The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-06-08
Seal HarbOr

One of Mt. Deserts Most Attractive Resorts
Seal Har5or, On the ocean side of Mount
Desert Island, with an unsurpassed view
of the broad Atlantic, a sheltered harbor,
and beautiful drives, is putting on the
finishing touches for prosperous season.
This little village has until very recently,
been one of the quetest resorts on the is
land, content to harbor only those people
who sought its seclu3i veness and making
little if any advancement. Seal Harbor
today bears but little resemblance to that
embironic resort
Only tive years ago, acres upon acres of
of the place, now honeycombed with beau
tltul drives and olnamented with hand
some summer mansions, was a tract of
wild woodland with here and there .
bride path. Seal Harbor owes its exis-
tence as an ideal summer resort to the en-
terprise and wealth of Mr.. George Cook
sey and his business partner, MI. George
l.. Stebbins, both of New York who have
proven themselves wise and efficient pro-
motors.
Mr.. Cooksey built the first cottage and
purchased large strip of land bordering
along the shore for the distance of two
miles. His own cottage was built near the
ocean shore on a high ledge and is an
ideal situation for such summer home as
Glengarritf. Across his land, and as close
as possible to the shore, Mr. Cooksey
built entirely at his own expense the IA
nous Sea Cliff road.
The high rock bound shore afforded
unusual natural facilities for the engineers
to lay out picturesque drive. In several
places il might have been possible to build
the road at less expense, but in order to
preserve particularly beautiful spot or
pict lresque point of headland, Mr. Cook
Sey would insist on the road being car
rico around that point and expense was
not spared. The glories of the ocean and
the mountains of Mt. Desert are nowhere
more fully revealed than when one slowly
rides around the sea Cliff road, as it was
the privilege of one of the Record repre-
sentauves to do one day last week, accom-
panied by MI Stebbins, whose enthusi-
aSm for the beauties of Mt. Desert island,
and especially Seal Harbor, is contagious.
The Sea Cliff drive was not the Only
piece OF road building undertaken by Mr..
EookSey. His property was well opened
up by short roads built off the main road
On these are already located several beau
tltul cottages. and more viii be added in
the near future.
Seal Harbor is to have a library build
ing this year In a little delta made by
the sea Cliff drive and the road leading to
the steamboat wharf, a pretty little one
story building is being erected. The new
QUITTING Is puiIt ennreiy by SUBSCRIPTION,
even me "ofkMen, who are residents OF
sea- HaLboI, contributing part OF their
ume. Inc land on which it stands was
lhe -lit ~ MI George Cooksey and MI,
H. cement. NJ W imam |. Partridge
oi New ok IS me arcAtect. rms library
~ a declued add!t"n to the place, and
lhl az i no ii..1 Wit
books, also the gift OF the summer visit
nls
The cottager7 have already commenced
10 aIllVe Ior ihe summer, DR.. and Mrs.
F. ~ human ana family IN Dunham
cottage ana III. ana Mrs. {. A. Herter in
roohstA cottage number TWO, being the
Aisl 20 come IN the famhy OF Dr. Dun
nam MISS iolet Nestcott Is visiting.
Mss W eStc"lI Is the daughter OF the late
= y. Nestcotf, author OF David Harum,
the popular book OF the day.
MI. ana MIS- :. +. Boggs of Harris
ourg' d. nave opened Meenaggha Lodge,
men pretty summer cottage, and MI. ).
r, Barr accompanies them. Mrs. Alden
of Ne" plk has also arrived and is oc-
Gup5 lhe the 'FHsWold cottage.
Nj. George CookSey Will not occupy
%7Ien2arHh duAng the coming season, as
ne vii Visit in the Adirondacks instead.
1I9 e'l'dSe VIII De occupied oy bis SON
n ld"' VT. hchard Nj Hoe. Nh. Hoe is
90 outIu cottage at seal Halbor TINS sum
Mei, having selec'ed beautiful site on Sea
I'm DllFe opposite ~; +. n. Dunham' 5
totIdge' ne hev; W Imam Adams brown
~ new 0Ih' Will also bulld summer
n"lHe lhiS season near Mr. Zoe lot
NaneIe y hastings are designing the new
Tolt"Se i9I Nj noe ana MT. Brown is
AdFInS pans foI hls made 10y +. l.. Saw
dGe q bar ltafbor
MY ana MIS-. charles r. Batchelder OF
-"ui "IIu7e' VINO occupied Cooksey cot
aye H"lloel Two last year, nave become
PEI 'l'HeAt summer residents at Seal liar
pol' oeaullHi cottage on howland road
Ha}bor last week @ettinr Tho not+aoa in