the corner ar and remont , y are at one of ’ i i To Boston s bus est intersect ons . the left is the green expanse of Boston

ommon - uil lk s l out the C , with its crazy q t pattern of wa aid by cows of The lu early settlers . Common has had a co orf lhistory ; in the Puritan era i fl o i n s i ll k t was the scene of gg g and hang ngs , whi e ater generations floc ed l l k to its grassy s opes for meetings and mi itary reviews . Par St . ascends

S ta te House o B fi n ch B St . lul briefly to eacon and the , its rigina front of i The brick flank ed by two mass ve marble wings . spectacular di splay in ’ F a si s llo l R n Ha llo l . u ll the f g we w rth the brief c imb etraci g, yo be once

k o he o P r r again at Par and Trem nt Sts. in t shad w of the a k S t eet Church ‘ ’

B o . u lu u the B on rimst ne Corner Pro d , reso te , and q ite in oston i fi ulo . A l T spirit is the gracef t wer of th s edi ce few steps a ong remont St . ll ou t o Old Gra na r Bur i n Gr ound i the u wi bring y the y y g , adjoin ng ch rch , u H k S u lA R P where are b ried John ancoc , am e dams , obert Treat aine , ulR l C o l Pa evere , nine ear y governors of the omm nwea th , and the vic t ims of the Boston Massacre . i T St . u T T l l Cross remont and cont n e past remont emp e to Schoo St .

ThePa rk er House l u , a modern hote occ pying the corner, was renowned in

1 th c u lli S u Clu - l the 9 ent ry for its bri ant at rday b , a gathering p ace for New ’ ’ l i i n England s literary ce ebrit es . On the oppos te corner is Ki g s Cha pel ’ 1 Ki n s ha elBuri a lGround C l ( 754) and the g C p The hape , de P H r k fi u n l signed by eter a rison , ran s with the nest s rvivi g examp es of fi E colonialarchitecture . Asthe rst piscopalChurch in New England and the fi rst Unita rian Church in America it encountered stiff opposi ti on from ’ I n o l Pu . u l u B o li e the ritan gentry the adjacent b ria gr nd, ost n s o dest ,

no i o M C i l lo Gover r W nthrop, John Cott n, and ary h ton Wins w. Around t he Golden Dome

St . u School St . runs east to Washington , and whoever r ns east with it

ld outh Meeti n House gets an excellent view of the O S g l which di vides honors with Fa nenilHallas a scene of Revo utionary patrioti sm . ’ ’ Sa m Adams was but one of many fi rebra ndswho raised the Old South s i W roof with invective against the Brit sh Crown . hen the participants in Tea P the Boston arty gathered for the great event , it was no more than D i B fi tting that the li ne of march should begin here . uring the s ege of os

o i i o l ton , the British converted the interi r into a r d ng sch o ; since that time

the buildi ng has undergone many restorations . Ro Swinging back north on Washington St . thr ough Newspaper w

Old ta te House F low brings you to State St . and the S rom its wooden balcony momentous proclamations were handed down to citizens R e l the S Act D l I the ep a of tamp , the ec aration of ndependence , and

o i l fi nally the gla d news of C nt nenta victory .

0 N ot to be mi ssed is a brass arrow at 3 State St . pointing to a cobble

Bo a s r H M l i S i teo the ston M sa c e. stone circ e wh ch marks the f ere , on arch 1 0 fir l R lu B ldi 5, 77 , the st b ood of the evo tion was shed when ritish so ers , fl ll fi k l ustered u re u . by ta nts and catca s , opened pon their hec ers

i u t . Y ou can return across Wash ngton St . and follow Co rt S toward ‘ M o lla a r D L . d o S co y S qu e. wight oody was converted to Go in a sh e st re ’ nearby so reads a tablet on the building opposite the City HallAn

nex Ann i t o d our hous . The ex stands on the S e f theOlC t ewhere the notori ousC K l . aptain idd was tried , or so it is c aimed

n ll ll a llbut Fra nk li n The arrow a ey beside the pipe shop is not an a ey at , ’ ‘ Avenue u l old B u - ia tht Boston , q ite typica of oston s thoro ghfares where a good sized ’ ’ s l I f o or hi u . u ll A u C n ll cow apt to get herse f st ck y fo ow the ven e across , ’ u - k ou ll B lSt . famo s for its second hand boo stores , y descend into ratt e fli old by way of a ght of stone steps . B le D k Turn right on ratt St . into oc Sq uare f or a good view of Fa neui l ‘ ’ Ha ll C l L l 2 , the rad e of iberty, comp eted in 1 74 from designs by John Smibert fi re l u l u , destroyed by twenty years ater, and reb i t in time to ho se many signifi ca nt public meetings when feeling against King George ra n

- . ur R lu t l a high Overt es to evo tion , hese gatherings c arion voiced p tri otslh n u u ldi u e as i g their a diences into a f ry , whi e sg sted Tories stamp d ‘ ’ out wi th shouts of treason ! Fami liar to every Bostoni an is the grass u l ’ l hopper weathervane on the b i ding s steep e .

Dock S ua re N orth End u l lnh q is the gateway to the , a q arter arge y i abited I l lul l u i s S u by ta ians , as co orf and c amoro s as it congested . Of a at rday k night , the mar et district stretching north and east of the Sq uare is a fi f oodstufl s l esta of and jost ing shoppers . ’ Here s N ew England !

N St . ofl l n F u lH l ll orth branches to the eft behi d ane i a l , and by fo owing ’ ’ it youllhit N orth S qua reand Pa ulReveresHouse The four - room ’ u u l E l 1 - u str ct re, typica of New ng and s 7th cent ry architecture, is open daily from 1 0 to 4 (a dmi ssi on Withi n are many fi n e old pieces of ’ u n u u fi l u R f r it re , twlo enormo s rep aces, and a n mber of evere s etchings and manuscript etters . u l T rn eft from North Square into Prince St . ; continue across Hanover

St . n u a ll l i to the most exotic and crowded thoro ghfare of them , Sa em ’ ’ S I f o ll n in R t . y u are sti thi k g about Paulevere s House you llderive

Old N orth hurch 1 2 1 l added enjoyment from the C ( 7 3) at 93 Sa em St . l s Notice the pews , bearing brass p ates in cribed with the names of their

1 8th - centur y owners ; a number of these are still in the possession of de

The r l B lfi ch 1 scenda n ts. p esent steep e was designed by u n in 80 8 to re l ill P And W . l w illl place the ear ier one by iam rice , as every schoo boy l te ’ ou Old lt l y , it was from the North s steep e hat the signa was flashed to ‘ hi ni R s . l send evere on mid ght ride One if by and and two if by sea . ’ Hi Bur n u HullSt . o s ll i Opposite the Ch rch is , ascending to the C pp y g ’

Ground B l . Y ou en , where many of oston s ear y residents are interred may ter the enclosure through an iron gate on the HullSt . side and strollthe

i n paths running between groups of weatherbeaten tombstones . The scri ti ons but ulu i n Pu lul p are anything cheerf , q ite the ritan vein of do ef ’ reflections upon man s mortali ty . ’ ’ N ot the least of Copp s Hills attractions is the view of Boston Harbor D EAST B ST fi ne and the envi rons . irectly opposite is O ON, with its air HAR EST l port and huge dock sf or transatlantic shipping . C L OWN ies u El to the northwest, and is reached by s rface car or the from the North l n lk sk Bunk er Hi llMonu Station . That ofty gra ite obe is piercing the y is ’ ’ l I u B H llofl Ci S u t a . t men , Ch r estown s pride is sit ated on reed s i , ty q are , marking the site of the engagement between British and Continentals on ha r estow n N a v Ya rd l u 1 1 . l June 7, 775 The C y rates a p ace in yo r itinerary , S Fri a te both for its contemporary aspects and for a trip aboard the U. g Consti tuti on Old I ronsi des An ll u n B u exce ent ret r to oston Common , yo r starting point , is by way the Old C u of the waterfront . Retrace to North h rch and proceed north

l ll C St . l t . u on Sa em St . to Charter S ; t rn eft here and fo ow harter into l onsti tu Co St . C H St . u Hanover St . anover r ns north into mmercia near ’ ‘ mrherci a l r Old I lu 1 . Co ti on Wha f, where ronsides was a nched in 797

u of f A l Ave. n . St . , running so th , branches to the right and t antic begi s Of

ll T Wha r 1 8 A l Ave. a the wharves on the waterfront , f, at 7 t antic , is the ’ s e ‘ll ’ fi u most fascinating. A th center of the itt e ma n s shing ind stry , it

’ He re s N ew England !

Wa r H A s di i i u n . W ll El and father of enry dam , sting shed h storia i iam l Ch r 8 a nd 8 S ea rsHouse n Bul ery a ming resided at 3 , at 5is the , desig ed by

fi n ch . H l H u M ou t . a fway down the ill a s rprise awaits y as Vernon St . opens Loui sbur S ua re u u mi l into g q , tranq il and detached as tho gh it were es t e fi l I moved from the roaring traf c of Char es St . t might w ellbe a fashion

lu 1 8th - u L ab e q arter of cent ry ondon , so sedate and quietly prosperous are

k lli u - i n the bric dwe ngs facing its miniat re fenced green . Walk the length of S u k k l the q are and bac , ta ing care not to trip on the cobb estones , and ’ ’ you llhave absorbed more of the Hills peculiar charm than a wagonload of i k l T gu de boo s cou d convey to you. hen proceed straight ahead across M l i i ow . . W lS t lold B t . St n l Vernon dow , a typ ca oston ane from whi ch A fl he . or t . o t A c n S branches to right corn St . is even narrower than its fir l l ll f . I ou ll parent , seeming at st g ance ittle more than an a ey y fo ow ’

u to C St . ull u thro gh West edar , however, yo better nderstand the pre H lll mium that Beacon i rea tors set on quaintness .

l n hestnut r C St . S t eet ll Now eft on West edar i to C , worth stro ing for a l l k l u u u l . g impse of its bea tif and immlac ate y ept doorways At the foot of Hi llC u C St . n ll B the , hestn t crosses har es into what is tech ica y the ack ‘ ’ Ba but B y , in spirit and appearance more an extension of oston s great ’ heEs la na de u . u nu St . t i h mp This contin ation of Chest t opens on p , wh ch lR B n H i n u u i borders the Char es iver asi . ere , s rro nd ngs that are a tri

l u e B S m n r umph of andscape architect re , memb rs of the oston y pho y O chestra present a series of free outdoor concerts on summer eveni ngs Rd t . E k . B Continue left from Chestnut S on mban ment to eacon St . ; l B A li S o eft again and cross eacon to r ngton treet , b rdering the western side

r The l u of the Publi c Ga den . forma bea ty of this garden attracts crowds li l D ’ of ull u . sightseers , partic ar y when the spring t ps are in b oom on t miss the opportunity to ride in the swan boats that compete in grace with i e lll And the live swans inh abit ng th sha ow ake . if the swan boats are too

o u . c u tame for y , there are rowboats for hire Noti e the stat es fronting on he u u a ll u o l St . t the B y ston side , and most famo s stat e of , the eq estrian o e bronze of George Washington which faces Arlingt n St . at the b The A u i ll B ’ w a lh Avenue. ginni ng of Common e t ven e , inc denta y, is oston s most fashionable thoroughfare .

o l S o B lo S lll Turn right fr m Ar ington treet int oy st n treet, and stro a ong The u i s o l u ll ua r . S to Copbey S q e q are a m de of architect ra e egance , cen tered by a tri angular green which aff ords a fi neview of the Boston Publi c

r Th I li R u u i Li bra y is handsome ta an enaissance str ct re, des gned ll c i m u l ll by Charles Fo en M K , ho ses one of the argest co ections of books in Around t he G olden Dome

di i i n l ul u l. the wor d I n ad tion to vis t g its de ightf interior co rt , an adapta

P lz n R ou ul thefi ne ll ti on of the a az o della Ca celleria in ome , y sho d see wa Puvi s h n on u paintings by Abbey, Sargent , and de C avan es the pper F of lS u C lPl H l floors . acing west Cop ey q are near the op ey aza ote is ’ Tri ni ty Church the triumph of Henry Hobson Richardson s ’ architecturalstyle ; in the church grounds is Sai nt - Gaudens S ta tue of l Li i sBoston B St . Phi lli s Brook s. p On oy ston , to the rear of the brary, i Uni versi t k l un S . y, ran ing among the argest iversities in the Un ted tates Hun i n ton Avenue i C lS u u u t g beg ns at op ey q are , r nning so thwest past B k Hu many buildings of civic and culturalimportance . y ta ing a nting ’ll l l Ave. a t S u u u ton streetcar the q are , yo save yo rse f considerab e time

efl ort B k Ba l and , for from here on the ac y becomes ess compact for the m thnits

i Near the junction of Huntington and Massachusetts Ave. are two n h alf ti e m The r st a hurch 1 0 M sti tuti ons of note . Ch i i n S ci ence C ( 9 4) is the other ’

E . B Church of Mrs. ddy s organization uildings of an associated nature u u l‘ ’ l s rro nd it , creating a veritab e city wide y visited by members of the a uthfootoi F aith . S ymphony Ha ll home of the internationally acclaimed ‘ ’ B S n lthe u u P oston ympho y Orchestra, is a so scene of the niq e ops F Hu u . u u ve concerts d ring the spring months rther so th on ntington A .

N ew En la nd Conserva tor o Musi c N orthea stern Uni versi t l are the g y f , y, and ini ma Museum o Fi ne Arts o en da i lex ce t Monda a dmi ssi n r m the f ( p y p y; o f ee) . Be u e k Mu u ’ fi ll l s r to ta e in the se m s magni cent co ection of Orienta art , virtually unequaled in scope and rari ty ; the American wing contains a l ln ll i wea th of co o ia si ver and fascinating period furnish ngs .

Mu u Fenw a l k The rear of the se m opens on the y, a p easant par way

u Mu B n - lk thro gh which ddy rook winds s ake i e , spanned by numerous

u u Fr n ti n F . o M pict resq e bridges g on the enway , to the west of the useum ’ F A B I sa b ll of ine rts , is oston s most extraordinary show spot, the e a ‘ ’ ’ S tew a rt Ga rdner Mus um Mr k e . s. G l l l Jac arldner sllVenetian Pa ace is juslt that , a rea Venetian pa ace , and its price ess co ection of art is as bri l u Mr k m iant and northodox as was s. Jac Gardner herself . S i monsCollege u F is j st beyond on the enway . B o k k e St . o ef re taking the str etcar bac to Par , y u might continue south ’ past the Palace to the impressive marble buildi ngs of the Ha rva rd Medi ca lS chool n l A u L u P , reached by proceedi g a ong the ven e o is asteur . From M d l C L Ave. u Hu o Ave the e lica enter , ongwood r ns east to ntingt n . and the car ine . ’ Here s N ew England!

MOTOR TOUR CAMBRI DGE AN D POI NTS NORTHWEST

‘ ’ CAMBRI DGE ll n w i Ra dcl is a co ege tow , for thin its limits are ifi e Colle e Ha rva rd Uni versi t the Ma ssa chusetts I nsti tute o Technol g , y, and l f o . C gy ambridge residents , however, are inc ined to regard these centers i H of hi gher learn ng as foreign settlements . arvard i n particular is some R thing of a Vatican within the Cambridge ome . F P k S Su l rom the ar treet bway, the rapid transit crosses the Char es

R H S u . To S u iver to arvard q are reach the q are by motor, proceed down M u ve A . Beacon St . to assach setts ; swing right and follow the Avenue B across Harvard ridge into Cambridge . On your right are the neoclassic

u Ma ssa chusettsI nsti tute o Technolo u b ildings of the f gy, gro ped around a

- A u ul B o Hill U u . l shaped sq are bea tif View of eac n , with the go den dome ff i H u . of the State o se , is a orded from the br dge

ve u C lS u Follow Massachusetts A . thro gh entra q are into Ha rva rd ’ S ua re H u ll u u a ll n l a ll q . ere yo enco nter st dents of natio a ities and with B l i l . l manner of sartoria eccentricities attered fe t hats , soi ed wh te shoes , u o u u baggy tro sers , and sp rt coats comprise the orthodox ndergrad ate

li l - fi lli n ul rega a . No ess eye g in their way are the fac ty members , for

Harvard sets its own standards in fashion as in weightier matters . Youmay wish to stop and acq uaint yourself with more of Harvard than ll M S u u Ave. meets the eye from the q are ; in that case , fo ow assach setts e n o east and enter the Ha rva rd Ya rd by the McK a Gate . Of American c l ll e ’ l u th . ege camp ses , none is more charming and me ow than Yard The

d n r Li bra r the u l- u ll Wi e e y, on so th side , contains a wor d famo s co ection of u n lu n Trea sureRoom books and man scripts , i c di g a devoted to rare edi

i ni versi t Ha ll Ch lBulfi n ch 1 81 t ons. U y , designed by ar es in 3 , is one of the ’ ln Ma ssa chusettsHa lldi l Yard s most attractive bui di gs ; , rect y opposite ,

l a ll H u u 1 2 0 . is the o dest of the arvard str ct res , having been erected in 7 TheFo u u l u St . Leavi ng the Yard by the so theast gate , t rn eft on Q incy gg — um o en w eek da s 9 5 u fi ne ll Art Muse ( p y , ) ho ses a art co ection , among M mori a lHa ll I l mi . e which are a number of superb ta ian pri tives Notice ,

