Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . ge, where asplendid view is obtained of Lawrence Bay, Castine Har-bor, the Penobscot Bay and its western shore. Fromhere the return home is to be made by way of the villageand across the ferry to North Castine. The passageacross this ferry is rather slower than the one first taken,as the motive power is a man sculling, assisted, when thewind permits, by a sail attached to the side of the boat. Another Brooksville drive is by way of the ferry justdescribed, down over the ridge to where the road turns_ to go to
Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . ge, where asplendid view is obtained of Lawrence Bay, Castine Har-bor, the Penobscot Bay and its western shore. Fromhere the return home is to be made by way of the villageand across the ferry to North Castine. The passageacross this ferry is rather slower than the one first taken,as the motive power is a man sculling, assisted, when thewind permits, by a sail attached to the side of the boat. Another Brooksville drive is by way of the ferry justdescribed, down over the ridge to where the road turns_ to go to Cape Rosier. At this point the road to the leftis taken to Orcutts Harbor, and a little farther on isBucks Harbor, where a little lone island is to be seenwhich was formerly supposed to belong to the town ofCastine, and is so represented on several maps, but whichuntil rpiite recently was the property of the State. Nextcomes Kenchs mountain, a steep, rocky hill, bald for themost part, with perpendicular cliffs. Here is an inter-esting and important granite quarry. Beyond is Walk-. NORTH CASTINE AND BROOKSVILLE FERRY. Yachting, Fishing, and Canoeing. (.»7 ers Pond with its smooth beaches and quiet here the return should be made up the road whichskirts the Bagaduce as far as the bridge, and from thereto the North Castine ferry. The time occupied in taking any one of the drivesmentioned will uot be misspent, and the reader is assuredthat any one of these trips will almost certainly lead toothers. YACHTING, FISHING, AND CANOEING. To those fond of yachting and rowing, the river andharbor have the merit of being exceptionally safe, atproper times, for boats of all descriptions. Suddensqualls, such as are often fatally experienced near highmountains, are extremely rare here, and when they dooccur, can always be discovered by a careful boatmanbefore they have time to reach him. Good boats, safeto go in to Isle-au-Haut or Bar Harbor, and with atrusty sailing-master, can re
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