222
Lake umbagog.
1898
September 10
  Forenoon cloudy; afternoon clear with strong
N.W. wind. Magnificent cloud effects at sunset.
  We spent the afternoon talking and developing
photographs while the men were at work getting
the houseboat ready for a trip down the Lake. 
We started immediately after dinner and had a
glorious sail covering the distance to Upton in
about three hours and dropping anchor at our old
station near Peaslee's Spring. While crossing the upper
part of the Lake we saw a Herring Gull. As we 
entered the Cambridge marshes (now submerged but
with some grass showing about the edges & along
the river banks) a small flock of Black Ducks
rose and circled over the woods. At evening one or
two Great Blue Herons came flying past our boat.
[margin Sail the
house boat
to Upton [/margin]