The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-06-11
A SAIL AND A SHORE DINNER.
Steamer Castine Makes Her First Trip of
the Season to Crescent Beach.

the Season to Crescent Beach.
When the steamer Castine announced her
| first trip Of the season to Crescent Beach
| for June 7th the weather was so cold that it
looked like doubtful enterprise; but the
| temptation was strong and many decided to
go if the outlook was at all favorable. The
sun did shine out in the morning and the
| temperature had risen materially, but on
reaching Lewis wharf, the starting point,
it was found that the wind was southeast
and there was fog in the distance. The
weatherwise confidently predicted change
! of wind to tie southwest, and laser to west
F.; for the homeward trip, and they proved
| true prophets. With this assurance none
were deferred from starting, and when the
lines were cast off there were nearly one
hundred people on board. The big four
| masted schooner Pendleton Brothers-she
| looked big compared with the. bay coasters
at the wharveS-which had arrived the day
before with cargo of coal, was passed off
the marine railway but on the bay, both
going and coming, few sails We're seen, of
yachts or vessels. The gasolene boats had
the whole bay to themselves. There were
few signs of life at Northport Campground
or Temple Heights, but the grounds in both
places looked very attractive and the fresh
foliage and green fields with the rock-fring-
ed shores made the andward views very
pleasing. A call was made at Camden,
where number of passengers were landed
and others taken on board. The usual fleet
| OF sail and power boats were at moorings in
the inner harbor but the yards at the head
of the harbor were full of boats not yet
launched. The steamer Stockton, looking
so fine in her fresh paint as to be hardly
recognizable, lay at a wharf, and on the
opposite side of the harbor was the steamer
Mineola OF the Eastern Steamship Co. These
steamers are awaiting their turn to go on
the marine railway, on which a schooner is
undergoing repairs. In the outer harbor
the only craft was houseboat, an old
schooner housed over fore and aft, and said
to have palatial accommodations The own
er died last spring and the craft is for sale
When we steamed out of Camden harbor
the wind had got around to the southwest
and was blowing quite fresh. The Samoset,
the smoke from the Rockland kilns, a big
Palmer schooner at ancher behind the
breakWater, and a power boat "savng
gasolene,' were the only objects to attract
attention before rounding picturesque Owls
Head and exchanging the usual salutes
with the lighthouse. Soon the long pier at
Crescent Beach came in sight and Landlord
Smith, as usual, was on hand to take the
lines and welcome the hungry visitors.
There was no waiting for dinner. AS the
members of the party arrived they were
shown to the dining room by Mrs. Smith
and were soon seated and quickly served.
The menu included lobster stew, fish and
clam chowder, lobster in the Shell, fried
Scalops, fried CLANS, steamed clans, hot
biscuit, date and lemon pie and coffee and
if any one left the table hungry ii was their
own fault. Had such a thing happened,
and it had come to the notice of Mr.. or Mrs.
Smith, they would have been escorted again
to the dining room and special Instructions
given to waitress to serve them with
everything they called for. 1t is their
boast that no one is allowed to leave their
place hungry
When the Castine's whistle sounded to
VI ms hcl NdnutlluS passengers dDoilu lue
wind had got around to the westward, en-
suring a pleasant and comfortable trip
home.
One of the excurSionists was Capt. Abner
Gilmore. A few years ago he went to Lin
cOlnvile Beach to a lobster dinner, and the
Holsters failed to materialize, and he has
been trying ever since to make up for what
he missed tbpna and we believe got even this
time.