Identifier: bookofsummerres00swee (find matches)
Title: Book of summer resorts, explaining where to find them, how to find them, and their especial advantages, with details of time tables and prices ..
Year: 1868 (1860s)
Authors: Sweetser, Charles H. (Charles Humphreys), 1841-1871
Subjects: Summer resorts Summer resorts
Publisher: New York, "Evening mail" office
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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rand Trunk Railway fromMontreal. The whole cost from Xew-York to the Sague-nay and return, therefore, need not exceed $60. The route to the Great River will vary according to thetourists preferences. Most of the methods of approachTvill be found described in other parts of this volume.(See Alo:^^g the Hudsox, Lake Geokge, Lake Cha:m-PLAi)^, Riyer Saikt Lat^t^exce, etc.) The briefest is asfollows from New-York : Leaving Thirtieth Street depot(Hudson River Railway) at 7 a.:m., the traveler will reach(Montreal at 7 the next morning. The steamboats for theSaguenay leave Montreal (beginning about July 20th) at7 P.3I. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Takingthe Monday boat (the best, usually, we understand) foran example, her trips are as follows: Quebec, Tuesday,6 A.)M.; Tadoussac, (mouth of Saguenay,) 10 p.:m. Ascend-ing the river in the night, the chief points are passed justas day is breaking : Ha! Ha ! Bay, head of steam naviga-tion,) 6 AM. Wednesday. Four hours delay at this point,
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THE D0MI:NI0X of CANADA. 37 allowing an ample visit to th.e Tillage. The day is con-sumed in the grand river journey, passing Capes Trinityand Eternity (the chief points) just before dinner ; Tadous-sac again about 5 P.M. Several hours of daylight remainfor the fine sail in the broad Saint Lawrence, and the nextdawn (Thursday) shows the Falls of Montmorenci, andsoon after the city of Quebec. The whole day, until 4 p.m.,is at the tourists command, which most will improve bya tour of the American Cadiz ; carriages for the day, to goto the Falls—7 miles—the Plains of Abraham, etc., maybe hired at the wharf (make your bargain at the start) for$3 in silver. The steamer upon which the journey wasmade from Montreal to Quebec is again taken, and, after afine nights rest, the traveler finds himself back at thegranite docks of the city of Montreal just in time (usually)to ride rapidly (hack charge, 50 cents) to the morningtrains going southward from Bonaventure Station. Wetake occasion here

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