- k u i Go l ou u a monstrous red bric struct re in V ctorian thic sty e , as y t rn k l T u ums u K St . right from Q uincy St . into ir and hree other m se of rep te K l useum a t D n Ave. are the Germa ni c M , the corner of ivi ity and irk and

S emi ti c Museum - b Uni versi t Museum St . , the near y , and the y , renowned for its glass flowers . ut La rz Retrace to Harvard Square a nd follow Boylston St . so h to the Around t he G olden Dome

H U i Anderson Bri dge; turn left onto MemorialDrive . ere the n versity l C rlR presents its most pictoria aspect , for the ha es iver borders its rim l l u un u Week s li ke a n O d Wor d moat . St dents sa ter in gro ps over the

Brid e ni the l L A B g , span ng river be ow the arz nderson ridge , and gather

u l . to wa tch the Harvard oarsmen at practice , st dies in flaw ess symmetry llk u li k u ln Across the Char es , oo ing m ch e a separate instit tion of ear ing , ’ i hoolo Busi nessAdmi ni stra ti on l S oldi er sFi eld the sthe S c f , c ose by and S ta di um l ll l massive , where the seasona footba games are he d ; along

Memori alDrive are ivied college houses . k H Bac to arvard Square again , and before leaving this neighborhood

o ul ulommon u the S u y u sho d visit the peacef C , j st northwest of q are past the Fi rst Pa ri sh Church the Old Tow n Buryi ng Ground and M ’ t . u Chri st Church Drive up Garden St . to ason S and yo llbe S i teo the a shi n ton Elm u W n s u at the f W g , nder which ashi gton a s med com 1 mand of the ContinentalArmy i n 775.

ut u M o Bra ttleS treet a l C thro gh as n Street to , the street of ancestr elms B l Y ou St . and ha ndsome residences . might proceed west on ratt e to the

r - llH H L ll C a i gi eLongf e ow ouse home of enry Wadsworth ongfe ow . ‘ ’ I n ln l hi u u Row co o ia times t s ho se was one of seven that made p Tory , and when its owner fled to Boston in 1 774 it became the headquarters of i i ’ l G . I n W u eneral Wash ngton ash ngton s private chamber, ater sed as a ‘ ’ u L llo The P l f study by the yo ng ongfe w, were written sa m of Li e and ‘ k H ’ The Wrec of the esperus . H ll M F u M . 2 e S A u v . rom arvard q are , fo ow ass ( assach setts A ) thr ough

ARLI GT LEXI GT A l1 1 a N ON , to N ON, where on pri 9, 775, f rmers ’ aroused by Revere s midnight ride assembled to prevent General Gage

confi sca ti n - from g stores of ammunition at near by Concord . Visit the ‘ ’ Lex i n ton Ba ttle Ground B A L g , irthplace of merican iberty, for it was the li Mi u l u B here that va ant n temen c ashed with s perior ritish troops . ’ M k n ul H Ki tson ar i g the triang ar Green is H. . s familiar Mi nutema n

R u 2A nu C C RD l hi l o te conti es on to ON O , rich in iterary and storica ’ l - . ou u ln Ba ttle r ound off M ore Of c rse yo ll make a bee i e for the g , onument

St . r u l r , nea a concrete reprod ction of the origina wooden B i dge that n the R H 1 M . A l C span ed Concord iver ere , on pri 9, oncord inutemen ‘ ’ fi l Mi nutema n D u . l red the shot heard ro nd the wor d The , anie Chester F ’ u u u u rench s famo s stat e , g ards the site of the momento s skirmish , and ’ - b ullfi n d Mon ument B li near y yo a marking the graves of ritish so d ers . C 1 th u llu l oncord in the 9 cent ry was a center of inte ect a activity, and ‘ ’ ’ Concord Transcendentalism w a sas famili ar to Emerson s contempora ’ Here s N ew England !

E ries as are Concord grapes to the housewi fe of today . merson was the

o but ll i H sage of the m vement , c ose y assoc ated with him were awthorne , W ll Ell M Full u A B o i iam ery Channing , argaret er, Thorea , and mos rons n d The merson House L R . C u Al . E cott , at exington and the ambridge T rn

ik f lu - o . b p e , preserves many the origina f rnishings and portraits Near y

Anti ua ri a n House us u lfi ne is the q , a m e m of interest for its severa period H T u C r Alo . E rooms merson , awthorne , horea , ha ming , and the c tts are

B o a llburied in S leepy Hollow Cemetery on edf rd Rd. 1 26 A LA D u US 20 From Concord tak e Mass . to W Y N ; t rn right on f or TheWa ysi deI nn immortali zed by Longfellow in his Tales of a ’ The k Wayside I nn and a famous hostelry in colonialtimes . landmar

of i l is furnished with many rare antiq ues and objects h storica interest . 27 W l i llk ou ATI CK Mass . from ay and w ta e y to N , site of one of ’ T u the Reverend John Eliot s I ndian Praying Towns . hen contin ing 1 5 u u B ou ll s eastward by Mass . 3 on yo r ret rn trip to oston , y wi pas le e the extensive grounds of Wellesley Co lg .

’ Here s N ew England !

M . 2 n . 1 9 i lli ou t o i t S o road has bee ass w br ng y from wampscott , or if y u l ur fi l 1 A neg ected yo rst chance to eave , depart from it now where it again

i 1 29 ou S l n k u ou old connects w th as y enter a em , and swi g bac to the c ri s f i i . A u lo l l u i of l town j mb e sh ng ed roofs s vered by cent r es sa t wind, of l li o T k i i anes and byways ang ng d wn to the harbor . a e a lttle t me to wan

l o ou k he old u der , preferab y af ot , thr gh the croo ed streets of t q arter . ’ ’ i f or fi oi W St . w W ll S i ri t o 6 ash ngton , rst ch ce , here i ard s p f 7 hangs in

A H ll - R olu i o o ul o u . A bbot a , and pre ev t nary h ses sho der each ther mong the best examples of i ts period anywhere is the Jeremi a h Lee Ma nsi on l ll l k notab e especia y for its e aborate interior woodwor . Just ‘ ’ u o on Ho Ki n Hoo Ma n aro nd the c rner oper St . is the g per si on

The d T Ho 2 f r home of a Tory merchant prin ce . Ol ow n use (1 7 7) was o ’ i - l M l t . M s years the meet ng place of turbu ent arb ehead patriots . S i cha el ’ 1 1 l E l i n l l ( 7 4) is the o dest piscopa Church New Eng and . Don t neg ect to

li Old Buri a lHi ll f or u lk c mb to the top of , both its o t oo over town and har

o l o b r and for its Revo utionary gravest nes . ’ I t seasy to lose yourself i n hi story as you look down from Old Burial

H llunl i of u o i to i , ess the s ght the ocean changes yo r retr spect ve mood one

l o M l i l . W ll of ive y anticipati n e it may, for arb ehead is the yacht ng center

E l o l l L I l of the New ng and seab ard , and riva ed on y by ong s and and Nar

I n o ra a nsett E . u g in the ast the sec re harbor, protected from the pen sea

Ma rblehea d N eck i u l l by , there is a cont n a movement of sai and throb of engines . Beyond Marblehead lies SALEM that grew in a century and a half

l l o The l from a handfu of huts to a seaport of wor d ren wn . myriad is ands of the East I ndies were as familiar to her captai ns as Bak er ’s I sland or

i l T - i i n Great M sery off the Sa em shore . here are no more deep water sh ps mm l l H but l . Sa em arbor, as a egend of seafaring the city is i orta Na ’ h i lH o S l the n l t an e awth rne s a em , city of witches , of Chi a trade , of state y i houses that embody the ultimate artisti c achi evement of their t mes . There is even an excellent replica of the settlement of the Puritans ’ i oneer Vi lla e F R P k ofl L H (P g , orest iver ar afayette awthorne s l fi n Derb Wha r Sa em was near the waterfront , where the granite ger of y f A i ’ beck oned the tallships home . lmost w thin a stone s throw are the

Old ustom House l C , where , desperate with boredom , he entered end ess

fi u in hi sl Houseo S even Ga bles Tu St . g res edgers , and the f on rner which but i s ll t i may or may not have been the one he described , we wor h a vis t Cu H u i s Ri cha rd Derb House anyway . Next to the stom o se the y

i n l the oldest brick house Sa em . When in the early 1 8th century Salem ships began to bring home Cape An n a nd the N o r th Shore

fi Essex riches , captains and merchants deserted the waterfront , rst for r and Federa lS treets a nd then for Chestnut S treet and Wa shi ngton S qua e.

H u l li l- lli l u ere they b i t ramb ng gambre roofed dwe ngs and , ater , sq are Federalist houses many designed by the woodcarver and architectural

u lMcI n ti re u l i genius , Sam e , and enriched with the exq isite detai of wh ch

0 S l ul l u l he was a master . N visit to a em wo d be comp ete witho t severa e theEssex I nsti tute hours spent in th treasure houses of the past, and the

ea bod Museum lm o E St . The I u P y , a ost opp site each other on ssex nstit te

l u u 1 - u maintains severa disting ished ho ses , among them the 7th cent ry

Wa rd House on the grounds and the McI nti re- designed Pi ngree House

1 81 0 B ll I u l lo ( ) next door . esides its notab e ibraryl, the nstit te disp ays co nialportraits and has reassembled severa rooms of period furniture . The P Mu u i lll u u l t eabody se m sh p mode co ection is neq a ed , and lhere are ll I l l i . cases fu of East ndian re ics and wha ing and nav gation imp ementsl An u u Ro esMemori a l E St . l u other m se m , the p on ssex is a de ightf

- l gambrelroofed dwelling housing rare collections of china and g ass .

L l o d BE ERL u eaving Sa em y u cross the bri ge into V Y, and t rn right

M 2 u N orth hor Dr 1 7 S e i ve. to the waterfront on ass . , the famo s This

i o u u l l serpentine h ghway c mmands ca tion , and most fort nate y, for it eads The through country that deserves a leisurely survey . height of fashi on and expense are the elaborate villas of PRI DE’ S CROSSI NG and BEV ERLY FARMS ; occasionalstables need but interior remodeling to serve

o as manor houses . And a llthis splend r is placed in a naturalsetting of

oll ll i - l Be r ing hi s , sat n smooth awns , and intermittent flashes of ocean .

li e of o M . A HE tween estates strips of beach , most them sacr sanct N C S ’ TER S S i n i n Bea ch To F ll ou g g , to which the wn athers wi admit y on their

ow n o T o u lu . u lM c nditions , gives forth a m sica cr nch hr gh fashionab e AG ’ LI A t li lF A u D u louce NO , wi h its tt e ifth ven e , the rive contin es on to G s

i nn ter, in the gran te armpit of Cape A . GLOUCESTER is one American city where tradi tion has continued u k i nbro en for three centuries . Establshed as a fishing station only three the ‘M ’ l l u ll years after ayflower anded in P ymo th , it is sti among the ’ fis i of Th o great h ng ports the world . e first thing you lln tice as you cross Blynma n Bridge into the city is the pungent odor a blend of fi sh and l T . o l ll h l tar and good sa t air the right ies the harbor, ca ed by C amp ain ‘ le u ’ The E bea port . splanade is dominated by the bronze Gloucester

Fi sherma n u l o , a vigoro s symbo of the men who go d wn to the sea in ships . Each year the people of Gloucester la y wreaths at his feet in tribute to l k sai ing men who never came bac to shore . ‘ ’ The l ou i F u wharves a ong the fam s waterfront beg n at the ort , j st ’ Here s N ew England !

H E la I l fis beyond the arbor sp nade , where the ta ian hermen crowd to

- . r l l l M gether Their b ight y painted craft, diese powered now, end a edi ter r e n l l a n a sp ash of co or . On the hi llin the center of town cluster the houses P u u fi h rf lk of the ort g ese s e o . Carillon chi mes rin g out from the sq uat twin towers of thei r Church of Our La dy of Good Voya ge; in a niche above l m l its porta s stands an i age of the Virgin crad ing a ship in her arms . Allthe way around the crescent of the I nner Ha rbor (where the Gorton

Pew Company willlet you see a modern fi sh - packing plant in action) and l i ul Rock N eck i ll a ong the pen ns a of y , are sa ofts , nested dories , nets ’ d n ldi r l ul u ll k ryi g, vesse s scharging thei s ithery ha ; yo hear the shrie of k l An bloc s and the squeak of tho epins . d you may trip over an arti st anywhere even at exclusive Ea stern Poi nt or on the theoretically ’ ul Ba ssRock s l A private bo ders of , for there s scarce y an merican painter u l l who has not at some time set p his ease in G oucester .

R CKP R C An n lof ld O O T, at the end of ape , is the idea what an o New l T ’ l fi i Eng and seaport should be . here s a who e chain of sh ng villages

of l T groups cottages c inging to windswept granite . hen the town proper h u th e streets of neat w ite ho ses , an ancient cemetery in shadow of the

u l- fish u a l meeting ho se , sa t bitten ho ses ong the tiny harbor , and from k ’ u A l . R o l sur every rise of gro nd views of the t antic c port is and s end ,

u r . Ar u l ro nded by water on th ee sides tists freq ent the p ace , share

B a rsk i n N eck t l ut e wi h the obstermen , p one bit of the harborside on ‘ l u lk o M f canvas so often that in art circ es it is facetio s y n wn as oti No . The coves along the northern shore of the Cape were once fi shi ng ports

f k i The u r m and later centers or shipping Roc port gran te . ind st y is alost u l u in k dead now, and abandoned q arry poo s and r st g derric s are every

F o the u u where . r m Lanesville shore and the q iet s mmer resort of AN N I SQ UAM you can look across I pswich Ba y to the S a nd Dunes of I the West Gloucester and pswich beaches . I l A ni u lla Do tow n l n and from n sq am is the deserted vi ge of g , a moor and a ll l ul ll of fantastic y tumb ed bo ders , and among them more than forty ce ar

A u 1 6 0 u llllu l l. l ho es prospero s sett ement in 5, it grad a y fe pon ean days ba s u u and became the abode of g and witches , o tcasts , and nsavory char T D n a l ui l a ter . l c s here are egends of ogtow , sinister t es that s t their wi d i and lonely sett ng . li ui C ou l u Comp et ng the circ t around the ape , y inevitab y ret rn to the Blnma n B nl . Harbor and the one road to the mai and Just past y ridge , 21 ff ou l u M . 1 ass branches to the right , o ering y an a ternate ro te toward 1 ST GL ESTER l your reunion with A. WE OUC has been comparative y ll l u lu itt e deve oped as a s mmer resort, a tho gh there are cottages and Cape Ann a nd the N orth Shore

l un Wi n a ersheek Bea ch camps a ong its tidal rivers, and the d es of g , at the l I n ut Ann su n Su . mo h of the i q am, are i creasing y crowded on ndays ESSEX the u u fi l , ca seway is lined with resta rants and the odor of e d

i hi a rds l 1 668 u l s the . S ll c ams heavy on air The py , estab ished in , sti t rn E I P I H o . 1 ut u S ou l M . A so nd craft ntering W C , y wil connect with ass

ou . C u ou u the before y reach the town proper ontin ing north , y come pon

S outh Gr een l - l lk old ll , a ong , tree shaded p ot over oo ed by white dwe ings

louth ur h i o A Rd. I sw i h and gracefu S Ch c . rg lla departs fr m the green to p c

B h l of l ea c u u l . , an nspoi ed stretch d nes and eve sand Neighboring the ur hi lHous fi l South Ch ch are the W pp e e(c . one of the nest examp es

1 - u u i ohn Hea rd House u l extant of 7th cent ry constr ct on , and the J , b i t by Au u H l i the father of that g stine eard who p ied the Ch na trade and, to the n k hi l s . gaping admiratio of seafarers , too vesse over a bar on her beam ends T r u of R WLE OLD E BURY h o gh the towns O Y and N W , the road ‘ EWBURY PORT a ll i enters N , whose ships in mot on once whitened the ’ Hi h S tr et u ocean , and whose g e ho ses are a staunch monument to the

S i i l - The hipwr ghts who bu t them for captains and merchant owners . corni ce of the Cushi ng House (1 80 8) has exceptionalmerit ; the Petti ngell Fow ler House (1 792 ) exhi bits a n historicaland marine collection ; in the ‘ ’ a ck son - Dex ter House 1 1 l L T D u ornate J ( 77 ) ived ord imothy exter, famo s

i n for his eccentricit es . At the end of the mallis the grim Old Cou ty Ja i l Hi M 1 ‘ gh St . ( ass . A) connects in the center of town with the Tu k ’ S 1 B rnpi e (U ) which runs to oston straight as the crow flies .

