. King's handbook of Boston harbor. Harry A. MGlenen, the Business Manager. 260 KING S HANDBOOK OF BOSTON HARBOR. Once a week the Empire State goes out on a fishing-excursion, runningout to the Middle Ground, which is between the capes of Massachusetts,about twenty-five miles from Boston Light. The fortunate person whosecures the largest fish receives a dollar for each pound of its weight. The usual afternoon trip in the Bay is patronized by many thousands oftourists, and affords the best attainable views of the North and SouthShores. The course is laid along the outside of Nantasket Beach and
. King's handbook of Boston harbor. Harry A. MGlenen, the Business Manager. 260 KING S HANDBOOK OF BOSTON HARBOR. Once a week the Empire State goes out on a fishing-excursion, runningout to the Middle Ground, which is between the capes of Massachusetts,about twenty-five miles from Boston Light. The fortunate person whosecures the largest fish receives a dollar for each pound of its weight. The usual afternoon trip in the Bay is patronized by many thousands oftourists, and affords the best attainable views of the North and SouthShores. The course is laid along the outside of Nantasket Beach and theCohasset shores to Minots Light, giving an admirable prospect of the V£»/.,:\ii MW. Battery Wharf, Boston. hotels, headlands, and villages, and of the great stone light-house, risingdirectly from the lonely sea. From thence the steamer runs northwardnearly to Marblehead Neck, and returns along the North Shore. On moonlight evenings the steamer leaves her pier at about eight oclock,and runs out past Boston Light, and along the front of Nantasket Beach,which is at such times illuminated with bonfires, electric lights, and rockets,and presents a scene of wonderful brilliancy and Oriental weirdness. Onthe return voyage the saloon is used for dancing, the best of orchestral musicbeing given by the band; and by eleven oclock the boat reaches her pier. KING S HANDBOOK OF BOSTON JIARBOR, 26l & &ca=Erqj to tjje lEastfoartf*
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