. Routes and rates for summer tours . shore resorts of Old Orchardand Kennebunkport and a trip to MountDesert, or the resorts hidden away in theMaine forests. Lake Winnipesaukee isalso reached by leaving the Maine CentralRailroad route at North Conway, theretaking the Boston & Maine to Wolf-boro. The White Mountains have been aptlystyled the Switzerland of America andhave long been a favorite resort for sum-mer travelers. These mountains are sit-uated in Coos County, New Hampshire,and consist of a number of peaks from4000 to 6000 feet high—the most elevatedbeing Mount Washington, which ri
. Routes and rates for summer tours . shore resorts of Old Orchardand Kennebunkport and a trip to MountDesert, or the resorts hidden away in theMaine forests. Lake Winnipesaukee isalso reached by leaving the Maine CentralRailroad route at North Conway, theretaking the Boston & Maine to Wolf-boro. The White Mountains have been aptlystyled the Switzerland of America andhave long been a favorite resort for sum-mer travelers. These mountains are sit-uated in Coos County, New Hampshire,and consist of a number of peaks from4000 to 6000 feet high—the most elevatedbeing Mount Washington, which rises to. FRANKENSTEIN TRESTLE—MAINE CENTRAL ROME, WATERTOWN AND OGDENSBURG RAILROAD. supplies all the elements ofthe picturesque and the top, where a houseis erected for the accommo-dation of tourists, a wonder-ful view is enjoyed, embrac-ing the Green Mountains ofVermont on the west; theWhite Mountains and Fran-conia Range on the south-west ; the distant mountainsof Canada on the north;the Atlantic Ocean on theeast, and Lake Winnipesau-kee and the mountains sur-rounding it on the south;while various rivers, smalllakes, towns and hamletsfill in and complete the pict-ure. The house on thesummit is used as a signalstation throughout the yearby the United States Gov-ernment. The sea-shore re-sorts of Maine merit morethan a passing notice. OldOrchard Beach has longbeen known among leadingcentres of social life in thesummer. Within a fewyears the beautiful locationof Kennebunkport hasbrought it into branch railroad connectswith the main line of theBoston & Main
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