’ A L O N G N E W H A M P S H I R E S S E A C O A S T

S i lvery Bea ches a nd S tori ed Tow ns

Ma m u o . H 1 A Po ou m. o US 1 N . . 20 , ; rtsm th, fr Newb ryp rt, ss

’ N EW HAMPSHI RE S eighteen miles of shoreli ne are a tiny keystone

Y o wedged i nto the arch of the North Atlantic Coast . u can drive from the Massachusetts li ne to the mouth of the ti desw ept Piscataq ua in a 1 u I ’s half hour over the Lafayette Road (US ) thro gh the marshes . t H 1 k lo B ul N . . A nger by way of the Ocean o evard ( ) , s irting the sea , for you willstop many times to watch the waves dashing in from the I sles k of Shoals and the surf curling over the roc s of Rye. ou l u G Ba u Pi sca t Wherever y go a ong the shore , aro nd reat y , p the ’ u R ou o aq a iver, or among the tidewater streams y can t get away fr m

ol fi ll u u the sea , for the wh e region is as ed with the m rm r of the waves as the conch you held t o your ear when a child . A salty tang mi ngles with

llo o H the scent of the app e b ss ms in the great orchards of ampton Falls . ea ll i ll l o i E S fogs ro over the h s and vei the tree can p es of xeter . T RT M TH u The he city of PO S OU grew p from the sea . Georgian houses lini ng the narrow streets were built by prosperous merchants and hi but u i k s powners , the wareho ses are deserted now and the sh p stoc s are ’ ut i i rotting . Over yonder at the river s mo h men are bu ld ng submarines k instead of Yan ee clippers . ’ lk l u o k W P S B k . a a ong ortsmo th s waterfront , nce nown as trawberry an I ’ i l The k t sltt e changed since the days of the West I ndi a trade . croo ed

u Pu lD k llo - i The streets aro nd dd e oc fo w the paths of the sea capta ns . i doorways on many of the houses were carved by sh p carpenters .

S of the 1 8th- u lk Wentw orth- Ga rdn r Ho ome cent ry mansions , i e the e use

a - La dd Hous 1 6 1 60 M St . Mo t e M k ( 7 ) on echanic , and the fl ( 7 3) on ar et

St . l u u . , with its fo r chimneys and terraced gardens , are open to the p b ic So are the John Pa ulJones House corner of Middle and State

H o i Sts. u o u lS Wa rner , headq arters of the P rtsmo th ist rica oc ety, and the H D ouse the oldest brick house in the city . escendants of the o riginalow ners live in the stately Pei rce Ma nsi on on Haymark et Sq uare

r r n L a n d H us l of a nd i n Gove no oh on o e P St . the J g , easant , one the most ’ Here s N ew England !

u ul - u l of bea tif hip roofed ho ses in New Eng and . The doors these and fill i u L P i other mansions , ed w th treas res from ondon , ar s , and the Orient , l but ou lu k ull P are c osed , y might be c y and p into ortsmouth on the day in Au u old u t n g st when ho ses are open to visitors, en ra ce fees being turned l i over to charitab e organ zations .

S w o I - igns every here direct y u to points of interest . vy covered S a i nt ’ ohn s hurch look i the Athena eum M S u J C over ng river ; the in arket q are, ’ fi ne oll l i t Li bra r u l noted for its c ection of ships mode s ; the C y y, b i t in the i i Bulfi n ch tradit on . Open in the summer sthe old N utter Houseon Court ’ ‘ ’ - St . T B lAl Ba d Bo , home of a sea captain where homas ai ey drich s y la hi k Y ou k p yed stric s . can see the very itchen window thr ough which ’ the pony lapped up Mi ss Abby s custard pies ! The or tsmouth N a v Ya rd? T k US 1 P u P y a e across the iscataq a, and ’ M The f u ll . u ll o l l yo be in aine Yard is act a y on that side the ine , ocated l l e I ’ on an is and in the she tered waters of th upper harbor . t s a sub A la but i marine base of the eastern t ntic coast , it has its trad tion of peace ,

1 0 i n Ru - a r too , for here in 9 5the treaty end g the sso Japanese W was t T R l signed , wi h heodore ooseve t acting as intermediary . The Navy

k u o 2 To t . Yard eeps open ho se on his bir hday, Oct ber 7 reach the Yard I i ’ I ou r u K TTER M ol s. lu y pass th o gh Y, one of a ne s dest town nc de a KI TTER I T di u l visit to Y PO N , where there are two sting ished ear y

u La d e erellHouse S a rha w k House l ho ses , the y P pp and the p , and part y

r la r ruined Fo t McC y. Strangely enough there is three times as much shoreli ne around Ports H The mouth as there is ou the New ampshire coast proper . Piscataqua

o l k k l ll u l c i s and bac trac s , and the shore oops and sca ops nti there are at H F least forty mi les of land edging Great and Little arbors . rom the ’ T r Bri d es i n u l u ll h ee g wh ch co nect Portsmo th with Newcast e , yo see

white - sailed pleasure boats da rting in and out between the wooded i slands E TLE or moving to anchorage near the P ortsmouth Ya cht Club. N WCAS The ll fi sher is lik e a transplanted English fi shi ng town . streets fo ow the ’ ’ The l- u men s footsteps and always end at the water s edge . sa t box ho ses t u o are surrounded by bright gardens ; many of hem are s mmer h mes , gay ’ i n lT the with aw n ngs and su paraso s . here s a gravestone at corner of the

At Fort onsti tuti on ull foundation of the Meeti ng House. C the patriots p ed ’ down the King s colors and captured the powder later used at the Battle

k Hi ll or h- b - the‘ S ea l u o l B . entw t of un er W y , the argest s mmer h te in the i lk L lH S C k Benni n reg on, over oo s itt e arbor and agamore ree and the g

Wentw orth Ma nsi on across the waters .

I f ou i l a re out on i y want more s ands , there they the hor zon , windswept

’ Here s N ew England !

r The i G a Ba . H. 1 0 i meadows of e t y h ghway (N . 8) wh ch crosses the L ottery Bri dge is a li nk between Exeter and DURHAM on the Oyster

Ri lo - u l I i ver , where b od c rd ing whoops of nd ans often rent the air in

i l o rw hoo i colon a days . N w the w a p shave a di ff erent t mbre when students of the Un i versi ty of N ew Ha mpshi re tak e possessi on of the town from

September t o June . A hi ghway swi ngs southeast to Portsmouth by way of the new Alex a n d mm lBr B i f o i i D er S ca e i d e. ut u o g y wish to v s t over , the sec nd New H i i D o . 1 l o o u H. 08 ampsh re t wn to be sett ed , g stra ght bey nd rham on N f i i ’ i or fi v e l. As ou ou llo ll o o m es y enter the c ty , y n t ce the mi s on the C chec

R Da m D ER of l i u l . iver, for OV is the center a arge nd stria area The

Ga rri son u W o I i u u l l 1 6 , in the gro nds of the o dman nst t te , b i t of ogs in 75,

I di k Do i a llof withstood many an n an attac . ver s a gateway to New ’ Hampshire s playgroun ds ; trunk hi ghways lead di rectly from it to the lk i u . a es , the mo nta ns , and the sea I f you follow down the Pi scataq ua and cross the S ulli va n TollBri dge

Do o ou i llo i o ou of hri sti a n S hore at ver P int y w c me nto P rtsm th by way C ,

i R ha r a ck son House where on Northwest Ave. sthe weathered i c d J

ol i T ou ou o the dest house in the c ty . hen y wind thr gh the narr w streets of u i i o u i i Li k i H k the b s ness sect n , and t rn ng at the C ty brary , s rt aymar et

li H 1 A B ul . S u . . q are to reach the street ead ng to N , the Ocean o evard ’ T i o Odi ornes oi nt fi r h s highway passes by the r ad to P , where the st F l pioneers put up a truck house and engaged in off shore fi shi ng . ive mi es out of o llo clifl s u i Wa lli sS a nds the city it c i s a ng the high g ard ng , Ports ’ T u u u R e month s own beach . hen it c rves thro gh the marshes aro nd y ’ Ha rbor fi ne Li ttle Boa r sHea d , and on by the estates of to the sands of

H Bou i s l u H B . l ampton each ere the evard ined with to rist homes , u l i i ll summer cottages , and am sement p aces ma nta ned by the Vi age

B lo Ha m ton Bea ch S ta te Reserva ti on Precinct . e w are the p , and the new ’ Ba h- ho nd u H R S ta te t use. A here , at the mo th of the ampton iver, twixt ’ ’ - - ill o ou l H i white sea waves and sand h s br wn , y eave New ampsh re s sea o c ast .

C A S C O B A Y

I sla nd- S tudded Wa ters

H. u N . US 1 Po la 50 m. o o o ; rt nd, fr m P rtsm th ,

B US 1 is the direct route from Boston to Portland . ut if you have time l l M and want to get a fee ing for the po ished shores of aine , in contrast 1 K u u ll Me. u w ith the r gged shores f rther east , fo ow from ittery , thro gh

si l RK HARB R l York Bea ch G I T fa h onab e YO O , a ong , and on to O UNQ U , ’ L ’ u WEL S u ll u Me. an arti sts retreat . J st beyond yo deto r again on 9 KE N EB K BEA H i l u to N UN C , the b rthp ace and home of the a thor K R KE EB KP R ‘A u l’ enneth oberts , and to NN UN O T, the r nde of his lM D l B t T i u nove . argaret e and and oo h arkington spend the r s mmers APE P RP I SE l u here . C O O has ong been a favorite with a thors and k 1 i BI DDEF RD P L . B US n art sts , as has O OO ac on are the twi cities D of BI DDEF RD SAC S R . u O and O , separated by the aco iver eto r from ’ M l 1 S e. l 9 S . aco on to the tate s ongest stretch of sand , 4 mi es of it K OLD R CHARD BEA H nown as O Cl, it is a gay resort, with diversions T P Ba . for every taste . hence on to ort and and Casco y ‘ ’ ’ Ba y of the Calendar I sles has long been the poet s description of

- C Ba crescent shaped asco y , stretching from the rocky tip of Cape

Elizabeth on the south to snub - nosed Bald Head on the northern Phipps

The l - u 2 0 0 burg peninsula . is and st dded sweep of some square miles is Bu said to have once been the mouth of a great river . t that was ages C S t fi ‘ u ’ before aptain John mi h landed here , one of the rst to rists to behold the sandy beaches and coves where the Atlantic pounds between i jutt ng points of land .

S l ou z tanding on one of the head ands , y can ga e seaward over the net F hi k cobwebbed wharves of ti ny villages . is ng smac s ply homew ard at u k lk d s through the myriad islands . Wa ing through the old Yank ee shore

ou k hi sk elm- towns , y mar the w te spires against the y and the lined ave u l n es between rows of state y houses . C Ba l li e u l k The asco y is ands in three ranges , nat ra windbrea s for

l - . S roadways that ead to safe deep water anchorages teamers, ferries , and smallmotor a nd sailcraft follow the channels that weave in among l A u scattered is ands . ltho gh any native of the Ba y region will tellyou ha h 6 fi lu t t t ere are 3 5of them , one for every day in the year , by of cia co nt ’ Here s N ew England !

‘ there are actually no more than 2 2 2 big eno ugh f or a man to get out and ’ . But k ls stand on this means forgetting the stray roc s and reefs , shoa , ‘ ’ and k nobs so numerous that the eastern end of the bay is considered o difli cult M o one of the m st sections of the aine c ast to navigate . Although there are excellent golf courses and miles of bridle paths

l - i fi a ong the pine bordered shores , bath ng , boating, and shing are the

- i D - fi . ll u favorite warm weather past mes eep sea shing , especia y for t na, or ‘ ’ k l The l o i . lo horse mac ere , is the exciting sport is ands , pr v ding a m st

u u l f or lli l l l contin o s she ter sma sa ing vesse s , have ong been a gathering

place for yachtsmen . ’ S i ofl US 1 nl u u P l ll wing ng on the mai and, j st so th of ort and , you ll u i a e Eli za beth l fo ow a c rv ng road over C p l , on whoselbroad head and are located many beautifulestates of o d Portland fami ies .

i lo u S TH P RTLA D Fort Preble Near the resident a c mm nity of OU O N is , ‘ o mo lo ll F of A named for C m dore Preb e , ften ca ed the ather the merican ’ Navy .

The ol ul i S A dest reg ar Un ted tates rmy regiment, the United States Fi I i F Wi ll A E TTA E fth nfantry , has been stat oned at ort iams at C P CO G

i 1 2 2 i fi or la nd Hea d Li h i . W t t l s nce 9 thin the forti cation is P g , estab shed

i n 1 1 79 by order of George Washington . P RTLA D M ’ l l k l O N , aine s argest city, stradd es a narrow nec of and at

of a H li o o k e the head Casco B y . o d ng the econ mic and c mmercialy to a

i o i i vast terr t ry extend ng north and east to the Canadlan border, the city dominates far more than the Ba y region . Of specia interest is the col

l M i u or tla nd S oci et o N a tura lHi stor ection of a ne flora and fa na in the P y f y,

2 lm h dra lo h I mma ula te once ti on 1 0 E St . The a t e t e c u l 4 C f C p , 9 C mber and i i Ave. u C l , is the seat of the bishopr c and mother ch rch of the entire atho c

M of M diocese of Maine . ore than a score wharves and the aine State

r n Li l k Pier li e along the P o tla nd Wa terfro t . terary peop e willta e in the

- i fi i Wa dsw orth Lon ellow House 8 o St . l gf , 4 7 C ngress , the d gni ed ch dhood

o home of the p et . Most of Casco Bay ’s islands may be reached by ferry or smallboat from i Portland or other towns along the ma nland coast . A regular steamer trip

o o l w t ou lof l o fr m P rt and inds hr gh 44 mi es she tered waters , st pping at i I di l w i o k u ni ne of the slands . n an names a ternate th go d Yan ee ones s ch ‘ ’ ‘ ’ Ho sa nd k k B Cow u Tea . I l as Jun of Por , rown , and Po nd of On g

i l- lk i Fort Gor es i n ot is form dab e oo ng g , wh ch has been garrisoned for many

House I sla nd - b l years . , near y , a so has its abandoned harbor defense ,

a mm l i i k ou the i Fort S c el. R s ng in the bac gr nd is seamed gran te shore of ’ l ea k sI sla nd n l ul ushi n I sa nd. C g P , farther seaward, is more de se y pop ated Casco Ba y

I ts l l ul fi l than any o ther in the bay . wood and trai s , c tivated e ds , and ledged shores are colored with a history dating back to the early ship

bui lding days of Fa lmouth .

T e Di a monds Li ttle Gr ea t n h h , and , are co nected by a sandbar w ich is

i Gr ea t Di a mond For t McKi nle sub - submerged at high t de . On is y, a post l ’ of Port and s harbor defenses .

Lon I sla nd ll o g has exce ent roads , shady paths , pine gr ves , and open l I f k o il l fi . ou ut e ds y want to see w d flowers , de icate ferns and mosses , or

lu ou i Li ttle Grea t hebea ue llu gather sci s nat ve berries , both and C g wi s it i l your taste . Great Chebeague teems with legends of p rate ore and

buried treasure . ’ Cli I sla nd k o u - o t Kei s On fi , mar ed by fer cio s saw t o hed reefs , is fi

Ga rden u u i un l i , rep ted b ry ng gro d of sai ors Whose bod es were washed i k l ashore from sh pwrec s caused by the false signals of an is ander . FALMOUTH FORESI DE on US 1 has a resi dentialsection of many fi n e RM TH u . A estates, a favorite s mmer resort Y OU , bordering a deep n i li l u . cove , was o ce an important shipb d ng center A few mi es beyond , on

ll Desert o Ma i ne 0 0 l a side road to the eft , ies the f , 3 acres of farm and taken o u i l u lu ver by desert sands , thro gh wh ch the tops of ive trees str gg e p as ‘ u I n 1 8 FRE o b shes . 78 EPORT witnessed the launching of the J hn A. B i ’ l lu l M . r ggs , one of the argest wooden vesse s b i t on the aine coast

- b a o a stl Near y are the ruins of picturesq ue C sc C e.

BR SWI K ou of Bow doi n Colle e u UN C is fam s as the seat g , which n mbers

lH l o ll Nathanie awthorne and Admira Peary am ng its i ustrious graduates . H B S l tow e House F l l arriet eecher towe ived in the S on edera St . whi e ‘ ’ ’ i i lTo wr t ng Unc e m s Cabin . The elongated township of HARPSWELL occupies a peninsula which ’ ’ ll l li Orr s B s Mr u a . terminates in severa arge is ands inc d ng and i ley s. ‘ S ou ll towe , y may remember, described this region in her story ca ed The l ’ I l ’ T H . he e ul S u ll Pear of Orr s s and p nins a at o th arpswe is very narrow,

u - k Gr a t I sa nd u l l . e l and its s mmer homes h dd e sheep ike on a barren roc , or Seba scode a n l l u g , separated from the main and by a channe of r shing tides, ‘ ’ Lo P P T fi l is the st aradise of Robert . ristram Cof n , poet and nove ist .

’ Here s N ew England !

l u li u lll M i and is the o dest b i d ng in which co rt is sti he d in a ne . The

Tuck er Ma nsi on e d of H S . o at the east n igh t , is said t be a copy of l Du o l k S . P Tu S l u a cast e in nbar, c t and atience c er tap eton , da ghter of a k u ‘ T l ’ li s ipper and a thor of rai ing Yew and other stories , ved here in her youth . k of S R RTH EDGE MB Me On the ban the heepscot iver in NO CO ( . the Ma ri eAntoi n etteHousewas prepared by Captai n Clough for the ill- fated French q ueen who hoped to escape t o America or so you may

l i f o k lo ll be ieve y u ta e your ca egends unsalted . Less than half a mile off

a lk u - Blo k Hou 1 80 the main road st nds the b ac , sq are timbered c se ( 8 k F nown as ort Edgecomb.

