. King's handbook of Boston harbor. he the white houses of Gloucester appear, and in its harbor lie manyvessels of Americas foremost fishing-fleet. The steamer holds its steady AVAGS J/ANDBOOk OF BOSTON HARBOR. 259 way past Eastern Point; around the tall twin granite light-houses on Thach-ers Island; off the granite quarries of Rockport and the summer-hotels of Pigeon Cove; and around into IpswichBay, to the lovely shores of Annisquam,and within sight of the hills of the compass of this journeyare two other trips which the EmpireState frequently makes, — one reachingto
. King's handbook of Boston harbor. he the white houses of Gloucester appear, and in its harbor lie manyvessels of Americas foremost fishing-fleet. The steamer holds its steady AVAGS J/ANDBOOk OF BOSTON HARBOR. 259 way past Eastern Point; around the tall twin granite light-houses on Thach-ers Island; off the granite quarries of Rockport and the summer-hotels of Pigeon Cove; and around into IpswichBay, to the lovely shores of Annisquam,and within sight of the hills of the compass of this journeyare two other trips which the EmpireState frequently makes, — one reachingto the mouth of the Merrimac River,famous in the ballads of Whittier andother poets, and in full view of the an-cient sea-city of Newburyport; and theother, passing far beyond this point, andterminating at the Isles of Shoals,those wonderful surf-beaten crags,far out in the ocean, with their greatsummer-hotels and the well-knowncottage of Celia Thaxter. The voy-age across the Bay to Provincetownis full of interest, and attracts many. Burt Phillips people who desire to get well-nighout of sight of land. After passingthe Light, the steamer heads boldlyout to sea, with the South and NorthShores unfolding on the right and leftquarters, and after a time the long lowline of outer Cape Cod rises from thelevel eastern horizon. A landing ismade at the quaint old mari- ,„.>- time village of Provincetown, V\ which has been so long famous ;; • , in the annals of New England, »V - and has an added interest this •> - season in being the head-quar-ters of Admiral Cooper and theNorth-Atlantic squadron, in-cluding the Tennessee, Al-liance, Vandalia, and Enter-prise. Occasionally the vesselpasses around Cape Cod togive tourists a view of the cliffs which face the open sea, towards Europe ;and runs down as far as the famous Highland Licrht.
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