Munsey's Magazine, June 1915

# Munsey's Magazine, June 1915

This issue features "The Wonderful Summer Playgrounds of America," a substantial travel article documenting North American vacation destinations during summer 1915. The piece addresses the estimated eight million Americans planning vacations—particularly those unable to travel to Europe due to the war—and quantifies the transportation logistics required: five hundred extra trains, fifteen thousand additional railroad cars, and six hundred thousand tons of baggage.

The article surveys eastern recreational regions extensively, including Maine's coast (Camden, Moosehead Lake, Bar Harbor, Old Orchard Beach), White Mountains of New Hampshire, Adirondacks, Catskills, and New Jersey beaches (Asbury Park, Wildwood, Coney Island). Additional destinations mentioned include Newport, Nantucket, Lake Placid, Chautauqua Lake, and the Delaware Water Gap. The text emphasizes natural attractions—mountains, forests, lakes, fishing streams, and beaches—alongside modern resort amenities and recreational facilities such as golf, tennis, yachting, and boating. Philosophical passages describe the universal human impulse toward outdoor renewal.