The i ll B HBA HARB R o l v age of OOT Y O is the heart of this c asta area . ‘ A - u i ll lu lli i i t i sum year ro nd v age of eis re y v ng , g ves over its streets to ’ i o mer people in the warmer days . Art sts set up their easels bef re some

i Du i i o choice composit on . r ng the vacat on seas n the harbor is astir with smallsailboats and outboard motorboats sli pping between mahogany

- D - and brass trimmed yachts at anchor . own east coasting schooners , u l u l i l premat re y mo rned by overs of the sea , are once again sa ing into this

The ommonw ea lth Art olon u o S u P i port . C C y j st n rth from pr ce o nt is near

H e Boothba la house. an old I ndi a n Tra i l. Close to the arbor is th little y P y ’ McKow n s Po ll Uni ted S ta tes Fi sh On int, west of the vi age , is the

A a r um F o t S outh I sla nd ul Ha tcher a nd u i . u u y q rther , green t , a pop ar m ll WEST S TH RT S o sum er center , especia y at OU PO on the heepsc t i nl ilMouse a i ta lS ui rrel side , seems a part of the ma and , wh e , C p , q , and

i o Da ma ri scoveI slands str ng out toward the pen sea .

Li nnek i n Ba EAST B THBA On the western shore of y , in OO Y, stand

- k shipyards with a country wide reputati on for pleasure and wor boats . H lllu old Hod don Ti de Mi ll a f ere , its whee sti t rning , is the g , which ter f l more than a century of servi ce is used or sawing umber . D M I OTTA S 1 I i i Hea s o O ster At A AR SC (U ) are nd an m ddens , p f y

a nd Cla mS hellswhich form a cliff six to twenty- fi vefeet above hi gh - water 1 29 i hri stma s ove on Me. l. ne C C , , was given that name by Captain John He ll l C Da 1 6 1 . Smith when he anded here on hristmas y , 4 ca ed it an ‘ ’ ll o H no i o u i o u . exce ent go d arbor , and vis tor t day q est ns his j dgment M u i ul N EW HARBOR ( e. on the Pemaq id Pen ns a , is a compact

- l u u fi shing and summer resort settlement . A ong the wharves are pt rned

l fi sh u u . dories , obster pots , drying nets , stages , and s ndry app rtenances i S New Harbor possesses added d stinction as the home of amoset, the ‘ ’ M 1 6 2 1 l i li l u good I n dian who in arch , , start ed the P gr ms at P ymo th by ‘ ’ Mu l E li . appeari ng among them with the greeting , ch we come , ng shmen Boothbay Harbo r

The sachem had learned the language from Englishmen engaged in fi shi ng EMA I D BEA H fi ff M nh . t l o o egan A P Q U C , a shing and trading sett e

li l 1 60 0 . G u ment was estab shed as ear y as hosts , they say , ha nt the

2 0 0 - year - old cellars and sunk en paved streets around the reproduction The F i Tow er o Fort Wi lli a m Henr . u ln 1 6 2 o of the f y ort , b i t 9 , sto d on ’ the site of Shurt s Fort (1 630 ) and Fort Charles AsFort William

H 1 6 6 u 1 2 F enry , it was destroyed in 9 , and was s cceeded in 7 9 by ort F k u lo l i u rederic , which in t rn was destroyed by ca res dents d ring the

i The o k u i F i lli H Revolut on . great r c y fo ndat on of ort W am enry remains i to th s day . F ema ui d Poi nt the u ll u u l rom P q , where s rf grow s a most contin o s y and i l ullfi llthe l ou k c rc ing g s air with their onesome cries , y may see the dar l Mon he a n I sla nd i l l oaf of g , n ne mi es at sea , which natives c aim was a l F stopping p ace for adventuresome Norsemen . ish fir st attracted settlers l fi ll u li l to this iso ated spot , and shing is sti the main occ pation of the tt e ‘ ’ i ll lu l k . A led R k ll vi age , a tho gh obsters are the chief ta e rt sts , by oc we K o u l ent , have for years c me to spend their s mmers depicting the wi dness

H he l Monhe a n k . t I sla nd Li ht of roc and sea igh on center of the is and, g g o sends its beam acr ss these treacherous waters .

For u u US 1 o H a ll dr yo r ret rn to fr m New arbor , by means ive over a few mi les of unpaved road along the shores of MuscongusBa y; then pick 2 1 D B R fi u Me. 3 o US WAL p , which j ins near O O O , a shing comm unity

o ul and p p ar summer center .

T H E P E N O B S C O T

S a lmon Runsa nd Ri ver Tow ns

o H o m o 1 1 Ba o o Bo m. o l 1 08 m. 78 US 1 Me. 5 75 W , , ; ng r, fr m thbay arb r, fr a d

o o 1 44 m. o o l b r , fr m P rt and .

COI LI l P N G its silvery ength toward the sea , the enobscot , greatest of M lll lhr u i n aine rivers , ro s p acid y t o gh an area steeped tradition . The steamers that plied a route between the river towns and Boston have gone

the way of the schooners and sloops and full- rigged ships which weighed H n fi anchor in Bangor arbor . They have va ished with the fty sawmills lT l that once lined the river 1 2 miles north to O d own . On y the great

pulp mi lls stillbring a few shi ps to waters that in the mid - 1 9th cen tury

teemed with vessels from ports of the seven seas . M k l u u any broo s and streams , a ive with tro t , po r into the broad river . ’ ’ At Bangor you llfi nd the only place i n the country where within a city s limits sea salmon may be caught as they fi ght the rapids on their way up i stream to spawn ng grounds farther north . B ll l u Ar ound angor ro s rich farm and . There are co ntry stores with

- ll - . n b barrels and jars , and pot be ied stoves for winter days The ear y G H ll u u ll range a is the scene of co ntry s ppers , fragrant with the sme of l u c . steaming beans , j y roasts , and flaky pies Should you come up from Rockland by US 1 along the shores of ’ ’ Ba u ll u CAMDE Penobscot y , yo pass thro gh the town of N, an artists a nd u l haven s mmer resort . Spraw ing on the western shore where the P Ba BELFAST u river empties into enobscot y is , its ho ses rising in tiers us . l above a b y harbor The sea is within view from near y every street .

The old Bla i sdellHous H fi ne I - e St . lu , on igh , has a onic co mned portico ;

B n F d H H l e i el ouse a lo St . the dentiled cornice of the , s on igh , has ong been l Ba . P I sleboro l low praised by architects Visib e in enobscot y is , a ong , ,

- l l tree c ad is and that has become a favorite resort center .

N SEAR SP RT S te henson Ta vern ll- n ear O is p , with a we sweep in its fro t yard and a sign so weathered that its lettering stands out a q uarter of an L . lC l i n S . inch inco n o cord , writer of sea stories , made his home earsport

H l Pen o sco Ma r s um ere is ocated the b t i ne Mu e . ST CKT SPRI GS i O ON N , once home port of many sh ps , now has sev lfi sh B era canneries . y traveling over a side road from PROSPECT you ’ Here s N ew England !

of Fort Kn ox i reach the gray ramparts , a mass ve granite structure com

di P o o R o man ng the en bsc t iver . A sh rt distance aw ay is the Wa ldo Ha ncock Bri d e i to B k g wh ch spans the river uc sport . At of i i o 2 l l li BA G R the head nav gat n 3 mi es in and from the bay es N O , i l i l k o u . Lu o the cap ta of a van shed mber ingd m mber barons , wh se for tunes came from the great pi ne logs floated downriver to Bangor booms ’ ‘ ’ uil i low i llbut H llH lA b t mansions that crown the c ty s h s ; e s a f cre , i lu k u i where strapp ng mberjac s and river drivers caro sed and fought , s

- o oll The now given over to many second hand st res and wh esa e houses .

r mor a l H l o ei ce Me i St . lTefl t P , on ar ow , a br nze by Char es , represents ui i k k three brawny river drivers , eq pped with peav es and canthoo s , brea i n o The S a muelVea zi e House B o k l . Sts. g a g jam , r adway and Yor , is ’ T e i l lu o . h Boutelle House typica of the mber bar ns homes des gn of the ,

i o B 1 B o u t l ulfi nch . Grotto a sca de 57 r adway , is attr b ted Char es Near C

i v i Ba n r a r Su A e. s ou o a mon k S St . S l ool P , tate and mm t , the fam s g P , k nown the world over f or its excellent fi shing and f or the custom of pre ’ i the o fi l t o i of i sent ng seas n s rst sa mon the Pres dent the Un ted States . 1 K o i Me. B RT Come d wn the r ver by 5on the east side . UC SPO is a u i u i The ed paper town prod c ng h ndreds of tons of newspr nt a day . J

l - rout Ta vern M i F Sts. o u o la P y , a n and edera , was nce a famo s st p over p ce o i on the stage ro ute between Bang r and Cast ne .

To lok ASTI N E ui on ulu out o at C today , a q et resort a penins a j tting

Ba ou ul i k i o u l2 0 0 into the y , y wo d never th n that a tr of nations str gg ed

i M 1 0 0 k i u i years for tspossession . ore than mar ers at var o s po nts indicate ’ i i k The i lson Museum ul u . W the res dents pride in the r eventf bac gro nd ,

olo i l olo lll i o . F r St . o t Perkins , conta ns anthr p g ca and ge gica co ections Ma di son and Fort Georgeare reli cs of the repeated mi li tary occupations of i i l this h stor c o d town .

i n Penobscot Ba o R k l Lying y, and reached by steamer fr m oc and, are l RTH HA E i o l u of the is ands of NO V N , a fash nab e area with a n mber

fi I ALHA E o w o i u i ne summer estates ; V N V N , fr m h se gran te q arr es

- Di i i came the 5o foot monoli ths of the Cathedralof St . John the v ne n

o - l- DEER I SLE u 1 2 i l New York City ; and h ur g ass shaped , abo t m es i D I l i n i i o l n length . eer s e boatmen have manned yachts nternat na The I SLE AU HA T i i u races . waters of U , adm n strative headq arters i m i of a townsh p of the same name , have been the scene of any sh p wrecks .

’ He re s N ew England !

Along the western shoreline of S omes S ound lies SOUTHWEST

HARB R i l uni of O , princ pa comm ty in the township the same name . S u fi u Mou D I l o thwest was the rst s mmer resort on nt esert s and , and much i M of i tsori g nalcharm has been retai ned . any of the homes of the farmer

fi hermen l a ll u l i T e s who ive here the year were b i t fac ng the sea . h town

lk lou Ba r H but l i may ac the g am r of arbor , this on y brings nto greater

i i i Ask o t o k o reli ef tsq ua ntness and seren ty . a t wnsman ta e you t S hi p

Ha rbor ou lll of k i 1 0 of oo , where y wi earn the wrec ng in 74 the sch ner ’ i o of G D t I l . rand es gn , wi h its carg passengers from northern re and TREM T i u u i l ON , a townsh p occ pying the so thern end of the s and , Bluehi llBa h ou Bluehi lleni nsula borders y, across w ich y can see the P , ’ ‘ ’

lo l M Ell o lM . S u l ca e of ary en Chase s n ve , ary Peters tr ng a ong Tre ’ mont s irregular shoreli ne are severalsmallfi shi ng communities where lobster pots are piled high and every home boasts a fi shing boat or work

I n i S ea love ond o . ing d ry the northern part of the townsh p is C P , an

odd- shaped body of clear water whi ch reflects the pine - clad heights of

Western and Berna rd Mounta i ns. Occupying the centraland mountainous section of the I sland is Mount

D T i l o lo ll esert ownsh p , whose severa res rt centers are a m st as we known i lk EAL Ba r H . u S as arbor Perched h gh on a mo ntainside , over oo ing k D Ro ll r . HARB R The E ri e u . O , is y , s mmer home of the John c efe er, J ,

I n A TI Thu a Lod e u llu u l. S fami y COU is y g , which ho ses a sma m se m and li F a readi ng room w i th many book s of interest to the natura st . rom the lodge there i s a broad view of the inlets of the shore and the Cra nberry l RTHEAST HARB R k l t of I ses. NO O is nown the ength and bread h the l N ei hborhood Atlanti c f or i ts fleet of yachts of every c ass . Visit the g

House u l a i d of u i u , b i t with the s mmer residents , and mainta ned thro gh u lu ll l the proceeds of an ann a va devi e performance , dancing , theatrica s , and o ther amusements ; or gather with the summer resi dents and villagers ’ o E lu i i old l to for their fam us Sunday vening C b , s ng ng hymns , istening

m u k o oo u i . so e g est spea er , and enj ying g d m s c

T H E M A I N E L A K E S

A N D W O O D S

Fi shi ng a nd Hunti ng

M 1 f or Moosehea d La k e G ill75m. o B o . e. 1 00 27 Me. 5 ; reenv e, fr m ang r and

lra d La k es B la L k s 84 m. o o l . US 302 f or S eba o f or Beg e ; e gr de a e , fr m P rt and g 4 f r o l M . m o . e 3 o Ra n o Wi a 1 7 . ele La k e. N rth ndh m, fr m P rt and and g y

es R lL k 1 25m. o o la . La k ; ange ey a es , fr m P rt nd

EAST and north along the Canadi an border from New Hampshire ’ - stretches Maine s great ex panse of lak e spattered forest . The Rangeley

R f or ll- o k u a S egion , famed its we st c ed waters and ab nd nt game ; ebago ,

the l - l sa lmo seba o since time began home of the and ocked g , gamiest of fi sh B l fi n e u l fi ghting ; the e grades , with their cottages and s mmer hote s ;

l - lk and Moosehead second argest of northeastern fresh water a es . ’ i k Bi k M fi l . u A l aine s sh ng is as varied as its a es g, h s y t antic, chinook ldlk l l o ll and an oc ed sa mon ; brown , rainbow, ake or bro k trout ; sma i ll u k z e mouthed bass and wh te and ye ow perch ; c s , and a do en other sp cies . Flfi i ul i ll the u k u l y sh ng is pop ar, espec a y in q ic er waters d ring the ear y

D - ll l ul the season . eep water tro ing yie ds better res ts in warmer summer fi ‘ fi ’ fi . W months inter shing is sport too , for frost shing , as ice shing is i ll M o ul nla l . Sa hn on ca ed in aine, is p p ar on i nd and t da waters , trout , k l l u k pic ere , sme ts , and c s are chief among the winter varieties . ’ ’ For ui u ll ul u . the eq pment yo need , it s best to cons t a registered g ide

Y ou can get a 3 - day non- resident fi shing license for a 30 - day license l T l for or a season icense for hen , with a good rod and ree , u fli lur l lou fi sh yo r favorite es and e , an amp e cree , y may to the limit of

Moos ook me un R r the la w . Try el g ti c or the i cha dsons of the Rangeley Lak es for trout for the Rangeleys are the naturalhome of the fi ghting

- u . Sl l Dea d Ri ver Re i on k l tro t ight y northeast is the g , nown for its ice co d u ultr ll waters fed by mo ntain springs , where even on s y days trout wi give an honest fi ght . ’ I n S eba o - b Lon o llfi nd ldlk l g and near y g P nd you an oc ed sa mon . Pro a a ti n u n dl li fi p g g in great n mbers and growi g rapi y, these sp end d ghters S l H i rise best in eptember and the ear y months of the year . ard h tters at sa lmo seba o ff l ll fly or bait , g give a sti batt e un ti anded . The Belgra des strike a happy medium good fishing without the ’ Here s N ew England !

di mf of il r . Fo a l Grea t Pond sco orts the w derness b ss , cast a ine into ,

Lon ond - f b o . l l g P , or any of a dozen near y bodies water On y recent y has u k i lk ll genero s stoc ng made these a es exce ent grounds for trout and salmon . The sport is good here from the ti me the ice goes out untilwellinto the u s mmer . ’ The Moosehea d Re i on M g is aine s chief sporting center, the gateway to a vast area of almost unbrok en wild land extending to the Canadian To i border . th s day many of the waters have not yet been explored by

fi k h o - i . S u u a lt u i ou lu shermen a n , tog e , and sq are t ed ro t are awa ting y r re

i n Kok a d o J o Ma r Lobster u lk i j , y, , and a h ndred other a es bes de the broad

of os h a d i l li A a sh e n Mo e e . o lla R i o waters tse f N rtheast es the g g , where ten

of N i er Brook i o i o the All ponds on the headwaters gg , wh ch fl ws nt agash ,

l i o f or li n M To u i provide the best ocat n sq uaretai s aine . g e w llbite well

Au u Mus ua sh La k e u fi i oo u u into g st in q , and tro t sh ng is g d thro gho t most

of ll i All the season on the sma er tr butaries of the agash .

