. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . f)# 5 > kiritiiiB 24 pressed just surprise, that in his day, Lake George was annuallj^ visitedby people from the coast of New England while Winnipesaukee, not-^^ithstandiug all its accumulation of splendor and elegance, is almostas much unknown to the inhabitants of this country, as if it lay onthe eastern side of the Caspian. The excuse for that, in 1813, lay in its comparative inaccessibility,but this has been corrected, and the most exquisite jewe
. Down east latch strings; or Seashore, lakes and mountains by the Boston & Maine railroad. Descriptive of the tourist region of New England . f)# 5 > kiritiiiB 24 pressed just surprise, that in his day, Lake George was annuallj^ visitedby people from the coast of New England while Winnipesaukee, not-^^ithstandiug all its accumulation of splendor and elegance, is almostas much unknown to the inhabitants of this country, as if it lay onthe eastern side of the Caspian. The excuse for that, in 1813, lay in its comparative inaccessibility,but this has been corrected, and the most exquisite jewel in thelake-necklace of New England, as Oakes stj^les it, is now not onlywithin easy reach, but maintains abundant means for comfort andamusement on its shores. It was with deep satisfaction that we landed at Centre Harbor, thevillage at the northern extremity of the lake, and walked up to one ofthe hotels, where we lost no time in removing the dust of travel andmaking ready to enjoy A GLIMPSE AT LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE. There was j-et time for a drive, and the direction mattered little,for it would be difficult to go amiss in this region, Where your chambers ope to sunrise,The mountains and the lake. One drive follows the historic old Conway stage-road into the Notch,as far as West Ossipee,. a station on the Boston and Maine Railroad,and affords one of the finest panoramic views in this region, themain feature of which is the bristlino; Sandwich mountains, best visible
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