Lake Umbagog.
Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Sept. 8, 1901 [September 8, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
46 [degrees]
69 [degrees]
  Brilliantly
Clear & cold with strong N. [north] wind.
  At 9 A.M. the Doctor, George & I started
for the Lake in an open surrey drawn by a pair
of fine horses driven by Amasa Lovejoy.
We lunched at Screw Auger Falls, visited
Moose Cave (very first visit) took 8 photographs
& reached Lakeside at 4 P.M. Saw three flocks
of Bluebirds, 2 large flocks of Chippies, 3 or 4
Grass Finches, 2 or 3 Flickers, a few Robins.
Walked to Pearly White farm in late P.M. The
Lake & mountains at their very loveliest in
the clear, soft light. Saw a Fish Hawk & a Heron.
[margin]Saw a jet black Woodchuck in Grafton[/margin]
Wea. [Weather] Monday 9 [September 9, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
42 [degrees]
74 [degrees]
  Sunny, smoky, warmer.
  At 8 A.M. started in str. [steamer] Aziscohos. 
Landed at Metallac Id. [Metallak Island] where I saw Jim [?]
& Aldana Brooks. Next visited Pine Point where
we spent an hour with Lothrop & Hathaway.
Lothrop has been living at the camp since June.
Everything there unchanged but some fine trees
have blown down. Heard a Red eye, Winter Wren, & 
Yellow rumps. Took steamer to Errol. Kingfishers
numerous, three Fish Hawks, a Heron. No Ducks.
Drove from Errol to Lakeside where we dined.
Started for Bethel at 2.30 & reached the house at
7. The mountains obscured by dense smoke from
forest fires.
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Sept. 10, 1901 [September 10, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer] 
  Clear, warm, wind S.W. [southwest]
  Spent A.M. writing.
  In P.M. the Doctor and I picked
out a path through the woods
below the house cutting it out to
a good width much of the way.
It starts in where we cut out a
snow shoe trail last winter. Saw
a few Warblers, apparently Black-polls,
& some Chickadees.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 11 [September 11, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy most of the day with
frequent showers.
  Left Bethel by 8.45 train. Dined
at Portland & reached Boston at
4 P.M. Took 4.59 P.M. train for
Lancaster. Expected C. [Caroline] to get on at
Cambridge but she did not do so.
On reaching Lancaster found our
cottage locked up Ida being in Cambridge.
Spent evening reading.
"Dando" was taken seriously ill on Sunday
but he is better & eating well to-day.