. Season of 1890. Summer resorts reached by the Grank Trunk railway and its connections including Niagara Falls, Parry Sound, Georgian Bay, Muskoka Lakes, Lake Simcoe and Couchiching, MacKinac Island, Midland District Lakes, the Thousand Islands, rapids of the St. Lawrence River, the White Mountains, Montreal, Quebec, the Saguenay river, Rangeley Lakes, and the sea-shore . being grand in the extreme. For several years the summitof Mt. Washington has been occupied during the winter as a sta-tion of the Meteorological Department of the United States severe seasons the wind has been known
. Season of 1890. Summer resorts reached by the Grank Trunk railway and its connections including Niagara Falls, Parry Sound, Georgian Bay, Muskoka Lakes, Lake Simcoe and Couchiching, MacKinac Island, Midland District Lakes, the Thousand Islands, rapids of the St. Lawrence River, the White Mountains, Montreal, Quebec, the Saguenay river, Rangeley Lakes, and the sea-shore . being grand in the extreme. For several years the summitof Mt. Washington has been occupied during the winter as a sta-tion of the Meteorological Department of the United States severe seasons the wind has been known to attain a velocity of100 miles an hour, and the thermometer has sunk to 59 degrees be-low zero. The mountains are becoming more and more popular asa summer resort, on account of their delightful temperature andwild and beautiful scenery. T1IK Eight miles from Gorham, between the Presidential Range andthe picturesque Carter Range, lies the famous and beautiful delightful stage ride of a little over an hour through a countryrich in verdure, and offering fine views of the loftiest peaks of theWhite Mountains, brings the traveler to the Glen House. Thishotel was rebuilt in 1885 on the site of the old house, and is fur-nished with all modern improvements and conveniences. Thehouse accommodates 450 guests. The views of Washington. Jef- i8 SUMMER THE GLEN. •9 ferson, Adams and Madison from this point, are probably the finestto be had of this range. Not only are these peaks remarkably im-pressive in themselves, but they are rendered doubly grand andbeautiful by the singularly striking cloud effects, for it must be re-membered that the Glen is 1,650 feet above the sea level, and thatthe fleece-like clouds often float between it and the mountain the hotel veranda is seen the Summit House on This is reached by the famous Carriage Road whichstarts at the Glen, and for eight miles winds its course up themountain side. The views from the
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