35 

 Huntings* 



Open season for deer October only ; no moose ; the duck 

 shooting is excellent around most of the ponds and lakes in 

 this county, while in the many bays, coves and inlets along 

 the coast it is unsurpassed ; ruffed grouse and woodcock 

 shooting is good in the towns of Washington, Appleton, 

 Hope and Union especially ; they are also taken in the towns 

 in the southern portion of the county to a considerable 

 extent. 



LINCOLN COUNTY. 



One of the principal coast counties with a long coast line 

 and with many beautiful harbors and bays ; noted for its sum- 

 mer resorts principal among which are Boothbay Harbor and 

 the islands in the bay. Wiscasset is the shire town, beauti- 

 fully situated on Wiscasset Harbor, on Knox and Lincoln 

 Branch of M. C. R. R., 50 m. from Portland ; Wiscasset har- 

 bor is one of the best in the world ; the scenery and surround- 

 ings are unsurpassed for attractiveness. 



Fishing; Resorts. 



There are 31 lakes and ponds in this county, in many of 

 which are good trout, white perch, black bass, some land- 

 locked salmon and pickerel fishing. 



The first town reached in this county on the line of the 

 railroad is Woolwich, which is bounded on the west by Mer- 

 rymeeting Bay and Kennebec River ; here is the large and 

 beautiful Nequasset Lake, with excellent white perch, black 

 bavSS and pickerel fishing ; on the west is Monseag Bay ; 

 passing along the line of the R. R. Wiscasset, above men- 

 tioned, is reached, thence to Sheepscot River, and Newcastle, 

 wnth Damariscotta River on the east ; thence to Damariscotta, 

 which is 18 m. east of Bath ; in Damariscotta is situated Bis- 

 cay Pond, southern half of Pemaquid Pond, McCurds and 

 Muddy Ponds ; these lakes, as they really are, wdth the Dam- 

 ariscotta River on the westerly side of the town, and in close 

 proximity to the railroad, afford unexcelled white perch, 

 black bass and pickerel fishing ; the lakes afford also trout 

 fishing, and have recently been heavily stocked with land- 

 locked salmon. 



Still farther along the line of the railroad the town of 

 Nobleboro is reached in which is the northern half of Pema- 



