Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-16

/ with their surroundings of green bank
| and coy homes.
| The channel crooks and turns ap-
parent1y to allow us to see right and
! left, as we turn again and again in
! our progress down the stream. we,
| who know something of the locality,
cast a friendly glance at Gales Ferry,
where SO many of our Norwich FRIENDS
| find summer home, and where is
located Riverside park, with its large
hearted owner. Though New London
obtained the Woman's college, we shall
always be proud that we had one
citizen generous enough to offer SO
| fine a locality for it.
All along the banks of the river are
to be seen groups of summer homes
delightfully."- located for enjoying the
river view. Best View is one of them
! and more and more of them are de-
ve1oping every year, particularly on
the west bank. along the electric line
between our city and New London.
But the river broadens now, and we
are nearing the drawbridge. The larger
steamers are obliged to await the
opening of the draw, but our little
craft passes under without hesitation,
and we are approaching New London,
with its variety of shipping at her
wharves, or plying about in the har-
bor bent on business or pleasure. How
graceful are the lines of the yachts!
How clumsy the great hulSs lying at
anchor waiting to receive or discharge
their cargo! The little power boats
darting about add life to the scene.
There is the Restless crossing from
Fishers island, and here is the little
Crescent from Crescent beach, and
seldom is there lacking some repre-
sentative of our Atlantic squadron.
We must notice Groton with it's
monument and old Fort Griswold, now
SO well cared for by. the patriotic D.
A ID l5c at t~op
ton each year to his historic relic.
Fort Trumbull lies to the right of us.
In our youthful days with what awe
we gazed upon its smooth, terraced
sides, and almost held our breath for
fear those cannon should belch forth
their thunder while we were in range.
What would the men of revolutionary
times think. could they see one of our
modern war vessels and realize how
little value is now placed on the de-
fences, which they considered amply
sufficient for protection.
But while we have been musing on
the past, we are rapidly approaching
Ocean beach. with it's many attrac-
tons on the shore and in the water.
A short stop there and we are off
again, with Fishers island on our left,
with its lighthouses and l1ghtship.
Now our land view is all on one side
and we look for Pleasure beach as
our next landing. A delightful. rest
full spot it seems to be, and SO it
proved to some weary souls I knew
a few summers since. A few min
utes more brings us past sloplng
beaches and rocky, craggy shores to
Crescent beach, our terminal point.
Mantle furnishes us lovely view
in the distance, and at Crescent beach
we point with pride to the many resi-
dences owned and occupied by Nor
witch people. In fact, the entire beach
owes its inception and development
largely to the enterprise of a group
of Norwich men who are still using
their energies in furtser1ng the prop
ertv of this busting, lively commun-
ity of pleasure seekers
After such sail, how can anyone
ever say that our river has no charm
to command our praise and enlist our
enthusia SIN? AN IDLER.