Fi sh Ri ver Re i on i l1 0 0 u l f f The g , cover ng near y sq are mi es, o ers perhaps

m 1 the best salmon fi shi ng in the State . Salon weighing 8 pounds have ’ k o I f o a l . u l u ll re been ta en fr m these waters y ike bass , yo enjoy P f y,

S edni c S eboei sLa k es. p , and ’ Mo M i l u re than 75per cent of a ne s tota area is forest , and m ch of it is M ll . o n o l u wi d and o se , mo arch of the woods , have bec me so p entif l in some counties that o ccasionally an open season of a few days is declared . Wardens estimate the deer population of Mai ne as between and

o nl u l l o C mmo y fo nd near c eared and , tote r ads , and abandoned lum u l llof ber camps, deer are best h nted soon after a ight fa snow when i ffl P u’ the snapp ng twigs are mu ed . erhaps yo d rather shoot bear than deer f or i t tak es a skilled hunter to stalk and bring down these crafty

Allu . beasts . co nties have an open season on them

- B u Smallgame hunting is popular in Maine . obcats with a bo nty i o li ul um . R n them are p ent f , and the n ber of foxes is increas ng accoons ’ are hunted in nearly every county ; Maine coons often weigh 30 pounds

in u ou o i l contrast to their so thern c sins , which are c ns dered arge if they

2 Do ou l ul i u reach 0 . y de ight in the sorrowf tones of a rabb t ho nd on the ‘ ’ chase? Mai ne rabbits k eep to the surface and do not hole in like the

smaller species found i n other states . f k u o o Merr meeti n Ba I duc shooting is yo r ch ice , g to y g y, considered H K one of the best grounds along the Atlantic Coast . ere the ennebec i u k o o lu and Androscogg n meet , and the d c s dr p d wn from the b e in Flu k ou k f or . o k . o great fl c s Woodc c , as y now, are a test any bird dog sh the black berry tangles i n the centralpart of the State f or native wood The Main Lakes a nd Woods

— o o a o u M i cock . N t lng g there were gro se covers near every a ne city ; o o la w oo o ou ro t day , pr tected by , partridge sh ting bec mes better as y p gress north . One of the gathering places for sportsmen of the Sebago Region is ’ HI TE S BRI D GE o W 1 8 i l la W , in N rth indham , m es northwest of Port nd

2 H oi S eba o La k e l i S 30 . on U ere , on a p nted cove of g , are severa sport ng

oo l lk u camps and the m ring p aces for many a e cr isers and motorboats . ’ i li n lk i s Ra mond a e Fr es Lea i clifl Vis b e the a e y C p , where y p , a h gh , is i I i mark ed by colorfulpa ntings said to have been made by nd ans . Near

i s uli t Rock lHa w by P p , beneath which is a cave where Nathanie ‘T ’ thorne wrote the fi rst chapters of he Scarlet Letter . BEL RADE LAKES lk l G , a a e resort sett ement in the midst of the

k R i o l o l e 1 00 2 B l L 8 M . e grade a es eg n , is 4 mi es north of P rt and on and 7 . 1 m GREE I LLE Me. 5 l B li NV , on some seventy i es from angor, nest ng M L k at the foot of oosehead a e , is the sporting center for the southern Fi l M . u u l ant er of the oosehead region shing , h nting , mo ntain c imbing , u l and canoeing are the sports feat red by this sett ement , which forms a

o l I n Moosehea d La k e i e 2 2 starting p int and supp y base . lthe 0 0 wooded

Deer I sle l S u a r I sld R acres of and the spraw ing expanse of g a n . ising lk o M K t . i neo above the waters of the a e , on the eastern sh re , is , with its k T fli n t . t lo K u Mt . a ta hd n abr pt and y pea oward the nor heast o ms i ,

u o le A a la chi a n Tra abo t wh se s op s winds one end of the pp i l. Of the view

lk - w l u K di T over the a e stre n forest and from the s mmit of atah n , horeau ‘ wrote : The surroundi ng world look ed as if a huge mirror had been shat e ed li i ’ r . t , and g ttering b ts thrown on the grass

RA GELE LAKES 1 2 0 l l M 4 i e. 3 N Y , mi es from Port and on and , with n Ra n ele La k e l i sight of g y , ies in the heart of a forest reg on that has , wi thin a

i u 1 0 i l u l - filled lk o I n rad s of m es , forty tro t and sa mon a es and p nds . the k Mt . i s a h Mt sk . distance are the pea s of P g and . S i At the northwestern

R lL SS C i sh ha tcher end of ange ey ake is OQ UO O , where there is a f y for u a nd l i l u ll l breeding tro t sa mon , wh ch are re eased ann a y to rep eni sh the R lL k F l HAI E LA DI . u t S i ange ey a es r her a ong is N N NG , wh ch has

l on Mooselook me unt L steamboat service with other sett ements g i c a k e.

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’ Here s N ew England !

Ca n on M u . I t l the n n top of o ntain connects with ski trai s above s ow li e , ‘ ’ - including the famous Richard Taft . Berlin has the new 65meter ski u u l l u Ad i s j mp , b i t by the Nationa Yo th min stration and spon ored by the Sk i lu lu the city and the Nansen C b , first ski c b organized in United ’ nd t u k R u S . A l tates here s T c erman avine , the h ge snow bow on the side M u W l ‘ H ’ of o nt ashington, which to some peop e means New ampshire , for here in the spring months every winter sportsman in N ew England l k i tries the ate s i ng over the headwall . n ofl e There are wi ter carnivals galore . Wonalancet rs instructi on in ’ l - o r I n d . t i s edge g d iving fact, there s some h ng for everybody dur ing the u M k every month of the year . Visit s gar camps in arch or ta e a n m a l l Y ou fi h autu n tour when the m p es are in their g ory . ca n s for speckled

u un - l fi n e u tro t and h t the white tai ed deer in season , and there are h nting ui and fishing camps and g des on the north country lakes . Naturalists willseek out the Nature Garden and Nature Schoolat Lost River ; the l l M i A pine flora and A pine butterflies on t . Wash ngton ; the birds i n the l ll P k in arches of the Easton Va ey . laygoers will ta e the Barnstormers at

T r - i n r fi k t Fo t N e s l. Wh L amwor h , the y at White e d ite a e in Tamworth M B k P k in o nd and oose roo ar G rham are favorite spots for swimming . A 0 0 l A li M un Clu l t u s over 3 mi es of ppa ach an o tain b trai s , wi h h t and l l k n li l i n h she ters a ong them , ma e moun tai c mbing a p easure the W ite

Mountain region . The largest area of public lands in the east is the Whi te Mountain i lF m u Nat ona orest of acres , maintained for ti ber prod ction , r ll r But . l conse vation of wi d ife , and wate shed protection there are a so li k R k w if R R roadside camps e the oc y Gorge on the S t iver oad in Conway, a nd Greeley Forest Camp at Greeley Pond among the primevalspruces ma M . a nca I n u t K us. l C un near g the wi d, deep rawford Notch s rro ded by steep mountains stand the Wi lley Ca mpson the site of the little ta vern where members of the Willey family perished in a great slide in the

2 F i H u 1 8 6 . r l s mmer of rom their t agedy, Nathan e awthorne conceived his ‘ ’ A u - n story, The mbitio s Guest . This awe inspiri g spot is part of the

Cra wford N otch S ta teReserva ti on . Hawthorne k new this mountain region as wellas every schoolboy ’ The lff today knows his tale of the Great Stone Face . c i s which form the ’ Old Ma n of the Mountai ns tremendous profi le hang 1 2 0 0 feet above ‘ ’ ’ P filL k ld l l ou u ro e a e , the O Man s Washbow , easi y seen as y drive thro gh ‘ ’ I Old Ma n Fra nconi a Notch in the S ta teReserva ti on . t is said that the receives more visitors yearly than any scenic attraction i n N ew “ other E l ng and . The White Mountains

ni R i Flume Reserva ti on South of the Franco a N otch eservat on is the , with woodland paths and a private tollroad leading across the pictur esque

Flume or e. fis u Covered Bri dgeto the entrance of the G llg This s re some 70 0 ul Mt . Flu feet in length is flanked by high perpendic ar wa s in the side of me . i n Ki nsma n otch H Five miles northwest of North Woodstock N (N . .

lfi n Lost Ri ver Reserva ti on S youwi l d the , owned by the ociety for the Be u Protection of New Hampshire Forests . s re to visit the weird caverns ‘ ’ l Moosila uk e B u G formed by the ost ranch , and the Nat re arden , con

tai ni ng over 30 0 native plants . n r l A a la chi a T a i G M . Lost River is right on the great pp , from eorgia to t The i W i M u n Katahdin in Maine . tra l enters the h te o ntai s by way of H lu l M . the Dartmouth Outing C b Trai from anover, and crosses t

Moosila uk e F R Presi den ti a ls C - M , the ranconia idge , the , the arter oriah l Ma hoosa c R n M R n u . ange , and the pri cipa s mmits of the ange i to aine ’ o l M u n Since y u can t possib y cover the entire White o ntai region , try cutting through themountains by way of the hi ghway following the Saco River i n from Maine (US Entering N ew Hampshi re at CON WAY ’ ’ E ER ou oelsCovered Bri d e i n C NT , y cross J g , with sh ps k ees reinforcing

its roof . Y ou n R H C A come into the wi ter sports center at NO T ON W Y, on Whitc hthe l R A o the wide interva es of the Saco iver . cross the stream y u will see Moots N M l S u t Whi te Horse Led e the , orth , idd e , and o th , wi h g and dra lLed e u I ER ALE ha s u Ca the g j st above their base . NT V a s perb View M i re i e i a h P sd n s. of t . Was ngton and the other t l ou u n LE 2 W G nu S . hen y reach the j nctio of roads at N , conti e on U 30

A BAR LETT o l r t T , y u begin to go steadi y upgrade toward the C a wford N otch i i n 1 1 N u n , d scovered 77 by Timothy ash , who , while h nti g a moose , l e l hi s u c imb d a tree to try to get a g impse of q arry, and saw the defile r u th o gh the forest . Y ou enter the Cra wford N otch Reserva ti on about 3 mi les or so beyond d N otchla n . S ou oon y begin the steep climb thr ough the notch . Waterfalls u l i li ff u l n t mb e over the h gh c s to yo r right, and be ow is a deep ravi e , l a llthe M u one of the wi dest scenes in White o ntains . The bare summit

Mt. Wi lla rd ou out un l of overhangs the Notch , and y come aro d the edge

the Ele ha nt Hea d S a co La k of p to ewhere the river rises . Turn on the road opposite the Cra wfordHouseand drive 6 miles through MARSH— FI ELD M n t . the woods to at the base of Washi gton , Where ‘ the funny little cars of the Cogw heelRa i lw a y clinking li ke a beetle a nd sputtering smoke and steam as only goblin caterpillars might ’ ’ n the l a cob sLa dder S um begi their ascent over trest e of J to the mi t. ’ Here s N ew England!

‘ ’ ’ A ur ni o E l R k BRETT fter ret ng fr m New ng and s oof, go bac to ON WOODS (US passing by the Upper Fa lls of the Ammonoosuc Mount a sh n o and the rear of the W i gton Hotel. Now y u follow the Ammonoosuc Ri ver um l o La k eso theClouds , which has t b ed d wn from the f ll i R k M i in the greatest fa of any r ver east of the oc y ounta ns .

At TWI M TAI S ou oul li the ll N OUN N , y sh d bear west and c mb hi

BETHLEHEM STREET u ou 0 to , with its famo s m ntain views and 3

l. F ou LI TTLET l hote s rom here y descend to ON , center of a arge

l lu i FRAN C I A li u of recreationa area, inc d ng ON , nest ng nder the wing

La a e Mt. f y tte and SUGAR HI LL with hotels and summer homes over l n Fr nc ni M i n o n ooki g the a o a ounta ns . Stillfollowi g d wn the Ammo oo suc ou u LI SB BATH W DS I LLE , y go thro gh ON and , and at OO V , a ll l i HA ERHI LL ou on vi age in the arge townsh p of V , y can cross the C n c i c R i e t ut iver nto Vermont .

A detour of rare charm can be tak en from the Marsh - Field Station ”

r F . H u ou e e son N otch E FERS . road, p thr gh J fi , on to J ON , and then by N 1 1 T I M 5to W N OUNTAI NS .

I f ou i t o r o H i l C l y dec de go iding acr ss New ampsh re engthways , as ar

S u di d R o F o ou u andb rg when he visited bert r st , y can come p the eastern D R H k 1 . Y ou u L side of the State from OVE by N . . 6 pass thro gh the a e O i e KET M l sss e PE AW . t . C u p region to Q U hocor a , visib e from here , is a i l i perenn a favorite of mounta n climbers . i H Enter ng the CONWAYS you continue t o GLEN and then on N . .

1 6 overed Bri d e A KS Pi nk ha m (notice the C g ) to J C ON, the entrance to

r i i G en E i sFa lls N otch ou lli s Ri ve . l ll , thr gh which flows the E V s t , where rustic paths and stai rways border cascades to the mai n falls which u l6 l t mb e 5feet into a poo .

I n Tuck erma n Ra vi ne l l - l , two and a ha f mi es by foot trai from the

i nk ha m N otch a m lhi M u Clu ou i ll P C p of the Appa ac an o ntain b , y w be llAt surprised to fi n d early June flowers in August at the headwa . the watershed of the Notch is the entrance to the Mount Wa shi ngton Toll Roa d Glen House ou w i ll lli , opposite the , where y get a thri ng view of the

fi ve hi ghest peak s in the mountains . The highway dr ops with the Peabody River by the Dolly Copp Forest un a n T Ca mp with its fi ne view Of the gargoyle on I mp Mo t i . oday the k D ll of e . spot where the pioneer farm th Copps stood is mar ed o y, on l i i their go den wedding anniversary , coined a sentence wh ch has s nce ‘ H ’ ‘ ll u but fi l . become a mountain c assic ayes , she said, is we eno gh , fty ’ years is long enough to live wi th any man ! And so the couple divided their household goods and parted .

' 80 Here s N ew England !

H 2 n . 1 1 u L highway (N . ) t rni g west and passing by the entrance to ost

River Reservation . US 3 continues down the Pemi gew a sset Valley and on to Concord and u ou ll c l u Boston . On yo r way y wi be ri h y rewarded by a deto r from WEST CAMPTON eastward on the Waterville Valley Road to the mountain - encircled summer and winter resort of WATERVI LLE ALLE V Y .

’ 84 Here s N ew England !

W nni u S u ew f ound Sun i sq am , q am, N , apee, Ossipee are favorites with ex eri enced fis t i l t u ldlk l p hermen for he r ake ro t, an oc ed sa mon, rainbow trout l , . Su e a ureolus l u lu b ack bass nap e has the (go den) tro t , once exc sive to thi s body of water . Those who prefer a gun to a rod go out after an oc ca si ona l lli n s . deer, especia y Ossipee town hip The State maintains fine reservations i n the Lakes di strict : you ca n E i P W L k bathe at nd cott ark at the eirs , picnic and bathe at a e Went W ll B u L k worth and e ington each on Newfo nd a e, and camp at the L u White ake Camp Gro nd near West Ossipee . T u ls Su K B ln here are mo ntain trai on napee, earsarge , Cardigan , e k ap , a nd u R Chocor a and the neighboring summits of the Sandwich ange .

S un - n l nowbo d and ice covered in wi ter , this region neverthe ess refuses to k hi . W n a nd fis u . hibernate inter brings skiing, s ati g , ng thro gh the ice I lu l l ll l u . ceboats tilt at a peri o s ang e , their sai s swo en by mo ntain b asts H l k t i n n l . orses race on the ice , and na ive s edge dogs ta e part an ua derbies

T Sk i - a nd u l a ll i ll here are trails n rsery s opes on the h llsides , especia y in

Pl u - - u ll u ymo th , with a ski chair ropeway, ski j mp , s a om co rse, and a ski B lk M R tramway at the e nap ountain ecreation Center . u u US 3 ll i n l The best ro te from the so th is , which fo ows arge part the ll M C RD S C l va ey of the mighty errimack to ONCO , the tate apita , 75 l B mi es north of oston .

T H. i n o 9 . H. 1 03 t ake N . west from Concord, then N , and wind and u ll R u La k eS una ee n with the itt e Warner iver to its so rce near p , by the twi

u n . u topped mo ntain of the same ame, whose base meets its waters N mer ouslarge settlements and extensive summer estates occupy the shores . T S A EE o ca n k u u but At M . UN P y u ta e an nn mbered paved road to H 1 1 hi ll APEE HARB R u N . . SUN O , and then contin e on , w ch wi give lk E L D ha s u you a good oo at the Lake . N W ON ON one of the best sit a lTh S . M Kea rsa r e out s u u . e tions in the tate t . g stands con pic o s y highway u FRA KLI Bi rth contin es to the city of N N , within whose limits is the

o a ni l st pla ce f D e Web er . H A l Pemi ew a s F l k . 3 From rank in ta e N . past high and views of the g ll u BRI ST L ll u u l set Va ey thro gh O , an especia y ind strio s p ace in the l w n u N ew ound La k e. s mmer, to f Over to the west and a most overshado i g

lk rdi a n ul k u in Mt . Ca the a e , towers g , pop ar for hi ing in s mmer and skiing winter . I nstead of returni ng to Frank li n and through the junior college town of

l H. TI LT u ll ou cut B . ON, yo r road map wi show y a short from risto on N 1 E HAMP u u e 04 through the town of N W TON, and then on an nn mber d

o A I A Mo L n u u but go d road across to L CON . st of aco ia is so s rro nded by The La k es of N ew Ha mpshire

’ water that it is naturally known as the City of the Lakes . Thr ee of them

a reli k W ni u R a u us n ed by the in pesa kee iver to form its western border, P g , m I n umm the r di O eechee Wi nni s ua . p , and q the s er city is a t a ng center for

l lk . I n n the who e centra la e region of vacationists the winter , snow trai s

from Boston pullin with hundr eds of enthusiasts ; internationalsled - dog A l L ni races start and finish in its main street . lfew mi es east of aco a is the Belk na Mounta i n Recrea ti on Center G . p in i ford , devoted to winter sports

Continue on US 3 around the cabin - lined shores of Lake Paugus to THE

- I R La k eWi nni esa uk ee. 0 WE S , the most important port on p The 7 year ‘ ’ old side - wheeler Mount Washington steams away like an old dowager

l S u . Sea to make her roun d of the ake . peed boats flash p to the piers

u Au u . planes rise and alight . Races c lminate in a regatta in g st Under a granite canopy is one of the oldest authentic monuments in N ew Eng

l Endi cott Rock 1 6 2 u G E and , , on which in 5 s rveyors for overnor John ndi l M a cotlt marked the northern boundary c aimed by the assachusetts B y Co ony . n udi st! Continue up the hi llfrom TheWeirs on US 3 ; from the top you ca pture

the fullsweep of Winnipesaukee . Ride down a steep hillpast tiny La k eWa uk ew a n to your left into MER

l - a n EDI TH a u u d w n . , noted as inen man fact ring center a resort to

Stop at a parking - place some six and a half mi les beyond Meredi th for a

l S ua m La k e u Mt . memorab e vista of q , backed by the r gged peak of

l - Red Hll H LDER E u . F SS Chocor a , and the ower, tower topped i rom O N k you can make a circular trip of the la e .

