Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-10
GARDINER.
Islander Opens Season with
Complimentary Excursion.
Local Lodge Of Elks VIII Soon
Be Instituted Here.
Various Other Matters Of News
About the City-.Personals.

The summer season on the Kennebec
for 1912 opened, Thursday, with the
complimentary excursion to the pub
lie by the steamer Islander. This is the
fifth season for the new steamer IS
lander and with every possible equip
ment for comfort and safety the boat
promises to the public the finest Ia
cilities Of transportation never before
enjoyed
Notwithstanding the Indictment
weather 40 took the excursion trip
and OF that number, 1871 came back at
night About 30 took the boat at Gar
diner, "A ut Augusta and 81 at Rich
moat, while the rest We're taken on at
way stations The boat left Augusta
about 80 A. NJ. and Gardiner at A..
NJ, and started on the return trip
from Boothhay Harhor about 2.30,
reaching Gardiner at and Augusta at
$50 p. NJ
Those Who braved the Clements were
rewarded by finding the sun shining
and favorable weather between Bath
and Boothbay Harbor.
The same obliging courteous crew
man the boat, this season. as last.
with the exception of the late beloved
Captain II. F. Westman. whose place
is now filled by Captain Ellra Dunton.
Steamer Islander holds a unique
place among the seashore loving pub
lie. Many use the boat as their own in
going and coming from theirs summer
cottage homes to their upriver homes.
Many business men whose families
pass the summer at the shore, go down
river saturday, and return, Monday.
meanwhile during the week keeping
the family well supplied with perish
able provisions by the daily trips of
the steamer.
Aside from this. the actual course
over which the boat daily runs Is in
itself an outing scarcely excelled by
any excursion which can be planned.
Leaving Augusta, the Capital city, the
beat runs over a course of 10 miles of
the most beautiful and varied scenery
of New England. Millions of dollars.
expended in landscape gardens and
WATERWAYS could not produce a situa-
ton 10 be compared with the natural
attractive beauties Of the Kennebec
river from Augusta TO the sea over
this distance the steamer Islander will
journey 142 times during the summer
season of 1912.
This water course being in the very
heart Of Maine. the surroundings are
also rich in historic association. The
boat passes the old Britt house. the
Oldest house In the Capital City of
Maine, calling TO mind the quiet simple
plodding of an Isolated generation,
which in its toll and industry laid the
Foundation for this rushing tumultuous
present.
The historic and famous Gardiner
estate is seen from tine river, also the
old court house on the east side of
the river ut Cedar Grove, built when
Maine was part of Massachusetts.
the site of Old Fort Richmond, built
in 1919 sierrymeeting Bay and Burnt
Jacket to the ship building city of
Bath.
Leaving Bath the boat passes
through Arrowsic bridge and Great
He'll Gate into Hockomock bay
Crossing Sheepscott bay brings the
breeze with a drawing of The wraps
more closely about the shoulders. Here
the down-river life bursts upon the
scene with all of its variety of rest
and play.
TO the persons whose life is sub
jected 20 the daily grind of>shop or
factory or home this outing offers
great possibilities for rest and recre-
atioi;.