New-York tribune., 1910-06-05
Quickly and Easily Made. =
Tempts Many to Sleep on S.,
GATEWAY TO MANY A REs0pr
Portland Harbor Is Anonv :.
Most Beautiful on the
Whole Coast.

There's many man who doevn's ~.
he's had vacation unless he Ia, =
upon the ocean Perhaps he can,s.
Europe. or 70 Bermuda. but he can 4.
his ocean trip just the same. and xss.'
spending 50 much time about the b,.,..-
that IT'S a matter % cry about. either
him go TO Maine. Then. Il he wants 4,
can turn right around and come -
again. II he cannot stay there. but a. t,.~
he has had the trip.
II his time is very limited he can i.,.
New York one day. get 70 Portland =
next after twsRty-foUr hours. or. a s.s
more. probably. upon the SEA, and bs,s,.
IN New York. travelling By train, ths a.
service OF the Boston & Maine being "a.
the day after that. ready % DO bvss-,-
with a substantial increase in his bal,-
In the great bank Of Health that & !.
chary about allowing overdrafts that -
not secured BY a pOWerful reserve
The big steamers Of the Maine stesrs,1
Company. plying along the coast. throry.
the Sound and our into the ocean Hns
have restored the power 20 sleep to ua,,
who had thought II gone. The triD "a
wonderfully fine one, invigoratiug IN :
breath OF the salt air Of the ocean. uup,
luted and free on every side. The stsa-.-
themselves are comfortable. faelv eouisr..
as to staterooms and TO meals, and a,
Piled with every device for SAFETY that n,
yet been invented.
They furnish a superb trip to a beauss,
land. but IL. for one reason or another Il,
desire Of the traveller Is for the trfu ifs..
rather than for what lies at the snd Of !
he will still find that he has b. 10 rnss-,
wasted his substance or his time in maxim,
the journey II Is one OF the most thoroass
ly delightful short ocean trips that ths st
Iantic coast affords. almost sure, m a,
summer time. 20 be favored by good wssa
er and by a pleasant passage.
Thousands every year make the rou-
trip with no idea OF doing more than sps-s
a night in Portland. a city that Is vel
worth. however. a little more OF a soiolr
than that II there is time TO spare. Y n
a typical New England city. and in su,ss
prise and catering 10 the needs and ssia
OF it's many visitors it sets pace too al
for many Of its rivals 10 follow
The trip to Maine may be made n tra
I
ing and make the trip through Long Isn.
Sound in the daytime. thus seizing the @.
portunitv 70 see the lovely shores on sth-
side OF the vessel as she steans along ths
famous waterway. Then the ocean portie
Of the trip is made at night. and the FL
trance to the harbOr Of Portland in "a
morning.
That haroOr IS one Of the most besut.
in America From far out at sea the col-
less Islands that stud II. forming the arr
peIago Of Casco Bay, are 20 be seen. VI
their verdure clad eninences. fairy p-sl
pect that is unique along The coast Tas
the great harbor. protected on either 81
by headIands. and large enough to AFR
anchorage to the navies OF the world coz
into full view.
II is a sight never 20 be forgotten. I'd
day Re clear. the White Mountains rise
the distance beyond the city. irnpressiTs
their ma jesty, with snCw-croVned No-
washington towering above them all
hind Portland lies a very fairy OF hss
tffuI summer country. forest, mountz,
lake and stream. affording every sort
summer pleasure