- H. 2 re By taking a 60 mile motor tour from Meredi th (N . 5) on your u ou n u L k Wi nni esa u t rn trip , y can get a good idea of the tow s aro nd a e p E ER HARB R m i n a n kee . C NT O has a com and g view of the lake d the u Al B ln u u mo ntain ranges Ossipee , ton , and e k ap s rro nding it on the A M R H R ER — i u . t L B G C l u east and so th OU TON O OU O N , a 5m e deto r ll ou E TER SAND I CH li ull u i n wi take y to C N W , de ghtf y sit ated a high

lS a ndw i ch I ndustr u l land bow . i es w a s the n c eus of the League of New H l k H 1 F M . . 0 ampshire Arts and Crafts . rom ou tonborough ta e N 7

MEL I L E M S ha w LFE u I L AG u t. W thro gh V N V , nder massive , to O B R the l u l . O O , b siest port on the eastern side of the ake A few mi es east H 2 r h. of Wolfeboro on N . . 8 is little La k e Wentw o t There are two State Wentw orth B h R s a t on parks here , the ea c e erv i for picnicking and bathing , the Governor Wentw orth a t on o l ll and Reserv i . Y u can sti l see the we and ’ ll- l G u i li n 1 8 ce ar ho e of overnor John s s mmer mansion , wh ch he bui t 76 , u u H th s starting the vog e for summer homes in New ampshire . F l H 2 u W u . l ou . 8 end rom o feboro contin e s th by N , aro nd the ower of ’ Here s N ew England!

T B H 1 1 - AL AY . u u the lake at ON , and on by N . thro gh s mmer cottage l u settlements a ong the so th shore to Laconia again .

i H 1 o ul . A u . 6 P u nother pop ar h ghway from the so th is N fr m ortsmo th , u u u hi I t whi ch brings yo p thro gh the W ttier country . passes the entering

Ossi eeLa k e w - l road to p , ith its pine fringed edges and promontories , and H R its western shores dotted with cottages . C OCO UA is a tourist F u l TAMW RTH u center . o r mi es west of it is O , once the s mmer home

H La k eCho of President Cleveland . A gem of New ampshire waters is

l t u ll Mt . corua . , two mi es nor h of Chocor a Vi age The soft reflection of

Chocorua lies upon its waters . ’ a ll H lk These do not begin to be of New ampshire s a es and ponds , for every town in the State except Temple and Plaistow is blessed with at least one.

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C O N N E C T I C U T V A L L E Y

CollegeBoysa nd I ndi a ns

k o US Old Sa ook 1 1 0 m. o o . C . 9 5 nn , ; ybr , fr m New Y r

BR AD l I di ll O pastora s , once the scene of n an massacres, co ege towns, and ’ tw o of New England s most progressive municipalities are ranged along

l u ll The f . 9 the ower Connecti c t Va ey . best road for com ort is Conn from fi l Con Old S k H S . 5 G . aybroo to artford , and U from there to reen e d The ’ necti cut R E l a u l iver, New ng and s l rgest stream, is the nifying channe of l a l u u l H . the who e region , and tidewater r ns the way p to artford OLD SA BR K l l u the Y OO , ying among sa t marshes near the mo th of u u ll fi i ll river and penetrated by n mero s tida in ets , was once a sh ng vi age k m h l ll nown for its im ense daily catch of s ad . Ya e Co ege was originally u sit ated here . N ot u the MID DLET a n u l far p river OWN , ind stria city active long i n W I l i ago est ndian shipping , sti l preserves an air of academ c dignity as

Wesle a n ni ersi t the seat of y U v y . HARTF RD l u the O is the capita of Connectic t, and owing to great sz the fi l u fi l i e of home of ces of its nationa ins rance rms , the city ooks ’ u la Ma r Tw a n Hous a nd Li bra r S q ite metropo it n . k i s e y are a hrine for T om S w . Tri ni t Colle e l E lc a yer devotees y g , the eading piscopa s hool of E l E l ll l i x New ng and , has an ng ish Co egiate Gothic chape rem niscent of O he fi n h U . T Old S ta teHouse i n 1 6 Bulc ford niversity , designed 79 by , has a n archi tecturalharmony more admi red by some than the impressive capitol. ’ N orth of Hartford the first ex tensive view of the State s tobacco fi elds o R L opens ut before you. The canaland locks at WI NDSO OCKS re n ou h mi d y t at river navigation was once of importance here . SPRI GFI ELD u M u l lH N , j st across the assach setts ine , is a riva of art i n ulu Muni ci a ford size and c t re . Other N ew England cities envy the p l Pla za t n u u u r u l , wi h its twi co rtho se and a dito i m in the Corinthian sty e ,

0 0 — Ca m a ni le and its 3 foot p , commanding an extensive view of the river ll F . orest Pa r A va ey k has a July display of lotus and rare waterlilies . t WES SPRI GFI ELD u S torrow tow n l lvi l the T N fair gro nds is , a co onia ’ Here s N ew England ! lage reassembled from originalstructures brought here from a llover New

England . From West Springfi eld US 5is the best route to follow up through the A H L KE u u ll. t oi of va ey O YO , a center of paper man fact re , there is a ch ce

u . B u l ou Tom US 5 Mt . two ro tes to Northampton y contin ing a ong y pass , a 1 2 0 0 - foot elevation whose summit is reached by a motor road winding u li i Th through a p b c reservat on of woodland . e second route crosses to the east bank of the Connecticut and presently reaches SOUTH HAD

Ho LEY Mt . lok e olle e ou ll , where y C g is set in a spaci s y andscaped campus . The u o HADLE ou road contin es n rth to Y, and from here y can recross the river to Northampton . Tw o i k RTHAMPT ll d stinctions mar NO ON, for this sma city of many park s and trees is both the seat of S mi th Collegeand the former Home of

o i d At S Ma e ua dra n a lvi n C ole. nd ll le l ul C g mith , Q g riva s in op ence the new u l E l H l q adrang es in the ng ish manner at arvard and Ya e . There is an attractive side tour you tak e from Northampton up in to

hl - i l 1 2 . ll M . 9 1 1 1 Ai the hig ands of the Va ey, a 35m e trip on ass , , and 6 HA DE I LLE u u u ou l ter Y NV , where b ttons are man fact red , y rise rapid y

SHE u i o to GO N , over a tho sand feet h gher than N rthampton . Near D R A. . t F s ld a lI n Th . a t e l Goshen is the o Wh e n . e S e or t is a good p ace for i k i h L i H la nd a k e fi s t . At picn c ing , and g for boating , hing , and ba h ng

LI TH k M 2 nta i n Re t u re I A . 1 1 s Mou s ta e ass , pa sing , an extensive s mmer li i k M At u . 1 m . 1 6 sort for the fa i es of missionaries the j nct on ta e ass , con ti nui n ASHFI ELD t lli ll ou f or l g on to , ano her itt e h town , fam s its app e

r a t Pond u A Mt . orchards . G e has picnic gro nds and bathing . fter passing

Ow en i ll S u R i overed Bri d e. , the h ghway fo ows o th iver, over wh ch is a C g I n CONWAY is the memorialMa rsha llFi eld Li bra ry with a good i B Ashfi eld u h storicalcollection . oth and Conway are m ch favored by fi i u S ut Deer eld. artists and writers . The h ghway contin es to o h

S l o t M . 9 even mi es away from N r hampton , across the river on ass , is i Amherst Cole e R li . l AMHE ST, rich in terary and academic associat ons g ll ll u l E l l has a me ow, sma camp s typica of those New ng and schoo s which

- b Homeo Emi lDi ck i nson n u d l . imit their size Near y is the f y , the disti g ishe 1 Ma ssa chusetts A u M . 1 6 poet . Within mherst bo ndaries , on ass , is the ‘ ’ D A ri cultura lolle e k lu A . g C g , better nown to its a mni as ggie ominating a l u mi E D Mt Tob t . SUND RLAN is . y ( from whose s m t there is A l l Sun a choice view up and down the river . mi e and a ha f north of

T or a rk l but . d rla nd M . 3 a l e on ass 6 is y P , private y owned open f M w DEERFI ELD li es a f ew mi les north o the junction of ass . 1 1 6 ith

TH DEERFI ELD o C u R . Al US 5at SOU , acr ss the onnectic t iver most

T H E M I D D L E

C O N N E C T I C U T V A L L E Y

Mounta i n S enti nels a nd Ri ver Bends

B o B 2 m. o K . o o lo o 00 H. 1 1 2 S 90 m N . 0 U 5 , , ; eene, fr m st n ; ratt eb r , fr m New

ROBERT FROST put it tersely when he wrote

New Ha mpshir e ra i ses the Connecti cut ou a Ca a In a tr t h tchery near n da,

But soon di vi des i t wi th Vermont .

‘ By la w N ew Hampshi re owns over 2 0 0 mi les of the long river of ’ ‘ ’ ok l but l . Fln pines , shares the stream with its y efe ow Vermont owi g on through Massachusetts and Connecticut the river becomes the only four F ‘ ’ ’ State stream in New England . rom the little cats bows of the north

country down through themile - wide oxbows between Haverhilland New C u l u u bury , the onnectic t oops and c rves to nwind again in the broad u I n l u reaches below White River J nction . p aces it flows nder high pali k l sades and terraced ban s , emerging between wide interva es fringed by

l ll u tw o l hills . The ower end of the va ey is g arded by iso ated mountain l: A u G M n sentine s sc tney in Vermont on the north , rand o adnock in N ew

Hampshi re on the south . u u thi s l Two main ro tes from the so th approach part of the val ey, US 5 i — H. S M s N . 1 0 H hi on the Vermont de , and as on the New amps re . B D . H 1 M u u . 0 s rive p by N from ernardston, as ach setts, on US 5. This ll ou I u u HI SDALE wi bring y into the historic ndian co ntry aro nd N . The fi l d lu i u rst sett ers pa d ed p the Connect c t in long canoes . While they were ‘ ’ ’ di in l u ou R I h gg in a ong the meadows they fo ght it t with the edmen . di ans hunted settlers ! Settlers hunted wolves ! And away off in Ports

u B n W R lG P o mo th sat e ning entworth , oya overnor of the r vince, giving T l . heR El laway big bites of the and to his intimates everend eazar Whee ock,

‘ Wi G a u Pa rna ssum Bi l u th a r d s ad , a b e and a dr m, ’ And fi ve un llon of l rum h dred ga s New Eng and , brought his I ndi an boys into the wilderness to start the schoolwhich later ll u’ became Dartmouth Co ege . Then yo llfollow the Ashuelot River ’ He re s N ew England !

’ u WI HESTER M G lL o W o i l thro gh NC , ajor enera e nard o d s b rthp ace , WEST SWA ZEY u ul l‘ The ld and N , where the a thor of the pop ar p ay O ’ ’ H li the Denma Thom on Home T omestead ved in n fl . here s a fi ne speci ’ of overed Bri d e l men a C g in the vilage . Asyou approach Keene you can t

l - lk Gra nd Mona dn ock l i of ll miss vo cano i e , the g ory of th s part the va ey .

The KEE E t elm- i s city of N , wi h a wide shaded main street , the home S ta teN orma lS chool f or l l of a , and the trading center the arge recreationa i reg on .

F K ou k - i li ou Mo rom eene y can ta e a 45m e tr p ar nd the base of nadnock .

1 2 o TR u H. t u Go so th on N . OY ; from here yo get oneof the best views of k ’ G M . We t o i ou too u but fi neOl rand onadnoc ( don t wish d stract y m ch , d

FI TZWI LLI AM u i - lu l li il u T , the mo nta n a re town , es 4 m es so th of roy ; ll hurch i s l hi F T k its vi age C a gem of ear y arc tecture . ) rom roy ta e a paved h i R road directly east to t e mounta n . A Tolloa d from thi s hi ghway leads ’ t o Ha lw a House the u l F o i the f y on mo ntain s western s ope . ollw the Wh te ’ Arrow foot trailfrom the hoteland after a mile of cli mbing you llfi nd

u l1 6 o u i fi E : yo rse f 3 5feet ab ve the sea on the s mm t, personi ed by merson

mom li a Every I ft my he d, See N ew Engla nd undersprea d South from Sa int La wrence t o the Sound

Ka k i - From ts llea st to the sea bound .

M k i s u of lo to ut on i s onadnoc the mo ntain artists , who ve p canvas t

i Th o o k o f varied and everchang ng hues . e wh le regi n is a wor sh p or the

i i ll ilf r ik Th u o . landscape pa nter . e mo nta n is crossed by exce ent tra s h ers ’ I t sa center f or festivals and carni vals that start with the apple blossoms i n Ma y and continue through the Winter Carnivals in January and Febru I n u u lu l ulllo ul Au u ary . J ne the mo ntain a re is in f b o m , and in J y and g st H Da l many of the surrounding towns are gay with Old ome y ce ebrations . AFFREY ul u u lon u l J , a pop ar s mmer resort, s ns itse f the so thern s ope of the mountain ; near- by the Mon a dnock Reserva ti on has a public pi cni ck A EA T AFFREY u o t on US 202 lo i i . S ing and camp ng s te t J , t rn n r h a ng

ok Ri ETERB R GH l thebank s of the Contooco ver to P O OU , probab y bet H i ll u ter k nown than any o ther New ampshire town , espec a y beca se of the

H 60 0 - i u i i M D llolon . a c ow e C y ere in a acre retreat wr ters , m s c ans , and ‘ ’ k ut i r u mol d u other artists can wor o the r d eams n este , as did its fo nder,

i u i l o E Ma cDow ell. the em nent m s ca comp ser, dward 1 u bi lls DUB H. 1 0 From Peterborough tak e N . westward p over the to

LI N ; then down from the heights through MARLBOROUGH to Keene . La k eS o ord t l sum l l i N . H. 9 Twe velmi es west of the c ty on is p f , wi h a arge mer co ony .

’ Here s N ew England !

’ o C n u fi u ll S ab ve the o nectic t , has g red vita y in the tate s history . I n the Old Consti tuti on House(1 777) the constitution of Vermont was drawn and

the u out u Ascutne Mt . a lt To so th now stands the s mmit of y ( . Just south of ASCUTN EYVI LLE a country road to the right willlead to a surfaced park way through the Ascutney S ta teForest Pa rk to the S a d dle Y ou o n k . a d t u n l0 0 can st p and picnic here, hen hi e p the additio a 5 ea k B l l . off l feet to the top of the p e ow, trai ing into the distance are ower hi lls and valleys ; among them little whi te villages and miles of green u a ll u meadows , and thro gh it the bends and sweeps of the Connectic t . l I F D A . 1 0 SPR G I EL few mi es from the main highway on Vt is N , a

u ur man fact ing center, where a bridge on the main street crosses the roar Blk R ing cascades of the ac iver . B ll F ll u Wi lli a msRi ver e North of e ows a s is the mo th of the , nam d for the minister who in 1 70 4 preached to a party of whites captur ed by I n fi P l l dians , the rst rotestant sermon de ivered on Vermont soi . BELL WS FALLS u l l O , a dairy and ind stria center , ies on a series of H onnec i sharply cut river terraces . On the N ew ampshire side of the C t

k Ki burn k ou ll k cut a u Mt . l craggy b lk of roc , , is a bac gr nd for the mi smo e

- H l u hi l. G and a so nding board for locomotive w st es etty reen , wea thy fi n l l u woman ancier, ived here for many years and eft a rep tation that

- i grew more from eccentricity tha n purse pinch ng . ‘ L - WESTMI STER W ong, one streeted N was the scene of the est ’ M s M 1 1 nl l hi sl minster as acre , arch 3 , 775, in which o y one man ost ife u l fir but hundreds gained a ca se a foreg impse , if not the st engagement , o ll P T E lu . S u t u u of the Revo tion till f r her so th y wi come to U N Y, and perhaps recallwith surprise that the Noyes Community once tried to establish itself here . ’ EB R u Connecti BRATTL O O , Vermont s so theastern entrance to the ll k u i ff cut Va ey , has a crowded bric b siness sect on , o set by attractive r S i teo Fort Dummer fi l terraced outski ts . The f , rst permanent white sett e

- u u out ment in the State is near by . Of many prod cts t rned here l t r u u na the Estey Organ , once the center of fami y ga herings th o gho t the

k o F Bra ttleboro S k i um u o . ti n, is the best n wn rom the J p the ace j mpers of the country soar through the frosty air each winter .

’ Here s N ew England!

