Keyes' hand-book of Northern pleasure travel [microform] : the White and Franconia Mountains, the Green Mountains, the northern lakes, Montreal and Quebec : how to reach them by pleasure routes, via the Merrimack and Connecticut Valleys, and diverging lines of travel

George L Keyes

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^j^' ,:;.^JJfe, >r ! *%^ ^YES' HAND-BOO^ OF NORTHERN Pleasure Travel^y TO THE l^fOSTO^ ^SHWHITE AND PEAITCONIA MOUNTAINS MI@>iNTAm-S: ERN LAKES ' -w-ifT'' kl and Quebec. ^ iMaEIIlMiiEiHQffiliil %J^ WINNIPESAUKEE.LAKE HOUSE,SENTER HARBQR.eENTRE AMERICA,SWITZERLAND OF Hampshire,Lake and Mountain Region Newof House stands on a slight emi-This large and well-known Summer head and from its broad piazzasnence at the of the Winnipesaiikee, commands clear and un-(alone of all the hotels in this region) a wonderful lake. Itsobstnicted view of the entire length of this picturesque in England, whilesituation for beauty is unequalled New the charming walks and drives in all directions, winding am>pi»!e Harvard.... " "Prospect 45 85Mount Qibbs " "Mowil.iuk 43 Artist's 107 '•" Mr. Wiishington..03,0ft,98 Vvalanche Brook 89on " Mt. Washington by rail..78 Flume, Franconia Notch 72 " .98 •' 39Mt. Wash, by carrl. rM. Crawford " " •• " " 60brldlepatb.iW Dixville " « 137 " 72«'OwlsHead" House, Franconia 159 19Ascutney Mountain Framlngham,M iss 44 63Ashland, N. H Franconia Mountains 92 61Bartlett Franconia, N. H ....71 ^Basin Notch 35 107B.,C. & M. R. R Fryeburg. Me Falls Cascatle 86 96Beecber's Girnet Pojls . .157 91Bellows Falls. Vt Glen House and Olon N. H 52 Crorham, and vicinity.. .00, 99Bethlehem, N. H. routes from 26, 28 Notch 101Bjston, Gorham to the Biwton & Maine R.E 28 Grand Trunk Railway 59 OiBoston to Canada^ routes 26, 28 Great Gulf 1-56 to Mountains, routes. .

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• Québec
• New England
• Nouvelle-Angleterre

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
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• Langue: English
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NORTHERN
Pleasure Travel^y
TO THE
l^fOSTO^ ^SHWHITE AND PEAITCONIA
MOUNTAINS
MI@>iNTAm-S:
ERN LAKES
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kl and Quebec. ^
iMaEIIlMiiEiHQffiliil
%J^WINNIPESAUKEE.LAKE
HOUSE,SENTER
HARBQR.eENTRE
AMERICA,SWITZERLAND OF
Hampshire,Lake and Mountain Region Newof
House stands on a slight emi-This large and well-known Summer
head and from its broad piazzasnence at the of the Winnipesaiikee,
commands clear and un-(alone of all the hotels in this region) a
wonderful lake. Itsobstnicted view of the entire length of this
picturesque in England, whilesituation for beauty is unequalled New
the charming walks and drives in all directions, winding am<'ng the
hills and skirting the shores of the lake, introduce the tourist to the
mai-velous scenery of the surrounding country, sung by the poet
"Whittier, The Heart of the Highlands."
First-class Orchestra in constant attendance during the summer
montlis. New Billiard Rooms and Bowling Alleys have lately been
added, while accommodations for boating, fishing, and bathing, are
excelk'oir
Large Livery Stable, thoroughly equipped in all its details, con-
nected with the H(Mel.
Wishing to induce travelers to visit this region the pleapantduring
months of the year, liberal discount will be made<l^t^gJlilM».|uid
September.
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Routes rum New York and South.f
Passengers taking Sound steamers at 5.00 p.m. arrive at Centre
Harbor at 1.00 P.M. tlie next day—Pullman Drawing Room Cars, I
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without change, from Sound steamers to WiMaipesaukee.
Routes Boston.frt)m
Trains twice daily over three distinct routes, without change of
cars, from
Boston& Maine R.R. Station, - - . Haymarket square.& LoweU R.R. - - - Causeway street
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Northern Pleasure Travel:
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Hiolory
WHITE AND FRAKCONIA MOUNTAINS,
THE GREEN MOUNTAINS, THE NORTHERN LAKES,
AND QUEBEC.MONTREAL
THEM BY PLEASURE ROUTES, VIAHOW TO REACH THE
MERRIMACK AND CONNECTICUT VALLEYS, AND
DIVERGING LINES OF TRAVEL.
