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old clearing of the lumber camp The Trail rises gradually on an excellent lumber road until it reaches Little Rock Pond at its outlet and follows around the east bank. This pretty lake is also called Rock Cliff Pond on account of the great cliffs of Green Mountain that rise sheer from the water's edge on the west side.

Passing south through the notch The Trail follows a branch of Black Branch Creek most of the way to a clearing. The first clearing is crossed, and as it almost merges with the second clearing The Trail turns sharply east at right angles, and skirts north side of clearing, following old east-and-west highway, an abandoned stage road not shown on Government maps, through thick woods mostly for three miles, then turns south sharply and drops into valley of Big Branch at the deserted town of Griffith, once a prosperous village, which occupies a clearing of considerable size, the old boarding house and the school being about all that is still standing. Here is located the new Griffith Camp, an open lodge with stove, fireplace and bunks for twenty-four. Passing the ruined charcoal kilns The Trail follows an excellent wood road south, branching from the highway at the red schoohouse, to a ruined lumber camp near lower end of Long Hole, crosses stream and passes another old camp at upper end of Long Hole, then leaving stream and climbing by easy grades to Buffum Pond (Lake Griffith) where Trail forks. Long Trail runs south around easterly shore of pond, a side trail leads westerly down the mountain to South Danby and the railroad, and short branch trail leads in to Griffith House, a fine home where Senator Griffith used to entertain his friends. This house and barn

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afford some shelter. Spring water may be had farther down this branch trail, beyond (south of) the house.

"VERMONT HOLDS THE PRIZE AS THE GREATEST VACATION GROUND IN AMERICA"

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YOU HAVE HEARD WELL OF

MACNAUGHTAN'S

MANCHESTER, VERMONT

Why Not Stop There?

COURTESY AND FAIRNESS FOR ALL

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