Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-09-11
ISLE OF THE SEA.
Interesting Letter From The At
Iantic Sea Coast.
Cottage City,Martha :, Vineyard,

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DEAR KENTUcKIAN:-
Thinking perhaps some Of your
many readers would be glad to
hear from an isle Of the Sea, I
write a short description of this
great summer resort. This is in
deed ga Mecca of rest and enjoy
ment
"a region Of repose it seems a
place of slumber and of dreams
This beautiful island with its
parks and groves, its flowers and
vines, its pretty homes, is "a gem
of earth in ocean setting.'
The cool delightful ozone air,
with the magnificent panorama Of
ships on the mighty deep, gives
health and strength to many a tired
worn teacher, student, and worker
in various callings, and often
lengthens out life's day. From
twenty to fifty thousand people
visit this resort during the heated
months, and keep cool surrounded
by the great Atlantic waves. This
island was first a camp-meeting
ground where. the New England
fathers pitched their tents and
worshipped in the groves, "God s
first temples, and held commission
with Natures own Creator. AS
the years passed on, Summer homes
were built where the tents first
stood, a town sprang up, and a
Baptist and a Methodist tabernacle
were erected. one in park amid
the flowers, the other in a grove Of
gnarled oaks, where the breezes
sing tunes through the branches.
The New England fathers in
Israel gather here today, and praise
the same God who brought the Pill
grims safely over The island was
named Martha's Vineyard by it's
discoyorer, Captain Gosnold, din the
year 1902, who found it covered
with vines and delicious berries of
many varieties. Martha's Vine
yard is about twenty miles long and
nine or ten mi,es wide. 1t lies FIVE
miles out in the ocean off the south
ern Cape Cod coast, There are
five towns on the island, the largest
of which is Cottage City, and it is
situated on the northeastern coast,
facing the great ocean. On one
side is Vineyard Sound, called 1.-THE
greatest marine highway of Ameri-
ca" Many ships and steamers pass
this way tomany parts of the world.
Haven harbor extends
about two miles into the island.
Hundred of schooners lie in the am
Choir In this harbor in quiet waters,
while the billows roll high in
storms at sea. The New York
Yacht Club made us a visit, which
of a fleet of about two
schooners, steam yachts,
sloops, and yawls. AT night they
were Illuminated, and presented
dazzling scene of woudrous cleo
-ric beauty, This is a great place
Tor yachting and fishing. Some of
he yonng ladies can sail yacht
most skillfully.
There are thirty miles of con-
crete driveways on the island, and
with the absence ofheat and dust, 1T
makes an ideal place for wheel-rid-
-ng. Bathing is very fine and
thousands plunge into the rolling
surf. One would imagine Cottage
City to be town of cottages, but
hSdi diA INC uOuSSS dlG Two duQ
three stories. Many people from
many cities have built summer
homes here at the seashore, and
call them cottages. 1t is city of
summer homes, a city of brotherly
love" These sojourners of a re-
'rasbiuo CLINE drinktnU tOUafbay a
Natures fount, leave off formalities,
and meet as friend with friend.
Thus it seems that "a touch of Ma
-ure makes the whole world kin.
The shirt waist man" is here in
ull force and 1t seems has come to
stay, till the northern blasts drive
aim from hence. 1t is a rather
picturesque scene as we look out
upon hundreds of men arrayed in