Entering Vermont at POWNAL on US 7 you drive along a towering un n ll BE I N GTON E a All mo tai wa to NN , where th n en and the Green M u n B u ff r rum u o ntai oys once q a ed thei at the Catamo nt Tavern . OLD

BE I G 1 8 - u ll l hi NN N TON, an attractive th cent ry vi age , was eft on the gh la nds when the town rushed downhi llto meet the railroad and 1 9th—cen ’ Th F r r tury progress . e i st Cong ega ti on a lChurch is one of the State s fin est ; i n the Old Buryi ng Ground sleep the fallen heroes of the battle of

Th P r Bennington . e a son Dew ey House (1 763) is the oldest in Vermont ; Genera lDa vi d Robi nson House 1 l the ( 795) one of the most e aborate . Y ou ca n climb 30 0 feet to the top of the Benni ngton Ba ttleMonument if your

n ou - on TheH r wi d is good and y appreciate a hard w view . i sto i ca lMuseum ’ B is crowded with mementoes of Vermont s stirring history . enni ngton ll u l Co egefeat res experimenta education . At the edge of the mountains US 7 rolls northward along a gracious va l le ARLI G D Ca nfi eld F S l y to N TON , home of orothy isher and arah C eg MA HESTER l u horn . NC is the most e egant s mmer and winter resort this

D RSET hi - u S . ul ll r ral tate can boast O , an immac ate w te painted vi age ,

u . But u l o u is an art center of rep te these comm nities , whi e enj ying the tr e G M u dr ll l l reen o ntain back op , are rea y more typica of fashionab e resorts i n other States than of Vermont . l u B nn n To get into the rea mo ntains from e i gton, climb eastward on Vt .

ll k T lF th ok 9 M S . e u , the o y tar rai rom heights, nbr en forests stretch u u ll l north and so th , a carpet of green in s mmer , a tapestry of me ow co or 8 I LMI T o . G u in the fall. Turning north on Vt from W N ON y enter the

Green Mounta i n N a ti ona lForest l u - lk t e depths of the , a wi d mo ntain a e l g on . ’ l u llo u After clambering over Vt . 8 for mi es yo dr p abr ptly into a sort h ll To of Lorna Doone country called t e West River Va ey . the southeast

E F E i Wi ndha m ount ourthouse 1 82 is N W AN , w th its handsome C y C ( 5) in the style of the Greek Revival. Northeast along the valley the road winds into a section where summer people have revived sleepy villages S l WEST old u . and refurbished ho ses ome of the best samp es are at ON , a i lli l Fa rra r Ma nsur Museum h v l age noted for its restored inn , now the , the

mont Gui ld o Old Ti me Cra ts a nd I ndustri es Weston Pla Ver f f , and the y

- - house a ll olu u . b u l , itt e white c mned s mmer theater Near y are a p b ic bathing beach at Ha pgood P ond and a woodland picnic area at Greenda le

s a m Fore t C p . D u u i Blk R Continue on to LU LOW, a man fact r ng town on the ac iver , 1 i ll i n l u where Vt . 00 sw ngs northward , fo owing a genera way the co rse of the Old Crown Poi nt Military Road and skirting a chai n of resort lak es Th rough t he G reen Mountains

Rescue Echo Amherst Lo f Amh u , , and , named for rd Je frey erst , nder whose w I n u u dir ection the military road was built in 1 759. a ho se adjoining a co n tr ll ll L M TH C l ol y store in the remote hi top vi age of P Y OU , a vin Co idge ffi i was born and there he took the oath of o ce for the Presidency . Camp ng and picnick ing faci lities in the Cooli dgeS ta tePa rk are convenient for those ‘ i l ’ ’ l who visit S ent Cals birthp ace and grave . Pl u l lu of u u Northwest of ymo th ooms a c ster high mo ntains , pop lar

l u : S mi th S hrew sbur Ki lli n ton with c imbers in s mmer , skiers in winter , y, g l i co a k B ueRi d e a t . l S e l ( second oftiest in the tate , P P and g the ’ of B k very center Vermont s ac bone . At WEST BRI D GEWATER you come to US 4 and can tak e a side RU LA D the ll o trip to T N , perhaps ive iest and m st modern city in Ver

o l Ru l t u . mont, wi h its pr sperity rooted in the marb e ind stry t and is a

l nk T l . o r good p ace , to shop , eat , and dri the t ave er, fresh from the tran

u lli u l o u l q i ty of the mo ntain wi ds , the st res , resta rants , bars , hote s , movies , l R l A l and bright ights of ut and are a gratifying change . few mi es west of

Ru l US 4 La k eBomoseen o ll t and on is gay , d tted with sma craft and the

- Hu l sq uare bottomed boats of patient fi shermen . gh pi es of waste rock and dark q uarry openi ngs point the way to the slate di strict of FAI R

HA E P T E o Ru l PR CT R L . V N and OU N Y N rth of t and is O O , with an

l Ma rble Ex hi bi t ou e aborate that fascinates th sands every year . B k 4 u k 1 00 ac on US to the wilderness and the mo ntains ! Pic up Vt . at the junction and continue northward through NORTH SHERBURNE T KBRI D E R HE TER The u ll and S OC G to OC S . mo ntain wa stands on

a rmelBloodroot Cor ora ti on Horri d the west, where C , , p , and rear their

heads. North of ROCHESTER is the narrow mountain valley called Gra n

vi lle Gul i Hun t u M u u . f , twist ng its way hro gh the Green o ntain co ntry

k : Mon a ster Ki rb Ba ttell P l dreds of pea s on the horizon y, y, , the residentia

u ulmi r h Alle Y ou Li ncoln Ellen S ta k Et a n n . gro p c nating with ; then , , and

S P k l u Gi ord oods Tex a sFa lls can picnic at tate ar s a ong the ro te at fi W , , F and by the cascade of Gra nvi lle a lls.

T - o the west are three sk yline cross routes : the Goshen Gore Road (Vt . 1 1 5 u Bra ndon Ga BRA D t l S D u ) thro gh p to N ON, bir hp ace of tephen o g

la s u - u La k eDunmor e ul u re , and thence to mo ntain g arded , pop ar s mmer H k M lu 1 2 u Mi dd ebur Ga sort ; the ancoc to idd eb ry road (Vt . 5) thro gh l y p and BREAD LOAF; and the Warren to Bristolroute through Li ncoln Ga L lM u . p, steepest of the three, as it wends its way over inco n o ntain All sti fl l i n low u ou good c imbs gear, they are rewarding eno gh if y have a l T R R u . l fee ing for the deep woods his is the ow and obinson co ntry , where ’ He re s N ew England !

’ l lk - u u lL Sa m L ll Vermont s be oved fo a thor fo nd his Unc e isha, ove , and ’ a n er H l Gr d th il.

B l TERB R o n w e ow WA U Y (Vt . n ted o for the Little River Pro ’ ect l o ol ou i o j , argest flood c ntr earth dam in the c ntry, r ses Verm nt s most ’ o u a mels Hum or Le Li on o ha n uc t a l. arr gant mo ntain , C p, C ( t

W u W oo k i ll i ll . 1 00 North of aterb ry and the scenic in s Va ey, st on Vt , ou ll u o ST WE u lu ll u y wi come p n O , a tranq i co ntry vi age in the s mmer

i lulll k hr u u o Th swarm ng with co orf y c ad s iers t o gho t the winter m nths . e

l Ma ns a l Mt . l l s opes on the broad nob e heights of fi ed ( t . highest i n S thi s of the tate , have made one the important winter sports areas in the E D i ose i ve o ll u sk i run . A lo ast . The N is a nat na y famo s to lr ad leads to u B i u . S 1 08 the s mmit of the mo ntain etween towe and Cambr dge on Vt . ’ ’ S mu ler s N otch k u l is gg , a high roc canyon that served as a sm gg er s ’ 2 D B rendezvous during the Wa r of 1 81 . on t miss i ngha m Fa lls or the

Bi g Spri ng. B k 1 00 ll to EDE ou l ac on Vt . and sti bearing north N y wi lsee the

hi o i i i BelvidereMount w te gash of an asbest s m ne h gh on the s de of a i n . ’ You o o l are now in Vermont s n rthern reaches , d minated by the state y i cone of J a y Pea k (a lt . sentinelover the Canad an border . 1 00 he l of S M RRI Returni ng on Vt . to t centra part the tate to O S

ILLE ou fi sh L a k e Elmore S ta te a rk V , y may stop to swim and at P , and then continue on an unnumbered road past themammoth earthen Wri ghts vi lle a m l E B theW k i D , which , a ong with the dam at ast arre , saved inoos i 6 8 Valley towns dur ng the floods of 1 93 and 1 93 .

M T ELI ER W o k ll ON P , hemmed into the in os i Va ey in the heart of

l ll o l m l S . Vermont, is the Capita and sy bo of a tate of va ey t wns On y at ’ noon and at four o clock when the State and i nsurance ofli cesenliven the streets with clerk s and stenographers only then does Montpelier re

I s o k ll- ui re semble a city . t realdemean r is mar ed by sma town q et and A l k S ta teHouse serve . mong the many andmar s are the granite with its

i u reme ourt Bui ldi n u S fi ne Doric port co ; the S p C g, which ho ses the tate Library and the Hi storicalSoci ety Museum ; the N a ti ona lLif eBui ldi ng; the Wood Ga llery of Art ; the Admi ra lDew ey Bi rthpla ce; Vermont Juni or r r College; Betha ny Congrega ti ona lChurch; and Hubba d P a k . Southwest of Montpelier is NORTHFI ELD and N orw i ch Uni versi ty l l l u l N orthfi eld second o dest mi itary scholo in the co ntry ; be ow , the coolwoodlands of N orthfi eld Guf. BARRE u o l l l , so theastern neighb r of the Capita and her eterna riva ,

ll I l o l ra a . is famous for granite, exce ent ta ian f ods , a so wines and g pp The O u The Gr a ni te S heds stretch along the river flats . vast pen q arries

T H E N O R T H E A S T E R N L A K E S O F V E R M O N T

I n theWoodla nds

m. o B 2 1 5 1 1 4 1 2 W i Ri u i o 40 . 5 . 1 0 0 US , Vt , , , ; h te ver J nct n, fr m arre

THE l r northeastern corner of Vermont is a and of primitive appeal, a e gion of villages and farms scattered over a broken terrain ridged with ll l l T i llcut S . green h s , with harp va eys , and sp ashed with akes here are lk ll ll u : a eshore dance ha s and exce ent eq ipment for winter sports skiing ,

- ll l k the . s ating , horse racing on vi age streets or across frozen akes E u llUS 5 l C u ntering the region from the so th , fo ow a ong the onnectic t I I ER TI As u Valley to WH TE R V JUNC ON . yo drive northward La k e F ELY L a k eMor FAI RLEE a i rlee . 1 1 3 e , on Vt from , and y, near , are set l M low l C u R . t ll in balsins among hi slnear the lonnectic t iver orely, ra her we deve oped and fashionab e, has faci ities for water sports , go f, tennis, and I u M . t h S riding is said t at am el orey, who claimed to have invented a u Ful ’ Cl ’ steamboat fo rteen years before ton s ermont , became embittered

by lack of public recognition and sank his last boat here . I n OOS C u l A I the very heart of the C o ntry , be oved of the bnaki ndians, l E B R 1 8th - u la ndmmk s ies N W U Y, with a rich heritage of cent ry and his

tori l di l ca tra tions . The town gains from its ocation in the Ox bow Mca d ow s , one of the broadest and richest expanses of meadowland in northern l T lA New Eng and . hose interested in ear y merican architecture willfi nd visits to the Congrega ti ona lChurch the I sa a c Ba yley House olonelohnson House 1 and the C J ( 775) rewardi ng . W WELLS RI ER off US 302 l ew bur est of V , the commercia center of N y hi Lund Pond oton o on a te F s Gr ond Gr t S t ore t. hi towns p , are and P in T s l ’ k ff l argest of Vermont s par s o ers camp and picnic sites , she ters , a com

un u l u o fi shi u . m ity ho se , a ooko t t wer, and good ng gro nds

lo u ll l To the north is Ca ed nia Co nty, sett ed arge y by Scottish immi Gl ll C grants from asgow , whose descendants sti l c ing to their ovenanter

u . WEST BAR ET Ha rve Pond backgro nd Near N is y , in a framework of i llhi rolling h s w ch gives it the appearance of a Scottish loch . Northwest B li PEA HAM lu u i n of arnet es C , sec ded s mmer retreat of educators and tellectua ls u S , where Thadde s tevens, most vehement of Abolitionists , ’ He re s N ew England !

hi Th r spent s boyhood years . e Cong ega ti ona lChurch has the pleasing

of 1 8 h - u ou i symmetry t cent ry h ses of worsh p . H B Y ST . S UR the JO N , gateway between White and Green Moun

u - off l f or llk - - o tains , is the j mping p ace the rea a e and w ods country of the

The o northeastern corner . t wn is a center for famous Vermont maple R i M i u . l St . l lll u k s gar es dentia a n , extending a ong a eve p atea , is flan ed

u o o oh bur Aca dem S t . ns R by ch rches , hands me h mes , J y y, and the oman ’ e m o a t r i e f a o . esq ue Mus u f N u lS c nce. West St Johnsbury on US 2 is Joes ond o ul u m P , a p p ar s mmer spot with cottages , boating , swim ing and l l , l l. dancing, patronized main y by oca peop e u 2 E o . o 2 St US . 1 0 l ast and north fr m J hnsb ry, and Vt swing a ong the u C u ll l l E u pper onnectic t Va ey into sparse y sett ed ssex Co nty, a true ’ a - u or a - fi shi n H fi n haven for those h nting g bent . ere you ll d acres of l u lu l i l l dense wood and , precio s to mber dea ers , and m es of scragg y second

i 1 02 Ma i dstoneLa k e u i l growth t mber . Near Vt . , , b r ed in the wi derness , has lak e trout and landlock ed salmon for sportsmen who really enjoy

u M r i ck Mi nera r s . B unsw lS i n ro ghing it North of aidstone are the p g , f l The M u each one di ferent in minera content and taste . White o ntains of New Hampshi re in the di stant east form a back ground of si ngular l u R strength and character for the ca m flow of the Connectic t iver .

B FI ELD 0 llo u h n R F o L M . 1 5 N le a r m OO , Vt fo ws the g iver westward

I L D l R ll fi r o S A P D u . to N ON , birthp ace of dy Va ee , st of the cr oners l 4 i ll R ’ I P . 1 1 R North from s and ond , Vt , the excit ng o er Coaster oad , rises and di ps in breath- tak ing swoops toward the fi shi ng grounds of La k e

N orton i o l l Averi ll , with its fantast c jigsaw sh re ine , and the wi d and remote l i H k La k es L a k eWa li s di l. ll l and , near the Cana an ne ere and oc ed sa mon and severalspecies of lak e trout aff ord some of the best still- water fishing i A ll u n Vermont . ccommodations are avai ab e in season and g ides may be B k ll obtained . ac from the wooded shores stretch hi y forests where deer abound for fallshooting . 1 5 Echo S e mour S a lem La k es I l Po . 0 West of s and nd on Vt are , y , and ,

i - a wild and undeveloped trio that lure the angler as wellas the s ght seer . Th k u i s w l lk u ll eentire bac co ntry one of i derness a es and streams , r de itt e lls l u ll u k sawmi ett ements , h nting camps , and one y farms sq atting on roc strewn land . DERBY is spread on a broad plateau where the Saint Francis I ndians

u ou k - li once camped and h nted , and here y can ta e a 4 mi e s de trip to

I n o i i DE B I di . R Y L N E and the Cana an border Pr h b tion days , the roads of thi s section smok ed beneath the racing cars of reck less bootleggers and

- fli c rs grim faced o e .

C H A M P L A I N V A L L E Y

TheArca di a of Vermont

k o 4 om Mo li 300 m. o N ew o 230 m. 2 Bu li o 0 m. US , 7 ; r ngt n, fr ntpe er, fr m Y r , fr m

Boston .

H MPLAI ALLE E l C A N V Y, the dairy of New ng and , embraces some

- E l l l . ll 2 0 0 0 square mi es of ferti e stream watered farm and astward , the ro i n l l hi ll G M u g p ains s ope to the foot s of the reen o ntains ; westward, they k i l merge with the fl a tla nds along the la eshore . Gaz ng at a Champ ain

- M P lo o sunset from the glass enclosed observation tower of t . hi y u willbe entranced by the brilliant coloring of the islands and the distant Adi ron dack s peak s in profi le against a flaming horizon . l i k Samuel Champ ain d scovered the great La e in 1 60 9; and for molre than two centuries thereafter the region was the center of a bitter strugg e . These waters k new the glide of I ndian canoes and those of Rogers ’ Rangers ; they mi ngled with the human blood shed in fi erce navalbattles

l r o 2 h fi of the Revo ution and the Wa f 1 81 . Over them floated t e rst crude ‘ ’ f or o K k I n lu G A mi l L . n mber rafts ide n ing , the d ra of the a e the boomi g T k forties the waters churned under huge cargoes . oday La e Cham ’ n lu uf l l fi sh plai s b e breast is r fled on y by the prows of sai boats , canoes ,

- l A k ing boats , and a few ferries p ying between the dirondac resorts and the

Vermont side .

Al 80 - l B ong the mi e shore of St . Albans a y there are beaches for every : l fi mood motor and sai boating , canoeing , yachting , shing , swimming , fi l . T u l l l go ng , tennis here are any n mber of paths ramb ing a ong edges

lk n k over oo ing the water . A d always in the bac ground the Adirondacks u l k c tting jagged y at the s y . S ALB R G US 2 l t tarting down from U on , in the is and region of the nor h , notice the S toneHouse cha racteristic of the century- old structures

u o u o scattered thro gh t the c unty . Near I SLE LA MOTTE STATI ON i n Buryi ng Gr ound Poi nt the Me mori a lTa blet ol R ol Y o u honors the s diers of the ev ution . u sho ld visit the

S hri neo S t . Ann i u l l f , a d min tive chape and its sacred image in a she ter of

S i teo For An n t S te. e 1 666 La M pines ; and the f , where in Captain de otte hi sF l u l i M k and rench so diers b i t a fort for protection aga nst the ohaw s . I t the l S l was first white sett ement in the tate , though on y a temporary ’ He re s N ew England !

