The Pine-tree coast . PENOBSCOT BAY AND lis COASTS. 263 Not only is Penobscot Baj in a certain Bense the distinguishing geographicalfeature of the whole .Maine coast, but we have Been thai it ia equally notablefor the wealth of its historical associations, which go far back into the dimtwilight of discovery and exploration, and have come down to us spicedwith all the romance of a wonder-loving age. Taken as a whole, the scenic features of this bay are graceful rather thanbold, suggestive of calm rather than riotous commotion. 5Tou will no1the full play of ocean as yon would alone,- the more ex
The Pine-tree coast . PENOBSCOT BAY AND lis COASTS. 263 Not only is Penobscot Baj in a certain Bense the distinguishing geographicalfeature of the whole .Maine coast, but we have Been thai it ia equally notablefor the wealth of its historical associations, which go far back into the dimtwilight of discovery and exploration, and have come down to us spicedwith all the romance of a wonder-loving age. Taken as a whole, the scenic features of this bay are graceful rather thanbold, suggestive of calm rather than riotous commotion. 5Tou will no1the full play of ocean as yon would alone,- the more exposed coasts, or findhere those long levels of gleaming sand that echo to the mighty tread of thefree Atlantic; but yon will always have green islands, noble mountains,and inviting harbors on every hand — the sea shorn of its terrors, the landdivested of its harsh and hideous TIIK CAMDEN MOUNTAINS. The north shore, when one has passed out of Rockland Harbor, showsunmistakable signs of a stimulant growth. The new resort at Bay Pointis especially noticeable. One falls over head and ears in love with thesevelvety undulations of smooth shore land, after seeing the long leagues ofunsightly ledges that tear their way through the thin crust of soiL Hereall is sunny and green quite down to the waters edge. Trees grow, flowersbloom, and gardens and groves proclaim a more genial climate; nor are weinsensible to the change from the rasping breezes of the open sea to the softerand more gentle winds that come off the land. We first look into Rockport}1 an out-village of Camden, where lime-quarryingand lime-burning is extensively carried on. There is a strong dash of pictur- 264 THE PINE-TREE COAST. • ?>queness about this village, in the haphazard way that the houses are perchedone above another all along the gorge dividing it, and the life and animationgiven to
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