Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-08-25

acre tract of woodland at Green
Lake, in Ellsworth, which Fred G.
Smith bought two years ago from
the estate of the late U. S. Senator
Eugene Hale, will be opened next
July as a recreation camp of the
highest type for boys of eight to
eighteen years. The opening will
come at the end of more than two
years OF intensive development of
the camp-life possibilities OF the
beautiful forest and its mile and a.
nan OF rugged shore on the EASTERN
enc OF the eight-mile lake.
Charles E. Bellatty, of Rostor
University. will be associated With
MT. Smith in the direction ~ ~
camp and in the personal snnar
vision of the boys and their COW
sellers. " GULL
That is good news for El1swor+b
and for the boys who will have On
opportunity to come to Camp Madoc-
awanoo. Green Lake Is one of the
most beautiful of all the lakes of
Malne;' and there is no finer location
anywhere for a boys camp than the
gehtle slope from which Madocawan-
40 Will overlook the western hills
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mahely 1000 acres of typical Maine
woods broken only by forest trails.
so dear was the spot in the memory
OF Senator Hale, that offer after
ofer for cottage lots had been re-
fused; and only by purchasing the
entire large tract could the camp
site be obtained.
For nearly half a century this
has been a famed spot in a region
blessed with scenic grandeur. Au-
tomobilists visit Mr.. Smiths place
repeatedly to enjoy the glorious
sunsets, the cool shade and the de-
lightful bathing. Only six miles
from the Ellsworth postoffice, the
camp is well known to nearly every
citizen and to thousands of sum-
mer visitors. Hundreds of enthusi-
astic sportsmen come here often in a
season to enjoy the fishing.
Though Green Lake has long held
a foremost position in Maine because
of the quality of its salmon fishing
and though many salmon weighing
from two to five pounds were caught
this summer almost within a stones
throw of the camp springboard, the
fishing that will give the bows the
big thrills of their summer will be
trolling, casting or plug-fishing for
black bass. These gamey fighters
abound in literally hundreds of
rocky shoals close to the camp.
They can be caught from the shores;
and so can white perch and dace
and pickerel-big fellows! The
boys can always catch good fish at
Green Lake.
And when the youngsters feel
like hiking, what better place could
they find than this section of Maine?
Graham lake is only half mile
away. Another mile and the boys can
visit a camp Of logdrivers and watch
the calk-booted rivermen as they
handle peavies and pickpoles on
RATS, booms and jams!
Down the river a couple of miles,
the boys may see what happens to
the Union river logs at the ELS
worth Falls mills, and two miles pc
low is beautiful and thriving city
which the young explorers are pretty
certain to like. Down Delo" tne
hig dam at Ellsworth, only a few
miles more, are the clamDakes, the
Gunner and founder fishing and the
healthful sea bathing OF Weymouth
point, Contention Cove and Baysloe'
All that could be taken in easily Oh
a single hike. ,,1a
other trips equally enjoyable could
he made to Lafayette Nationai
Park. to the fishing villages Oh M.'
Desert island, to Lucerne, TO tne
Whales Back, to Bar Harpor, W tne
branches Of Union river, 10 Molaeee'
pond, Great pond, Rocky ponu'
beech Hill pond, Branch pond fa..
4 tens pond, Teddy pond, and nail
dozen more, all interesting, each
worth visiting for some charm OF lts
own.
Hiking. swimming, fishing, pic
nicking. horseback riding, working
with carpenters tools, camping out
in the deep woods, learning about
flowers, trees, insects, birds, wlld
animals: eating wholesome food
sleeping in a lake-cooled pine grove,
what a trip for normal boy! just
two nights ago a bull moose was
calling his mate so close to Camp
Madocamando that everybody there
awoke and listened until the big
fellow crashed away through the
woods. Last week Mr.. Smith counted
nine deer as he went about his work
through the day. Otter, muskrats,
foxes, porcupines and mink are easy
to find at Green Lake. The Smith
dogs freed thirty-three "coons last
| fall.
Lake, woods, rivers, streams,
mountains and good trails are reaoy
for the boys now. The necessary
buildings will be ready early mex!
spring. Three new log cabins wall
be built this fall in the grove at the
northern side of the playground. All
the boys will sleep in log cabins.