Maine, its history, resources and government . At Poland Springs is located the most palatial of the statessummer hotels. The mineral spring there with its world-widereputation has no doubt contributed to the popularity of thisbeautiful spot, but even without it there is sufficient reasonfor the position which it holds in the hearts of thousands ofvisitors. Sebago Lake, the Rangeleys, and the Belgrade chainare all so well known and of such attractiveness as to call backyear after year an ever increasing host of admirers. AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MAINE 157 If one lake is to be chosen as more
Maine, its history, resources and government . At Poland Springs is located the most palatial of the statessummer hotels. The mineral spring there with its world-widereputation has no doubt contributed to the popularity of thisbeautiful spot, but even without it there is sufficient reasonfor the position which it holds in the hearts of thousands ofvisitors. Sebago Lake, the Rangeleys, and the Belgrade chainare all so well known and of such attractiveness as to call backyear after year an ever increasing host of admirers. AGRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL MAINE 157 If one lake is to be chosen as more wonderful than any otherin the state, the choice would no doubt fall upon that greatinland sea, Moosehead. No one who has stood on the top ofMt. Kineo, rising precipitously from the waters edge to a heightof eight hundred feet, and looked out upon the marvelouspanorama spread before him, will hesitate to accord to thisscene a full measure of enthusiastic praise. It is no reflectionupon the attractions of other places to say that here is the. Study Hour in a Boys Camp equal of any of them. On every side the forest stretches outin seemingly endless expanse, while mountains rear their headsin majestic splendor in whatever direction the eye may , the lake itself, with its miles of dancing waters, lendsan enchantment to be found nowhere more strikingly apparentthan here in the very heart of Maines great playground area. On the shores of the lake are already a large number ofsummer cottages and camps, while the Mt. Kineo House is oneof the very finest and largest hotels in Maine. There is room,however, for several times as many more estates and hotels, 158 MAINE GEOGRAPHY AND INDUSTRY and the opening of a state automobile highway to the uppersection of the lake will make it even more popular and wellknown than it is now. Here the vacation season is not limitedto the summer months, because spring fishing and fall huntingare nowhere better than in this part of the state. In
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