The Republican journal., 1886-05-13
BuckSp0rt.


BucEsDort.
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| Beiore giving minute description Of this
town with its cnvironS as Il delightful summer
resort, desire 70 place on record some Of the
| opinions and impressions of one, Gen. Isaac
| L. stevens. who resided hcrcaS military and Gov
| rrnlnem inspector of Fort knox during its
| construction, mau of rare taste and cultva-
| non. and who was familiar with most of oHr
| own and many foreign watering places. He
was Killed ut Manassas, sept. ], 1852.
| During 4 course Of lectures delivered here
| ~ 1he late RcN. Henry Giles, who also made
| lhl> ms place Of residence at the time and for Il
| number or wears afterwards, one evening while
introducing ne speaker. whose subject was "th"
| 'eaulItnl Immature contraslcd with that ofart>,
tc >aid lhH recall the substance Of h> cnthu-
| ihu>lANtr Word>l Having Travelled in many for
ri%h countries. and NOT being Stranger 10 our
own. and lis natural >ccnrry on both sides of
the Rocky mountains although the hill>i'l'S of
| your naJr>tIr river are >lllI unrroWhrd by Gas
| Tie wall and tower or sacred dome and minrrct
| winch add 50 great Il charm to the river banks
"i other countries, yet for natural beauty and
| picturesque surroundings this little Village
! nesting a> II does 50 quietly amid score of
| iortNl flMi mountains. with her shaded thor
| ou@h1arrS extending To the waters of Your
| polh harbur. winch Ike mirrors rejecting iii
| It's bosom not only the adjacent hillste> oppo-
| site Win parapci and baitlcmcnt clnting 10
liz rugged slope. evidences of our country'>
| power Ahd cure, bat AlNo lii" white winged
! messengers "i commerce from every cline. a>
! 'hrH traverse Your grand Penoh>rot to the
| queen rltH at IT. heai'
| u" tAri thai Buck>por Is the last regular
| POM on lhr 'en"b>toi river where al steam
| tf> toiifh I"f passengers should not Ia over
| looked hN tourists or >oJolnnrr~. During the
! winter season thl> place Is their terminus,
making connection with other roads via. the
| 5uek>port N Bangor railroad. Distance to
| Name Central station ii Bangor. 20 miles BY
| steamer we are from stockton. 1 miles: Fort
foIht' miles; Searsport, II miles; Belfast, IS
| miles am'len, 30 miles: Rockland. II miles: !:
Portland, 100 miles; Castinc, = miles; Deer Is
land, 30 omirs: Srdgwick. 33 miles; Bass Iiarbor.
! 30 miles; ;. W llarbor, - miles; \. f. liarhor
- miles; Bar iiarbOr 10 miles.
During the "heatcd term excursion >t'4tul-
| 'l> 70 down the bay every day. touching ut all
| places of interest. saturday evening boats"
remain over thc sabbath, returning early Mon
| day morning. The Il. n b. COS line of s1canI-
el,S make excursions to Bar IIarbor Saturday
afternoons returning Monday morning also.
| -As much interest Is taken in water excursions
| would say that we have three excellent SuH
| or f"F boat excursion routes. The first is bN
III" mann river towards the bay. After pass
| M ort hnoN. which is directly opposite the
| village we come to Echo Brook on the left. 1t
! Is White at tins little cove. standing on its pci,-
by beach. that fine echo may be heard c:tll>-
| "l by the high land back Of the Fort.
| IL the WIND * heavy from the southwark.
| YOU should land here and by walk of ten
| mIntitcs across "PoiMt Refuge" You will arrive
at ~ efona Park" At this place are some
| twenty fine cottages belonging to individuals
| There is also substantial wharf and buildings
| belonging TO the lark Association.
| NO loNcllcr spot than this can be found with
| IFS grove of old ma je>tc trees and well kept
| avenues. Here. shut ont from all appearance
of civilization, we are still only 20 or 80 min
| utcs from our starting point. Should the wind
permit We will not stop at Echo Brook but
continue on around Point Refuge which makes
| ont into what is called Buck>port NarroWs and
serves rs a brcakwatcr for our harbor. As we
| pass this point we will notice SWectscr'S Brook
iust below the Fort on the stalboard hand. As
this brook Is just opposite the Park it is much
| frcqucnrd by the cottayers for its clear waters
| that gil~h cool and sparkling from the noun
tain side. From the middle of the river at
| tins point the finest view Of Bucksport is oh
| tanned. Ca>tne and lslesboro may also be seen
as We look >cawarl 1t is at this point that
| the steamers Si@nalize their approach to town.
| The next points are Gondolo Cove and Stockton
wharf, a llag station for boats. At this place
on what is called Sandy Point is erected the
Ilersey Retreat for the Unversali>t Society Of
Bangor, also Il number of fine cottages BY
taking advantage of the tides this trip makes
an afternoons diversion.
The second trip is up river. On our WAY we
| pass Indian Point that forms the westerly
| boundary 10 our harhor. just around this
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