The Republican journal., 1897-08-19
penobscot Bay.
,r1o River Contemporary Says Of Its At.
'n' fractions.


feasing popularity of Penobscot
is environment as places for
u and study shows the good taste
.e,ple who visit these places in
mcr time. Beyond a question
sea fronts that present holder
r Mn and crag. The coasts of
newfoundland and Alaska are
pa tell bigger tales about the
nature; but all of these locali-
m to seek, are practically devoid
Hr.rn. and a visit thither is ac-
M lay elements of danger, dis
ma cost that few pleasure seekers
-rlr. And the shores of Penob-
and river are not clad in such
of vegetation as the
Hhjne or the Irish Blackwater;
1ring the places already named
torY where the Penobscot water
rs itself into the Atlantic is the
and most lovely spot Oh earth.
-es have been told by essayists,
metre by poets and woven into
rmposers. Photographers and
AVE tried to embalm sections of
10 carry away for keepsakes or
and after all that has been said
t.u the grand old bay remains in
ieet and as lovely as ever.
detracting from the charms of
Maine without belittle-
eduties of Bar Harbor, without
The beauties of Kineo and
45 - the writer believes that
hay, from Owls Head to Isle
from Ninalhaven to Verona,
1re objects that are worthy of
holds more sights that are
tubering than any other spot
Historically, the shores and
been scenes Of adventure and
mat would make volumes of
ai interesting tales. To the
-. Who will stay long enough and
enough the region is a mine
o>. The Arctic fauna - the
tie mammals and fatty fishes
4nd from Labrador to Green
sound in varying abundance from
. to White Head The torrid
shes with rainbow tints and
love to battle their pinions in
tray north to Bar Harbor and
Jnd And both classes-the
.6ees OF the pole and the equa-
m renobscot bay. Perhaps the
rear then young upon the ice
eeuLaud tell the beautiful sea
breed along the North Caro-
aa latest stories of the North
WNn why hansen did not dis
No doubt they know where
ud could tell peary facts that
im months Of weary Labor
Hlls lately come up from the
zie1 can tell the cormolants
min Cuba and relate many Of
tcheries that never get into
ttct, the animals aud most of
HAT live along the Atlantic
in and near Penobscot bay
uer and exchange greetings be
9ut in death or moving on to
winch they call home.
= vi the scenery to be found in
bay Agassiz, the naturalist,
nature and who had travelled
oug. called it the american
-aying it was more beautiful
hudson or any other river on
u.ut. The reach of headland,
of bay, the beauty of nook and
sweep OF water and the bend of
The blending of light ard shade,
u- may see on a trip down the
ms plucked from the very heart
and treasures to be held for a
lks emphatically for the good
f2ngor and nearby people that
the bay and like to visit it as
hey can. Northport, Cape Roz-
borough, Standpoint, Castine
ores of other places are growing
Ular every year. The men who
-s and land in those places have
7J big, summer resorts will ever
4moug the hills. They have no
wal Newport. Long Branch or
"r They prefer to see the hills
,lrapery which God made for
to have them tenanted by birds
rls and healthful breezes. They
seaside for rest and study,
lothing for the lures which
society may hold out, so long
there to greet them and teach
1s of peace.
man or woman who does not
7Lc at one Of these places and
ul- love to stray at a hotel, a trip
-. on one Of the steamboats, will
uestful and replete with pleas
small boats which touch at all
-'rrs, which run in close to the
Vng sea weeds and weir beds,
e pleasantest vehicles one can
which to study nature in de-
Use who wish to see more in a
me will find the steamers of the
nd Bangor line palaces of pleas
ceilings of delight. Finally, the
"Ho have plenty of time and who
earn the bay in detail, should
boat and skim along the coast,
ans, catching fish and sitting
Lee sun until their faces look like
mud their appetites bring terror tt
.oJels they visit. 1t doesn't mat
aach how a person visits Penob
'y so long as he gets there. Lee
arly and often and stay as long az
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