. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ies who go outto troll for the succulent bluefish. or bythose who sail about at random simplyfor the delight of being on the water andenjoying a brisk run before a favoringbreeze. Little excursions by sailboat aremuch in vogue, such as the trip aroundStaten Island or over to Conev Island fin-a band concert, or up the Shrewsbur\on a cralAing expedition. Atlantic Highlands is situated directly on lower New York Bay,the distance to the AtlanticOcean being four bathing is cons
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . ies who go outto troll for the succulent bluefish. or bythose who sail about at random simplyfor the delight of being on the water andenjoying a brisk run before a favoringbreeze. Little excursions by sailboat aremuch in vogue, such as the trip aroundStaten Island or over to Conev Island fin-a band concert, or up the Shrewsbur\on a cralAing expedition. Atlantic Highlands is situated directly on lower New York Bay,the distance to the AtlanticOcean being four bathing is conse-quently still water, butthose who prefer the break-ing waves of the surf canmake the trip to the Nave-sink Highlands in a veryfew moments, where thereis a fine beach. A long pierstretches out to enable theSandy Hook boats to makea landing, for the beachslopes down very graduallyand at low tide one canwade out a long distancewithout getting over hisdepth, a not unwelcomefeature to those who are inthe least timorous about the water. Inthe old davs it was necessary to traverse nds of Mrs. Maehanlic Highlands. One of the CoiragesOverlooking the Sea - * ■^Ii^^^iHiir 4 -^BBK^B^KSI^^^fW^w^^^BF^^tiiStK^ j^^^^^^^^^^^W^BuW^^flj ^M Hjn^BBflHv «3s^B^^^ - ^^^^^^V^ xE^v^s^^HMMHiMlBM^^I ^^^^^^^^^^^^l8l8i^9dK3^.Mi^hMM„... -.^H View of KecwaydinAtlantic Highlands this long pier on foot, andmany a time I have taken thetramp over the long plank-walk in the broiling sun andyet had no fault to find, sincemy final destination was At-lantic Highlands, a n d itsmanifold pleasures. To-daythat objection has been en-tirely elminated, and the trainwhich meets each boat dropsyou right in the heart of thetown. The climate of .\tlanticHighlands is extremelyhealthy. Fevers and malariaare almost unknown. The wa-ter supply is pure and ahun- THE SUBURBANITE 3 dant, hciiii; derived from artesian the markets will be found daily a freshsupply of fruits and vegetables from sur-rounding farms. A
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