Scenic gems of the White Mountains . THE PROFILE LAKE—FRANC0N1A the front entrance of the Profile House to the Profile Lake is but a matter of a three minute walk through a woodland objective point in this walk is of course in the mind of the tourist, who approaches it with much the same feeling with whichone for the first time approaches the falls of Niagara. Not, however, until one emerges suddenly from the wood and stands upon theshore of the Profile Lake does that grand object, the Profile itself become revealed to the eye. The lake is a picturesque tree-borderedmountai
Scenic gems of the White Mountains . THE PROFILE LAKE—FRANC0N1A the front entrance of the Profile House to the Profile Lake is but a matter of a three minute walk through a woodland objective point in this walk is of course in the mind of the tourist, who approaches it with much the same feeling with whichone for the first time approaches the falls of Niagara. Not, however, until one emerges suddenly from the wood and stands upon theshore of the Profile Lake does that grand object, the Profile itself become revealed to the eye. The lake is a picturesque tree-borderedmountain tarn, smooth, dark and deep, Upon its surface there is much boating by guests of the hotel. Often song and merry laughterare wafted aloft to the cliff, where, silent in his majesty, the Old Man of the Mountain looks abroad as he has done since the upheavalof nature which formed the THE PROFILE HOUSE AND COTTAGES—FRANCONIA Cannon rises directly over the Profile House to a height of 1,876 feet, or 3,850 feet above the sea. It is ascended by a path twomiles long, leading also to the Cannon Rock which surmounts the top and gives to the mountain its name. This is a granite ledgewhich looks like a heavy gun when seen from below. In front of the house, rising through the tree-tops, appears the railroad station ; itsown railroad station, for the great hotel with its cottages and establishment is all that there is in the way of settlement at this ideal are the attractions of this locality that they hold as if by a magic spell the same tourists and an increasing clientele season afterseason. The dry air, the beauty of the foliage, the majesty of the cliffs exert their charm. Nowhere can one be located more thoroughlyin touch with nature than here. The hotel is one of the largest and most complete hostelries in the whole mountain region. E-S»5o« ~ g
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