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long and is composed realh^ of two large bodies of water with 

 narrows between. The lower or southern end of this lake is 

 about five miles from the city of Ellsworth, and is reached 

 from there by carriage road. The upper or northern end is 

 about two miles from Nicolin station; a good carriage road 

 runs from the station to the pond. Excellent trout, land- 

 locked salmon, perch and pickerel fishing. 



Union River has its rise in Great Pond and flows through 

 Amherst, Mariaville and the city of Ellsworth. This river 

 is filled with pickerel, black bass and salmon, and the upper 

 portion of it trovit, and affords most excellent fishing. 



A large number of streams empty into this river, nearly 

 all affording excellent brook trout fishing, accessible from 

 Ellsworth or Mariaville ; also many small ponds where good 

 fishing may be had. 



Proceeding on this branch of the railroad Mt. Desert 

 Ferry is reached, where an elegant steamer is taken across 

 the Ba}^ to Bar Harbor, 53 miles from Bangor. Bar Harbor 

 is situated on Frenchman's Bay and is one of the most noted 

 and fashionable summer resorts in the United States. 



Across Frenchman's Bay from Bar Harbor is Sorrento, 

 also a famous summer resort. Flanders Pond, Donnells 

 Pond and Morancy Pond are easily reached from this 

 place, which are favorite resorts for togue, trout and land- 

 locked salmon fishing. These may also be reached from 

 Waukeag station on the M. C. R. R., before reaching 

 Mt. Desert Ferry. 



Great Tunk Pond may also be reached from either of 

 these places ; also Johns Pond in Gouklsboro and Rocky, 

 Roan and several other smaller ponds which, with the streams 

 emptying into them, afford most excellent land-locked salmon 

 and trout fishing. 



There are man}' large lakes and ponds north of Sorrento 

 and Sullivan in this county which are reached more directly 

 from the line of the Washington County R. R. and will be 

 mentioned in the chapter on Washington county. 



Eagle Eake in Eden, 2 m. x i]4. m., fine trout pond, also 

 land-locked salmon ; Jordan Pond, 3 m. x 1^2 m. ; Echo 

 Lake, 2 m. x i 1-2 m. ; Bubble Pond, Turtle Eake, Eong and 

 Pickerel Ponds, all large bodies of water, are easily accessi- 

 ble from Bar Harbor, and afford excellent trout, land-locked 

 salmon, pickerel and perch fishing. 



