Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-01-05
GREEN LAKE.
Its Development as Health and
Pleasure Resort.

this STATE are constantly opening up TO
the tourists and sportsmen, it is also true
that meny OF the Older resorts that have
been fished for many years have been re-
stocked and at the present time afford as
good fishing as can be found in this whole
State, so noted for its wonderful pools
and lakes.
With this preliminary l will call your
readers attention to fisherman's resort
that has been opened up during the las;
few years on the Mt Desert branch Of
the NJ. c. X. r.
Green Lake was known until the past
few years as Reeds Pond, and for years
before the advent OF any railroad to this
region, was the resort of local sportsmen
from this part OF the State. Many are
the tales that have been told OF the SPLEEN
did catches of trout and salmon that have
been taken there in the years gone by.
/ But it remained for the advent of the
iron horse to let the outside public know
Of the resources OF this region, and to
give to this lovely sheet of water the at
tention and merit that it really deserved.
! Soon after the coming of the railroad,
several gentlemen of Ellsworth and Ban
gor beca me much interested in the unu
sual facilities afforded for the sportsman
at this lake. Several camps and cottages
were constructed, and small steamer
was built and placed on the lake.
About five years ago the United States
Ash commission at Washington became
interested also, aud after q preliminary
examination of the region, became con-
WINGED that a place had been found where
with judicious care and propagation a
| grand and noble work could be carried on.
Appropriations were at once made, and
land purchased at the mouth OF t he largest
stream emptying into the lake, and here
has been established the finest and
largest hatchery and spawning works for
| trout and salmon to be found east OF the
! Rocky Mountains.
For many years the poseher and METER
had been getting in his work and the
stock of breeding salmon and trout was
becoming depleted. Well authenticated
stories of hundreds OF breeding salmon
being taken on the spawning beds and
| sailed down like so many mackerel have
been told With the advent OF the United
States fish commission WORK, this kind
of practice came to an end, and with the
careful propagation of fish, feeding the
small fish until we'll able to take care OF
themselves, screens across the outlet
and the annual planting of thousands
and hundreds OF thousands of salmon
and trout. this lake has become a vast
preserve of the finest game fish that
swims. No restriction was imposed
against legal fishing in any form by
anyone in open season, with the excep-
ton OF the law against winter fishing.
| The railroad runs along the shore Of the
| upper lake and the Green Lake railroad
station is located within few rods OF the
| lake shore. This station is but twelve
miles from Ellsworth, and fifteen miles
| from Bangor, and has post office, Ameri-
can express office, telegraph and tele-
| phone office, thus giving easy outside
communication.
Although near the cities, the lake is
surrounded on all sides by dense forests
coming close down to its beautiful
beaches, and with the exception of the
buildings OF the United States fish
commission station and the small settle
ment at the railroad station and a few
cottages, there is nothing to indicate but
what it might be located hundreds of
miles away from civilization.
The sloping shores lead back in gentle
| undulatory rolls to the Dedham noun
! tains in the background, and thus Dor
dered with the beautiful garb OF green
| (from which the lake takes its new n8me)
1t becomes one of the most attractive
sheets of water to be found in me coun-
try. The white and silvery character Of
the sand Of the beaches, the entire alb
sence OF dead wood standing about the
shores (Which spoils the beauty of SO
many Of our Maine lakes) makes it es-
pecially attractive and enticing.
Many points OF interest, such as Thun-
der cave, Lookout cave, Pulpit rock and
Balance rock are found, also Scotts neck
and Crescent beach over which poets rave
and before which lovers OF nature stand
enthrslled.
The variety Of fish to be found in the
lake makes excellent fishing at all sea-
sons, from the time the salmon fishing
opens in April until the law comes on in
the fall. hence the skilful angler need
never fear disappointment. The rapid
growth Of the salmon and trout and the
continued planting Of many thousands OF
new fish each year will keep up a never
falling supply, the intention being to
increase the number of fish in the lake
to its greatest possible limit, from which
can be taken in the future millions OF
spawn for the restocking Of other
| waters.
Fishermen will quickly realize that
this lake, nine miles long and three
miles wide in its widest part, with water
over three hundred feet deep, when well
stocked, becomes an unfailing and ever
lasting fisherman's paradise. 1t can