H - fi M . l u l ff one ere somber c ad Jes its ce ebrated the rst ass in Vermont . O

l B A l o hi s the western shore of this is and , enedict rno d anch red fleet before fi ghting the battle of Valcour I sland (1 776) and in 1 81 4 the British fleet

l r ou eft this haven for the battle of Plattsburg . Jutting th gh rich pasture l ora lRee the l i n l l and is the C f, said to be o dest the wor d , and traceab e for

hn s lTh rr l I a o t . e a i n a ce l ow l a mi e C y g P , where the s and narr s to a s ender

k - - k l- nec , received its name from the hide and see tactics of o d time smug

lers u ll ul l g , who sed sma boats which they co d easi y carry across the nar l u offi cers u row strip , eaving the reven e on the other side c rsing over their

l . arge , heavy craft

S TH HER S i te o the Ebenezer Allen Ta vern i Near OU O is the f , wh ch

once entertained Prince Edward of England .

l S a nd Ba r Bri d e S a nd Ba r S ta te On the main and, across the g are the

Forest Pa rk n l S ta te a R , with bathing and campi g faci ities , and the G me e

u l- e l u . f g , a wi d fow sanct ary M US 7 hr u u u d oving north on , t o gh a co ntry more r gge and broken , ’ u ll GE R I A CE TER o yo reach O G N , where patri tic Georgia farmers

n n r 2 raised a barricade against the co tra ba de sof 1 81 . ’ T ALBA S u ll ohnn a k e Hi u u S . c ll J st so th of N , yo drive over the J y of ’ i Frances Frost s poems . A view of the city in its amph theater formed by G M u hi L k lo fi l reen o ntain foot lls , with the a e washing its wer e ds , prompted ‘ Henr y Ward Beecher to eulogize : A place in the midst of a greater va i I ’ r ety of scenic beauty than any other can remember in America . TheSaint Franci s I ndians occupied SWANTON before the coming of the

D D rfi e M l Deerfi e d ll whi te man . uring the ee ld assacre they sto e the lbe

u lu lin 1 0 0 u u u . and sed it in their chape , b i t 7 nder Jes it g idance On the

bank s of the Mi ssi sq uoi is the Buri a lGr ound of this old Saint Francis tribe . ’ S a x esMonu HI GHGATE SPRI NGS is a little summer settlement . ment mark s the site of the birthplace of John Godf rey Saxe (1 81 6 one ’ of Vermont s outstandi ng poets . u k u On the frontier , beyond a co ntryside gray with roc protr sions and

Uni ted S ta tes ustom- house ragged vegetation , stands the C where as many The i A as 2 30 0 cars have been cleared in one day . Canad an and merican

- o l fi o u u custom h uses are c ose together, and forti cati ns are conspic o s by

their absence . Return south on US 7 and continue past its j unction with US 2 for u l L k S D Ma llettsBa ulC abo t 4 mi es to the a e hore rive to y, pop ar ham

l o p ain summer res rt . B I T of ha m la i n Tra ns URL NG ON, the Q ueen City, is the home the C p porta ti on Compa ny said to be oneof the oldest steamship lines in

T H E B E R K S H I R E S

An Aeri e oi llTow ns

i 4 1 4 o k . fi o B o 1 5m. o o 0 m US 7 Pi tts eld 35m. ; , fr m enn ngt n, fr m New Y r , fr m Bo o st n.

NORTH and south along the Massachusetts border li e the rugged R nn i T sk . Co ect aconics, a rampart against the western y ising from the cu ll H R fl a t - ll t Va ey to the east , the oosac ange with its topped tab e and , B ll ll llll o lll . sha ow va eys, and sma hi top t wns para e s the Taconics etween u B k ll d d n the ranges c rves the er shire Va ey, ivi ed midway by a arrow

i Hoosi c R o t Hu r dgle from which the iver flows n r hwest to join the dson , H u u . whi e the o satonic jogs so th to meet the sea To the north , the high la u l mi u u u ulk nds p sh c ose together, for ng a r de, mo ntaino s b between

Vermont and Massachusetts . On the south along the Connecticut M u u ull ll assach setts border, the mo ntains open gracef y to a ow the river,

la u . the rai ro d , and the highway spacio s passage lk u he B l e Grey oc is the o tstanding peak of t erkshire andscape . On u l u u l u 6 l great p ifted mass, s rro nded by esser s mmits , mi es east to west, it lies in the northern Berkshi re Valley about equidi stant from theHoosa cs As u he B T . t l and the aconics the mo ntains of wor d go , the erkshires are Bu i k . t not imposing there are h gh pea s and broad meadows , wild moun n l ll u u tli ll talilcascades and p acid mi streams , q iet towns and b s ng mi vi ages . Berk shire hilltowns follow pretty much the same pattern scattered u i u l farmho ses , a wh te ch rch , a neat graveyard , a schoo with wood piled T l u u u near the door . his is a and of ch rch s ppers , sq are dances i n the T H ll l h I t u own a , and socia s at t e Grange . is the nat ral habitat of that ’ u E l u L di Ai d S fl a sh famo s New ng and instit tion , the a es ociety with its l l d u E ing need es and spright y tongues . An that other famo s New ngland u T M i l instit tion , the own eeting , here ach eves its apogee , nationa and S u lf tate iss es coming distinctly second to loca a fairs . F u l B u Th o r motor trai s cross erkshire Co nty east and west . eMoha w k

Tra 2 - i l(Mass . ) was from ancient times the main east west pathway

B k old lu f ur- d across the er shires , the trai sed by tra ers and by painted I n di an warriors faring forth to plunder and burn the villages in the Con n i u ll ect c t . G l l Berk shi reTra i lM Va ey ent er in its andscaping, the ( ass . 9) ’ Her e s N ew England !

u M u 2 m u c rves over Windsor o ntain . US 0 cli bs o t of the Conn ecticut Valley in a series of gi ant steps whi ch gi ve it thedescriptive Biblicalname ’ sL a dd F estfi eld u of Ja cob er . rom W thro gh the southern ti er of Berk shi re K nox Tra i lM . 1 7 s Hoosa cs oll towns , the ( ass ) wind across the f owing the old G R a l 1 6 G lH K reat o d a ong which , in 77 , enera enry nox and hi sCon i n l l B t enta troops marched to the re ief of oston .

T - fi veS ta teForests u wenty , covering over acres, constit te a vast

l ll- k fi s i len recreationa area, with streams and ponds we stoc ed for h ng, p ti f ul l l game in season , picnic spots , foot trai s and brid e paths, caves t o be l lk u Sk i l l exp ored, gorges and oo o ts , trai s and open s opes . US 7 i u u l ‘ l’ , as scenic as any of the more p ct resq e y named trai s, runs o u of B k i u n rth and south thro gh the heart er sh re . J st west of SHEF

FI ELD elm- l , with its arched main street and p acid homes , rises the dome

M - Ev r t a . J u End t. e et lt l of ( with g , a winter sport deve opment, to the north . At GREAT BARRI GT ‘ the S u G B k N ON , o thern ateway to the er ’ Wi lli a m Cullen Br a nt House o u shires , is the y , cc pied by the poet at the time of his marriage . At STOCKBRI DGE ll ll , a town so we groomed that it has been ca ed ‘ ’ B k i o l S tock bri d e Mi ssi on House hi er sh re in f rma dress , is the g to w ch

E - u l Jonathan dwards, the brimstone tong ed preacher exi ed from North

i 1 Th Berk shi re a house 1 . e l ampton , came as a miss onary in 75 P y is an

A Ta n lew ood M u T . 1 83 a n important Summer heater t g ( ass . ) d ring the u lB k i Mu i F l u i l l l n a er sh re s c estiva , m s c overs assemb e to isten to per f orma nces by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and guest artists . The ’ i l o F l u u 0 0 0 . estiva s h ge m s c shed , seating 9 , she ters the c ncert crowds u u ou ll S i teo the otta e J st for good meas re, y wi be shown here the f C g where T ’ Hawthorne wrote TheHouse of the Seven Gables and anglewood Tales . ’ I n LEN X l o o l l O , a concrete symbo of the t wn s f rmer iterary and socia

l TheMount E Wh l g ory, is , once the home of dith arton , nove ist , friend and The i The hurch on theHi ll often hostess to Henry James . des gner of C is u k one of o u u l n nown a pity, for it is the most notew rthy ch rch b i dings ‘ S ul ou f li u l u in the tate , gracef with t ef ort , so d and s bstantia witho t ’ stolidity or dullness . TT FI ELD Bi B k u llok of PI S is the g City of er shire , with a tranq i o

lmf u ulu elm- sub genera co ort and prospero s c t re in its shaded streets,

Th Ber shi re Athe sta n ti a ldi i fi i o l . e k gn ed res dences , and smo th awns na eumhouses a library ; the Museum of N a tura lHi story a nd Art contai ns a ‘ ’ mi neralroom i n whi ch ultraviolet rays are used to accentuate the beau

Holmesda le of li W ll ll . ties of its co ection , the former residence O ver ende

’ C O N N E C T I C U T S W E S T E R N

H I G H L A N D S

Old Ta verns by Modern Roa ds

fi 1 1 o N ew o k . a a Pi eld M s 5m. US 7 C 33 m. o tts ; an n, fr m , as , fr m Y r

B TH H u ll the ON O sides of the o satonic Va ey , from seaboard to the ’ 2 355- foot heights of the Taconic Range in Connecticut s northwestern i i l o u l l corner , extends a reg on of heav y w oded p ands , inter aced with

I n ll i ll u ll . exce ent highways the va eys , tidy v ages have grown p beside i ll u i i l ou the streams ; and on the h sides , comm n t es have deve oped ar nd ’ i l ll- T i ou i u o d . the s tes of taverns or to gates h s c ntrys de , within an ho r s

o k i l but li l R lu i drive of New Y r C ty, has a tered tt e since the evo t onary Wa r ; the villages have retai ned much of their independence and their stubborn resistance to change . I n u u u lu the so thwestern corner , h nt and co ntry c bs cater to owners of u l but u’ll l u r ra estates , aside from these yo discover amp e opport nities k f or . A 2 a recreation on every hand dozen state forests , 7 st te par s , and

0 i l ll- k l more than 7 roadside picn c areas with tab es and we ept awns , are scattered through the western counties.

S 1 E AllH S ou Leaving U , the than en ighway (U 7) threads thr gh the

u k u l RWALK o u WI LT o ts irts of ind stria NO and c ntin es to ON , where

off l o roads branch to the right and eft into the estate c untry . At CA DAL E W l C ll k NNON , north of i ton enter , mi sites on the ban s of the Norwalk River show where power was generated to turn the wheels ln l u M ll i u l lu of clo o ia ind stry . i stones today retain a certa n ti ity va e as u . tab es , benches , and terrace steps in co ntry gardens

GE R GET W - lo i ll o F rm O O N , with its screen c th m s and h mes of the i

o - a l R l sh p h nds , spraw s on both sides of the highway . oads east c imb the

li hi ll M i r Th rolng s where ark Twa n spent his last days at S to mfi eld. e

lk u utn a m Memori a la m Ground twin , b oc ho ses at the gate of the P C p ,

u k R o G l f rther ahead , mar the edge of a State eservati n where enera I sraelPutnam suff ered with hi sstarving troops thr ough the cri ti calwinter of 1 8— k u . I n Monumen t oloni a lMuse m o 77 79 the par are a , a C , and r ws ’ of li stone heaps that were formerly the chi mneys of so d ers huts . North

o ds Ma rk Tw a i n . 53 of the reservati n , on the west side of Conn , stan the ’ Here s N ew England !

ra r u l l Li b S u L . Cl but A y, b i t by am e emens endowed by ndrew Carnegie . P i l ur k US 7 ass ng roadside acres p anted with n sery stoc , curves to an

n C . 35 Ri d efi eld R . Sou l intersectio with onn , the g oad thwester y on o 35 ll il of RI D . l GEFI ELD o i n C nn is the hi top v age , wh se habitants ou f l B i i n 1 f ght a sti f batt e with the rit sh 777 .

US 7 Da nbur Fa i r Grounds passes the y , after a tortuous passage

u ll k Wooster oun ta r thro gh a va ey flan ed by the ridges of M i n S ta te P a k . ’ H of E l o ul u i ere , one New ng and s m st pop ar co ntry fa rs goes on parade

i n fi k annually the rst wee of October . ‘ ’ DAN B R Ha t l u l u l U Y, the City , is a so a r ra trading center and s pp y

k oo i h point for the La e Candlew d reg on . T e broad main street i swestern ’ o i u i k l A o i i C nnect cut s b s est mar et p ace . llr ads north enter the B g Bas n

u 60 0 0 - La k e a ndlew ood ull1 i l Co ntry , where acre C extends f y 5m es to the

R S ua nt r Rock i ver Da m. z ond S ta te a k l on lk y q P P , ocated the a e , has a i li o l fi bath ng beach , pavi ns , picnic and camping faci ities , and shing in

I n 6 oo a k S ta te Forest d ik . t tuc l season the 9 9 acres of P , bri e paths , h ing

l u - u u l i li trai s , and nat re st dy areas have been b i t by the C vi an Conserva tion Corps .

E D u US 6 US 202 lli ou i llo i ll ast of anb ry, or wi br ng y to the h t p v age H Of EWT W To o olu i theR lu o Wa r . N O N , a ry str ngh d d r ng evo ti nary igh

La k e Zoa r Area 1 0 il Housa toni c ways east enter the , where for m es the i ll Z Ri ver flows st and deep above the S tevenson Da m at old oar Bridge . N EW MI LF RD o t D u hr u O , n r h of anb ry, stands at a gateway t o gh the

o 25 Ba nta m La k e. hills where C nn . leads northward and then east to

LI TCHFI ELD i llo u u k , perched on the h t ps at the edge of the Na gat c ll u l u old u Va ey, is a tranq i comm nity of shaded streets and ho ses remote ‘ B ’ from the Brass elt . of M lo US 7 oul ou North New i f rd , sh ders its way thr gh a narrow gorge

o or i H i Ri The just wide en ugh f the h ghway and the ousaton c ver . cross ’ ll of KE T i sk o i i llf or Kent S choolF S ll roads vi age N n wn pr nc pa y , ather i s

i i Ma cedoni a Br ook S ta te a rk famous educationalinst tut on . P and the llKen t Fa lls o ll i n Kent Fa lls S ta te Pa rk ive y , fl wing over marb e edges , i i E K lu i l . are h gh ghts of this reg on ast and west of ent are sec ded farms ,

ll o l o u s summer camps , sma wo d and p nds, and tho sands of acres of fore t i The k l li l k . traversed by hi ing trai s , p a n y mar ed for the nov ce New

k H H o R ilo u i l K Yor , New aven and artf rd a r ad r ns a spec a train into ent ll u k i o u u Vi age , where a barn dance and h s ng bee has pr ven an a t mn attracti on as fascinating to cosmopolites as it is benefi cialt o the local church and the Grange members who provide the transi ents with food and accommodations .

’ Here s N ew England !

l k l Alk great schoo s of soc eye sa mon , native to waters of as a and the l Ho h R u . w fi s T ockies , s dden y made their appearance these came to win b h l k i s ut . Lakes a mystery , the natives ave ong nown of their existence l Of old l l Taconic a so has the vast estates iron masters , mode farms , ime

u lof lk l l t . stone caverns , f rnace sites , and a wea h fo ta es and egends 44 A AA H 44 US u u US 7 . US contin es to C N N , a j nction with ere

to Bla ck berr Ri ver Va lle o f oo u fis swings eastward the y y, f ering g d tro t hing

- l A RF LK u i . t l in State eased waters NO O are broad co ntry estates, w d llu Ha sta ck Mounta i n hi co ntry, winter sports , and observation towers at y H ll and Denni s i .

THE EN D I N D E X

s i 6 A a di a N a a la r 6 C a ( . 1 1 9 p , 43 4 4 7 c tion P k , 7 ornw ll Conn I w ch a d 1 66 Ae a Pa ssen er a a C t t Ba y , 2 4 , ri l g Tr mw y, 75, 79 o ui Isl nd Pon Cra f N h 6 e 6 g m w ord otc , 7 , 7 7 Isl boro , 3 C a Cominon 1 0 se la o e 1 0 Ms . 0 C e e 0 9 e a 7 , Amh rst 9 ; oll g , 9 r ftsbury , I l M tt s C e S a 1 A a t 95 , 49 , 5 nnisq u m , 4 roydon , Isl s of ho ls A a chia n r a the p r il , , 7 7 3 Da 1 1 a 8 . ( . 1 0 0 a 7 A1 ton (Ma ss t ) lton, 5 . J ckson , ll Da a i a 60 a re Ascut n e vi e c t v. 94 y , 9 m r s ot , J D a e 1 2 a C . 1 1 8 h l . As fi e d (Ma ss 90 nbury ( onn J m stown , 8 A 68 Da r e 6 ef e (N . . 78; N , 7 sticou , i n , J f rson H otch Dee e a ne 6 r Isl (M i ) , 4 ’ l ee e a e a Deerfi e d 90 , 94 B il y s Isl nd , 57 , K n De 2 2 e e ea ” nnis , K nn bunk B ch , 55

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