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Title: The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886
Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886

Author: Various

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Language: English

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THE

NEW ENGLAND MAGAZINE

AND

BAY STATE MONTHLY.

OLD SERIES MARCH, 1886. NEW SERIES
VOL. IV. NO. 3 VOL. I. NO. 3.

Copyright, 1886, by Bay State Monthly Company. All rights reserved.

Transcriber's Note: Minor typos have been corrected and footnotes moved
to the end of the article.

Along the Kennebec

BY HENRY S. BICKNELL

[Illustration]

The first glimpse of the Kennebec, on approaching it from the sea,
presents to the stranger a barren and uninviting picture. Hemmed in on
either side by low, rocky isles, studded with scraggy pines that have
long defied old Atlantic's blasts, it must have been a dreary and
disappointing sight, indeed, to the little band of voyagers who were
seeking a home in the new world over two centuries ago. Many treacherous
sand-bars reach out to the circuitous channel that extends seaward a
mile or more, and numerous wrecks along shore bear evidence of their
hidden dangers. Before the age of skilful pilots and steam fog-whistles,
the mariner must have had a busy time with his lead in threading this
watery pathway, unaided by a single sign or sound from shore. A few
days' sojourn among the charming bays and inlets dispels all feelings of
lonesomeness, and unfolds a scene of continued interest and keen
enjoyment. On a pleasant morning, from the summit of any hilltop the
view is delightful. Scores of crafts, from the saucy mackerel-catcher
to the huge three-master, are leaving their anchorage under the shadows
of Sequin, and the l