" Tlie mountain valley is a vase,
Wliioh God has brinrme<l with rarest grace;
And, kneeling in the taintless air,
I drink celestial blessings there."
—Alger,
BOSTON:
GEO. L. KEYES, PRINTER, 4 WILLIAMS COURT.
1873.Entered accordingto act of Congress. In the year 1873, by Geo. L. Ketes,
in the office of Librarian of Congress, at Wasliington,the
1 1 1S74JAuIK"DEX.
PAO« rxon
IVJSprings Elevations 7Alburgh
40 06AlhHi H Emerald PoolBay, N.
76Aininonurtu ; Iliver F/ihvan House •• 77
l«7 FailArtist's FalU River 20
70 Falls, 124AMcent of Moiitit Lifayette Montmorencl
'• "69 07Bald Mountain Qlen Ellis
'« "....37 •.••77Red Hill Atnmonusuc
•• "Crown 38 T3C>>pi»!e Harvard....
" "Prospect 45 85Mount Qibbs
" "Mowil.iuk 43 Artist's 107
'•" Mr. Wiishington..03,0ft,98 Vvalanche Brook 89on
" Mt. Washington by rail..78 Flume, Franconia Notch 72
" .98 •' 39Mt. Wash, by carrl. rM. Crawford "
" •• " " 60brldlepatb.iW Dixville "
« 137 " 72«'OwlsHead" House, Franconia
159 19Ascutney Mountain Framlngham,M iss
44 63Ashland, N. H Franconia Mountains
92 61Bartlett Franconia, N. H
....71 ^Basin Notch
35 107B.,C. & M. R. R Fryeburg. Me
Falls Cascatle 86 96Beecber's Girnet Pojls
. .157 91Bellows Falls. Vt Glen House and Olon
N. H 52 Crorham, and vicinity.. .00, 99Bethlehem, N. H.
routes from 26, 28 Notch 101Bjston, Gorham to the
Biwton & Maine R.E 28 Grand Trunk Railway 59
OiBoston to Canada^ routes 26, 28 Great Gulf
1-56 to Mountains, routes. .26, 23 Greenfleld, Mass
route, HBoston to Mt. Wash. Summit Hartford, Conn
13via Wins road&Mountain R.R. 53 Hell Gate
160 97Bra4iford,Vt Hermit Lake
64Bratnleboro', Vt 157 Historical and Descriptive
157 154Brooks House Holyoke, Mass
147 HBurlington, Vt Hotel Tablet
146 99Camel's Hump Mountain Imp Mountain
Mountain 68 158Cannon Island House
Franconia Mountains .72 41Cascades, Islands of Winnipesaukee
Cathedral, (^uebjc 122 93Jackson Falls
Cathedral of Notre Dame 113 Jackson, 92N. H.
Centre Harbor, N.H 37 Jay's 139Peak
Cherry Mountain 59 Jefferson Hills 57
Chu u}rua .107 Jeffer*K)n, 101N.H
Claremont, N.H 158 Lachine Rapids. 114
Colebrook, N. H 59 Laconia, N. H 35
"Concord, N. H 30 Lady of the Lake" boat 42
148Concord to the Mountains, route..34 Lake Champlain
Conway, N. H 102 Mempnremaj?og, trip on.. . .136
103 North Lake Village, N. H 36
41Conway through the Notch 91 Winnipesaukee
Copple Crown Mountain 38 Lancaster House 56
Crawford House 5485 Lancaster, N.H Notch 86 Lawrence, Mass. r .28
Crawfords, The 65 Littleton, N.H 50
" "Crystal Cascade 96 Hotels 50
Dartmouth College, 159 14N.H Lonsj Island Sound
Devil's Den 106 26Lowell, Mass
Diana's Bath 106 . . 141Magog, Lake Memphremagog .
Distancas 9 26Manchester, N. H
Dixville Notch 59 1.35Memphremagog Lake
Down the Lawrence 114 Village 44St. ]Mere<iIth
Eagle Clitf. 67 Merrimack 29River
Eagle Hotel 31 124Montcalm House
Eastern Railroad 103 142Montpelier, Vt
Bast River 13 Montreal 108
Echo Lake, Franconia 68 House 108 North .105Couway MoosehillockMouataln ^iSINDEX.
