Show roalin around with the N E A in a series of articles by this is i another other y albert NY epperson epperon ho and shirley here re in n attendance at the ith th lir virginia gillin convention of the he St national inal editorial association held in in the new L earland states BRETTON WOODS N H june 20 our first day in new was wa s a gamut of hist history ory manufacturing natural w wonders onders slid nd tourist enjoyment for the than three 8 settled ettlel more tate was state Mt uries ago 1 is today one of the most el indus industrialized states of tile the union although 75 0 of its area is ia in forest mid and has a concentration of natural charms and features which have made it a favorite vacation center we entered by way of nashua industrial city on the west bari bank of sn n the Mer river kiver signs siems over a number of factory buildings were ere well known trade names A k few in miles iles further along we passed th the e spacious manchester country club and some of the editors editon made mental note to come back slid and play this fine course where many of the new hampshire state ell championship ar matches are held 3 manchester I 1 anc es ter itself tho the largest city in new hampshire appeared to be thriving we passed the long brick buildings formerly occupied by amoskeag mills at t one time the largest cotton textile plant in the world tot today lay the big buildings which extend for nearly a mile along both banks of the merrimack are occupied by more than a hundred diversified industries and new hampshire the bus went out of broad its way to take us up concordi concords Conc Con cords main street past the state capitol buildings and the statues of notables on the state house lawn beneath the elms V we e were told that the legislative body of more moie than members is the largest in the world except the united states congress and the british parliament ment concord is is proud of a number of things not the least of which is is the rumford press which prints a large number of magazines including readers Hea derf digest just beyond the rumford press pres s is is a building occupied by the league I 1 eague of new hampshire arts and crafts and concord home industries the league is is known widely and several states have studied its methods for promoting creative and profitable craf incidentally our guides on oil this tour one to each bus are the secretaries of the six regional associations of new hampshire and several members of the staff of the state planning and development commission the state is divided into the six regions for economic development each of which is named after its special attractions dartmouth lake sunapee region lakes region merrimack valley region region R alia 10 7 41 ky N 0 at V 5 k r i 1 1 0 1 1 U aa 4 1 I KJ 14 h W 4 na W EMM TR W A photo hoto by C T bodwell the old man afan of the mountains new Hamp shires trade mark is a natural profile formed on the upper cliffs of profile mountain in franconia notch motorists see him from the highway hiR hway manchester people feel that th their I 1 r city is economically more sound than it ever was before concord is the capital city of white mountains region and seacoast region each region has a headquarters office and issues its own booklets and leaflets and answers answers inquiries thi system works work very well in new hampshire amp shire the say the regions cooperating with the state agencies gendics at concord and maintaining liaison with towns and civic organizations still winding along the 1 merrt mack valley we passed the sign pointing poi n in to the daniel webster birthplace bir t h place a short distance from I 1 0 t 3 just before entering franklin 1 r a n k 1 the birthplace is a historic shrine visited by thousands thousand s each ear we passed through fran franklin k bear I 1 in and tilton two industrial communities and then laconia lacoma although a resort center laconia is also a prosperous p us industrial city just costero be before or reaching the c city i ty we admired the wide ex e panso of lake winnisquam Winni Winnis squam stretching h northward toward the mountains leaving laconia we passed lake and an d paugus baugus day bay where large larga colonies loniea co of cottages and cabins C a bins offer the cool c lake bathing during july and august the weirs is is one of the largest resort centers on lake winnipesaukee it was explained that the name was wai derived from weirs built by the indians for trapping fish before and during colonial co onial delightful hours trip across the th end of the lake A short few miles later we were passing squam lake another large lake but this one sparsely populated with cottages and with but few inns the white mountains which we had seen from lake winnipesaukee now loomed ahead on both sides of itsuto t 3 N which v plays hide and seek w with h the e P aemi em hiel ge river all civilization disappeared disappear red when we reached the rustic sign marking tha entrance to franconia notch state reservation vat 0 n A notch in new hampshire is the same thing a as a a 11 pass sall in other parts of the co country n tr we had just passed indian head a natural profile of an indian on a cliff a few miles west of the highway with features formed of ledges and spruce trees for a headdress As the road was somewhat uphill the bus bua traveled slowly and we were able to feel the ca cool giness nesa and smell the greenness of the deep dee P forest wo we encountered the restaurant and gift sho shop p which marks the entrance to the flume a popular new hampshire scenic attraction the guido guide book says that the flume is is a geological chasm formed by the erosion of a dyke by a brawling mountain stream A 7 M relaxing in the sun at alton day bay one of the resort communities on the shore of lake winnipesaukee new Hamp shires largest lake 72 square miles of water surface times A dredging operation was in progress to deepen a channel between winnipesaukee and pau gus bay we saw endicott rock hock state park named for endicott rock which was the northern boundary of massachusetts gay bay colony in early colonial times the MX MV mount washington II 11 capable of carrying passengers was drawn up at a dock at the weirs we went aboard and the big white excursion boat glided out into the lake from the lake one gains an impression of its large size 72 square S u are miles ml es with w ith islands oi 0 them habitable like several other large fresh water bodies in new hampshire this lake is fished for landlocked salmon lake trout trout pickerel bass and perch during the spring and summer and lake trout pickerel whitefish whitefo sh and through the ice during the winter months the ragged rocky shoreline and the many islands and reefs should be especially tempting to bass fishermen we understand the bass are the small mouth variety that have a reputation for pugnacity in these comparatively cool northern waters the mount as the natives call her discharged us back to our busses at another resort town called center harbor after a most in franconia notch itself the mountains rise rise precipitously on either cither side of the highway the gaunt sliver sheer cl cliff ff on tho the left being benioff the formation that creates the old man alan of the mountains which we gazed at from the shore shoie of profile lake the tour guide emphasizes that the profile is is entirely made by nature just beyond the 01 old d man where there is a spacious parking area the cables of the cannon mountain aerial tramway 1 ram way stretched to an unseen mountain station we shall bp be back to ride on the tramway tomorrow trout fishermen were fly casting in in echo lake just beyond the base of the tram tramway w then we lit literally eally came am e round the mountain and pot got our first glimpse of mt aft washington the tracks of the mt alt washington COK cog railway which ascend the mountain on the west side aide were plainly visible in no time at all we were at bretton woods and inside the grounds approaching the high rambling battlements of the majestic mt washington hotel where the international monetary confer ence was held in in 1944 and which will be our headquarters headquarter a for two days tomorrow we plan to visit the th summits of both mt washington and cannon mountain |