The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-07-19
FI0BsCOT CAMPS ON PEN0BSCOT LAKE
NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER
lotions of the Wilds With Comfortable
Surroundings--A Great Wilderness

...ot Camps on Penobscot Lake
OO a, The lake is about forty
!. vest by north of Moosehead,
70 ,hs canadian border. Out of
49, branch of the Penobscot
y which is good trout water. The
T. three miles long and of ir-
.,.r shape, having hidden arms or
nat invite exploration. Canoe
!. safe in any weather as the
has nowhere any great sweep
tick up a sea.
..,AscOt was naturally, before the
s.,m,u came, very beautiful
u amid densely wooded ridges.
mid Mountain in the distance.
,s0res are now rough and un-
n, having been flooded. Much
A. region has been numbered for
mo- and old logging roads extend
Al directions, making easy travel
vush the woods.
mere are no other camps on the
mr. in the neighborhood. Guests
penobscot have a large wilderness
10 themselves.
THE CAMP
amp is pitched on the north shore
Test Arm, facing south. Near the
|dng Is the central dining camp,
N kitchen attached. A dozen log
IIns offer separate living quarters
each party. They are plainly but
hiorably furnished; each has its
"a stove, very cheerful on cool
innings or evenings.
me larger cabins have a living
mi with separate bedrooms. Single
Sus have but one room which may
divided by curtains into living and
epIng compartments. Beds have
Sings and mattresses; enough bed
"a is provided for cleanliness and
bfort In northern Maine, at an
ation of 1900 feet, nights can be
even In midsummer; so If you
h a fayorite down quilt or blanket,
y It into your camp bag.
THE TABLE
khhen and dining room are in
Ne Of Mrs. Elliott, who after
b Of experience knows what
Wtmen like. The one thing she
you to keep In mind is that Pen
Ias is not a hotel, but a camp.
y don't order what you want; you
what is set before you, and thank
hNn, and bless the cook.
FNd is plain, wholesome, we'll
tted and clearly served; and there
plenty of 1t. A vegetable garden
| ID the rear of the camp; cows and
kfen provide fresh milk and eggs.
fs Of wild raspberries and blue
Pies furnish delicious fruit in sea-
Meats (kept in our ice house,
srved once or twice daily. Trout
ka from lake or stream, and var
ply cooked, are an important item.
PESTS say that, compared with other
n%, the table here is unusually
3D. Drinking water comes pure
q cool from a living spring.
fine sauce of hunger is served
u all meals. Before the dining
on door is opened, half the guests
smiling around it like lean bears.
hers come running. Food as Mrs.
lott cooks and serves it, piping hot,
Hes mighty good.
THE FISHING
Nj Maine camps offer good fishing;
ny OF them provide it in spring,
Jew in summer. In May or June
can catch trout almost anywhere;
July and August trout seek deep
'er or springs and most camps
" then depend on canned salmon
is different. The lake
we'll stocked, and fishing lasts
oush the season, first along the
aeS' then at the mouths of cool
"s. In the spring there is SUI
y nshlng; the water is cold, the
" inll Of vim. In early summer
early fall a fisherman can still
plenty for the table; which is
he camp will stand for. Fly
ing Is practically the only method
use
'neh the water rises to about six
,'sn' degrees (F), as 1t may do in
J spell, then it is useless to cast |
y mere or anywhere else. Inl
nO' summer of 1920, for example,
- were sixteen days when the
81 was TOO warm. and only finger
!, would rise. Fly-fishermen laid |
y 'nelr rods, all but a few nuts. |
= came cool rain, and fishing
u sooo again. During the hottest |
'uler one fisherman who knew how
~. enough large trout for camp
, ;, HSnihg In deep water with min
! sum II the summer be cool. |
'' a,' offers fairly good fy-fish-
s" aloSt every day, and the cooler
,," me better the fishing. Trout |
NJ, MOn few ounces to a pound and |
,sa ~. IN weight, with now and then |
- s.V,pounder. Much larger fish
W. : been seen, but no fisherman
90 10 nave the right medicine.
THE GAME
I ths ulrds and beasts add greatly |
~ pleasure of camp life, and in |
q .'Ose season offer snapshots to
,.h VINO follow the sport of photo
-, sSs In the open season game
l ~, good hunting.
are plentiful everywhere