The Mohawk Trail is widely known as the most famous scenic highway in the Northeast. Completed in 1914, some claim that it is the first tourist highway in the country. This easy-to-read, heavily illustrated guidebook celebrates everything from the Trail's dramatic bridges to its varied collection of roadside statuary, its nostalgic tourist establishments and the entrepreneurial families that have run them. Designed as a tour along the entire length of Route 2 from Boston, Massachusetts to Troy, New York, which includes the related Taconic Trail. Features rare, archival images for a then-and-now journey.
