. The Maine central. A journal of travel . at Falmouth Foreside—Foreside, a name given to that part of the several towns,Falmouth, Cumberland andYarmouth which abut onCasco Bay. This new acquisition tothe charms of Portland willpartake of the characteris-tics both of Riverton Parkand Cape Cottage Park. Itwill combine the rural in-land quiet of the former,with the dash of the sea pos-sessed by the latter, whichis perched upon the ocean-beaten headlands of theCape. Riverton Park, althoughthe pioneer project of thefour, will never grow to bean old story, as may beeasily believed when onenotes the
. The Maine central. A journal of travel . at Falmouth Foreside—Foreside, a name given to that part of the several towns,Falmouth, Cumberland andYarmouth which abut onCasco Bay. This new acquisition tothe charms of Portland willpartake of the characteris-tics both of Riverton Parkand Cape Cottage Park. Itwill combine the rural in-land quiet of the former,with the dash of the sea pos-sessed by the latter, whichis perched upon the ocean-beaten headlands of theCape. Riverton Park, althoughthe pioneer project of thefour, will never grow to bean old story, as may beeasily believed when onenotes the ever increasingattendance each people love this quiet,well-ordered, shady spot,where the soft light scintil-lating through the treesmerely suggests the bright-ness of .-unshine, with noth-ing of the heat of the sunsdirect rays which are brokenby the thick leafy boughsoverhead. Then there isalways a gentle breezestirring on the river, cool-ing the air and making thePark an ideal place to spenda hot summer afternoon When one looks upon thehosts which daily visitRiverton, it is with wonderwhere the rival resorts onthe shore and islands ofCasco Bay gain their attend-ance. Yet it is interestingto note that every eveningduring the season, seats atthe large and commodiousGem Theatre at Peaks Islandare at a premium. This island resort is owned and managed by the Casco Bay line of pleasure steamers,and is reached in a breezv twenty minutes sail from Portland wharves. It does not takelong tog-ef soinnihere from precious Portland. thbS:^0,i^^»^ RlVei^oH PARK. Persons, bold in comparison, do not hesitate to compare the building and appointments 4i8 THE MAINE CEHTRAL, of the Gem with the new Jefferson theatre, the citys pride, which ,is praise as are the daily and nightly visitors to Riverton Park and Peaks Island, yet another large contingent is^^^.-«ss present on the Cape. For many years the Cape Cot-^^.^ tage, on the shore road, just within Por
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