PAOI
KVlRutlnnd,1»1 VtA«lnin^Mount
86HIver•• 3<J Sacoli«l ktiMi» House
92Valley•• 101Clay
12H'* Sngncnny River101}<aves
92«• Sawyer's HockKMJurterHon
109•' 101 Bebiigo LiikeiMliHonM
37•• M4 Sentcr IlouHeMansJleUI
89<« 143 Silver CaocaileMiiiiHtleM liuuHO
146•• H»l Snjuggler's NotchMoriah
13" 77 SounifsteamersIVabody
Eastern Railway 141" 74 SouthIVuiijjewauBct
*• 156100 VernonSuritiirtc
S|iringtie1d, Masf> 2461Moui't WiiBliiiigtun
•'»' I'X Lake 47carriage road.. S<|uam
"" 8-' Starr King Mountain 59H(>u>o
'««« St. Albans, Vt 150In winter 84
M •• "Steamer I^Jidy (»f the Lake" 42Kailway 78
*•«« 40 St. .lohnhbury, Vt 131Steamer
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. view..82 St. Lawrence River 114Summit
" K')•' descent.... Stowe, Vt 143the
summit of..8>' Sugar River Railroad 158Mt. Willanl, drive to
'-•> Suniniit House 82New llavfii, Conn l'"> Sunnvside House 57 Lori(i<)ii,
3i' Thompson's Falls 06Newi)ort, It. 1
133 Tip-TopHou«e 82Newport, Vt
York City 13 Trotter House, Bradford, Vt 160New
Tmkerman's RavineYork, routes from..15, 17, 19, '2A 96
5!) Twin Mountain HouseNortlitinilHjrlaud Junction 75
Vernumt Central RailroadNorlliamiilun, MaM l.')4 142
103 Victoria Bridge IllNorth Conway, N. H
" " 103 Viewsfrom Moosehillock Summitroutes to and from 48
"153 Mount RelknnpNortliern N. H. K.R 36
"10 Washington. , .'.82Noi wich, Conn
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51) Mount Pcquaket 105Notch, Dixville
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of. b6 Pro8i)ect Hill 45Notrli, gates
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pafsa^e of 80 Red Hill 37Notcli,
Uake'tiCuif. 90 View ofthe pi otile 69
Owls Head Mountain 137 AValker'8 Falls 71
I'a^sumiKsic Kiver Kuilroud 130 Warren, N.H 48
I'eabody Kiver !»5 Waterbury, Vt Hg
Pemigewasset House 45 Waterbury House 143
Waumbek Kiver and Valley ..47 57
WeirsI'titjuaket MountMin 104 (Lake Station) 37
WeldenPlienix House 32 House. St. Albans 151
Wells River.Pilot Hills 100 Vt 160
Pinkham Whitetield,Notch 93 N. H 53
Plains White IVIountains,of Abraham IL'7 general view. ...61
Plattsburg, MountainN. Y 149 House 76
Plymouth, WhiteN. H 44 Le«lges 105
Pool, Franconia Notcli73 Notch 86
Portland Ogdei.sburg White River& R.R 131 Junction 159
Potter Place 159 Willev House 88
Preface AVilloughby5 l.ake 132
Piotile House andvicinitv 66 Winds(»r, Vt 159
Profile Mountain and Lake Wing Railway70 52 (stone face) 69 Winnipesaukee63, Lake 41
Providence, R. 1 21 Winooski, Vt 147
Quebec 118 AVinter above Clouds 84the
Randolph Hill 99 Wolfborough 38
KedHiil 37 Wolfborough Hotels 39
Richmond, P. 117 Wolfe, General 127Q
Rocky Point, R. 1 22 Worcester 26
Routes, all rail 28 Your21, 24, 26, Outfit 6 boataud rail 15, 17PREFACE.
The object of this Hand-Book Is to give the traveler or tourist,
who wisely spends his summer vacation among the grand old
hills and gleaming lakes of northern New England, such
description of attractive lakes androutes to the mountains, the
the Canadian cities, and information regarding important points
and localities, either of trade, of picturesque scenery, or of
historic interest, as will insure the preservation of this volume,
for forits plain merits as a guide, and invite perusal its briefand
truthful pictures of the romantic region, where thousands seek
and find a blessing in the calm repose of great hills and the song
laughter ofand mountain streams.<