I08 ON THE BIRDS' HIGHWAY 



ing it a characteristic scene of the Maine 

 coast. 



Far to the west the Camden Hills, 

 Megunticook the highest, rising thirteen 

 hundred and fifty feet above the level of 

 the sea, form a mountainous background 

 for the town of Camden itself that nestles 

 down on the shore at their base. To 

 the south lie the islands North Haven 

 and Vinal Haven — the two together are 

 called the Fox Islands ; and many others 

 too numerous to name divide the bay into 

 many smaller bays and' channels. This 

 view is said to resemble strongly the Eng- 

 lish Lakes. The rugged gray slate-stone 

 shores, the yellow tinge of the sea-weed 

 at low tide, above them the dark green 

 foliage of the spruces and now and then 

 the lighter shades of a tall beech, with an 

 occasional glimpse of a red-brown meadow, 

 make the islands themselves beautiful. 



Among the firs on the west side of the 

 point facing the water is an interesting 

 grave-yard of the early settlers. The 

 dates on the headstones, which are either 

 native slate or marble, go back as far as 

 the year 178 1, showing approximately 

 how long ago the island was inhabited. 



