Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-14

OF the gamey land locked salmon.
and at the CITY of Bath take a run
up Merrymeeting Bay. resting place
Of migratory sea fowl and great duck
shooting grounds of the coast
AS we cross over through Lincoln
County, note the beautiful lakes ana
sparkling streams all Tiled with
game fish and at Knox we find Rock
land and Camden and charming Me-
gunticook nestled at the foot of her
rugged hills.
There's Hancock, with Bar Har-
Dor and Sorrento, and LAFAYETTE
National Park, the only Natlohai
Park on the coast, which IN many
respects stands without rival, ana
YOU may be interested to know that
Camden and Bar Harbor mountains
are the only ones on the Atlahtlc
coast that rise abruptly from the
sea. Just beyond Is Washington
county, with the world famed Grand
Lake Stream. Grand Lakes. Meddy-
bemps. the one time summer home
Of President Cleveland and Joe
Jefferson, And all these counties
bordering on the sea. the most re-
markable seacoast in all America.
two thousand five hundred miles or
wonderful coast made up OF bold
head lands, numberless inlets. beau
tiful bays and delightful harbors,
contrasting the charm of resttul In
land waters with the more rugged
majesty OF the restless sea.
Inland counties you will find no
less attractive, with great lakes.
mighty rivers, wooded slopes and
mountain peaks furnishing variety
of scenery. Oxford and Kezar-
Beautiful Kezar-Ride along the
east ridge and look down on the
lake extending north and south and
pause long enough in a clear day 10
count 120 mountain peaks.
Fair PennesseewasSee, home of tho
small mouth bass: Magalioway and
Iarmachelee, famous trout waters:
Upper ana Lower Richardson lakes;
Rangeley Lakes. with trout and SAL
mon, over IN Franklin; Kennebago;
Arnold Pond; Big Island Pond and
Chain of Lakes; Somerset full of
beautiful lakes, and Rock Pond with
its precipitous cliffs the delight of
every portrayer of Maine scenery.
Even Androscoggin, a manufacture
ing center, is not without her lakes
and summer homes. in close proxi-
nifty to Morrison Heights. worthy
special trip by the tourist.
kennebec, with far famed Bel.
grade Lakes, home of the fightin~
small mouth bass. Cobbosseecontee.
Maranacook, Annabessacook and
many others, furnishing best of sport
for the angler for trout, togue and
land locked saln on.
Waldo, with more than 60 clear
Sryn tnt. Ie- l,fe hi noly
ing great arm of the sea.
Penobscot-county of great lakes,
mighty rivers and matchless bay.
Piscataquis, with Moosehead lake, a
great inland sea. over 500 miles
around its shores-largest body Of
fresh water wholly in one state east
of the Mississippi, and katahdin
mountain and hundreds OF lakes that
lie between, and Sebec lake, another
home of the land locked salmon.
And great Aroostook. with the IA
nous OXboW. and far to the north
the mighty Fish River Chain of lakes.
And throughout our wonderful
State are more than $500 clear water
lakes, and more than 5000 rivers and
streams. filled with trout, togue, land
locked salmon and small mouth bass,
and 15,000.000 acres of wilderness,
three times as large as the Black
Forest of Germany, Astounding in
wild life, an attraction to the tourist
as well as the huntsman, to the man
with the camera as we'll as the gun.
More tl.an thousand lakes on the
border of civilization, Yet in the soli-
tude OF the wilderness unoccupied
furnish wonderful sites for future
homes.
There Is room enough Tor all We