Islesboro 
Bluff,” and with an unrivaled 
view over the east bay — the 
coast line stretching way to 
Bar Harbor; showing like a 
long, narrow, brilliantly col¬ 
ored ribbon. 
There is no town of Dark 
Harbor—merely a post office 
and a few stores. The name 
was given it on account of the 
little bay, across which a dyke 
is built so that it can be used 
as a bathing pool by all who 
do not go in off their own piers. 
At night the water is here very 
smooth and still, like a black 
mirror studded with diamonds; 
for the stars are clearly re¬ 
flected in its glassy surface, 
and around it the fir trees 
rise in a thick wall as il to 
protect their jewels. 
Nestled against the side of 
a hill is the tiny golf club 
house—a bit of sunshiny yel¬ 
low bordered with the bright 
scarlet of the awnings. Part 
of an old apple orchard sur¬ 
rounds it, forming vistas for 
the view over the harbor and 
mountains. And what a view 
it is on a summer’s day - 
the waters fairly dancing and 
sparkling in the brilliant sun¬ 
shine, and the sails of many 
yachts and little boats winging 
gilkey’s light 
“THE NEEDLES,” RESIDENCE OF GEORGE B. SHATTUCK, M. D. 
their way out for a day’s pleas¬ 
ure, or seeming to strain at 
their moorings as if impatient 
to show what they too are capa¬ 
ble of. In vivid contrast to 
all this coloring of sea and sky 
and sail, is the deep velvet 
green of hundreds of fir trees, 
so silent and strong and true, 
ever seeming to murmur: 
“ The Sea washes away the cares 
of Men.” 
The homes of the natives 
of Islesboro—who are mostly 
seafaring people—are small 
white houses with green blinds 
each set in its bit of garden, 
trimly fenced about. There 
is something lonely and pa¬ 
thetic about the homes of 
seamen, for they are built fa¬ 
cing the open ocean as if to 
keep watch by day and night 
for the loved ones who so often 
sail away—never to return. 
An atmosphere of patient wait¬ 
ing seems to envelop even 
the old-fashioned rosebush 
which is invariably planted 
by the doors of all these cot¬ 
tages. 
The word “Islesboro,” con¬ 
jures up to those who have 
been there two vivid impres¬ 
sions of its unrivaled scenery 
RESIDENCE OF HENRY S. HOWE, ESQ. 
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