8 NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
spoiled in the midst of all its hum of business. ‘wo 
miles away from its railroad station, it is to ‘be reached 
only by motor or by water and this, perhaps, has helped 
to keep it the lovely spot that it is. 
About three miles from Magnolia is Gloucester, one 
of the best centers on the Shore for expeditions and 
rides and walks. When one enters the historic old 
town, one is assailed with the smell of fish and impressed 
with the (almost) miles of codfish drying in the sun on 
the way to East Gloucester. This is a most delightful 
bit of Cape Ann—KEastern Point Light and beautiful 
summer homes and four or five hotels. Bass Rocks is 
also in this region and farther to the north lie Annisquam 
and Rockport. Annisquam has been ever since its pioneer 
days as a summer resort, a joy to painters and the long 
summer days find them busy at their work. Many de- 
lightful subjects are to be found in the quaint houses and 
churches, the river and the boats. 
If you like the peace, pensive, but not melancholy, 
that hangs over forgotten ships and wharves, go to Rock- 
port. This is one of the typical New England villages 
that used to be a hustling seaport. Now its docks lie 
idle, asleep in the warm sunlight and the only ships in the 
splendid harbor are pleasure craft or a stray fishing boat 
or two. 
There are many interesting sights to see along the 
Shore. The rocks with their churning surf are always 
fascinating to those who come from the inland. Of these 
the Churn at Marblehead, Rafe’s Chasm at Magnolia, 
where a maiden once was drowned, and Spouting Horn 
at Nahant are the most interesting. The Deserted Vil- 
lage near Gloucester, the only bit of positive ruin on the 
whole Shore, attracts its visitors each season. The 
Hermit of Gloucester, who lives on Bond’s Hill and is 
always at home to visitors, is also another attraction. 
Fomes of famous persons may be seen. Richard Henry 
Dana, the author, built the first summer home at Man- 
chester-by-the-Sea—and it is standing still, as sturdy and 
dignified as then. Its windows open upon the sea and 
it is as delightfully situated as any house along the Shore. 
Nowhere are more beautiful homes to be found than at 
Pride’s Crossing, the Beverlys, and Swampscott. Old 
Salem with its treasures of the witch period in Massachu- 
setts history and its House of the Seven Gables must not 
be overlooked by the visitor to the North Shore. There 
are sports of every type to tempt the most world weary. 
The Essex County Club at Manchester, a beautiful, 
new building, is a rendezvous for the happiest and most 
carefree group of people on the Shore. The golf links 
here are among the best in the country and in themselves 
are enough to tempt people from far-off homes. ‘The 
beaches with their crowds of bathers are, of course, a 
first attraction to Western people, and, indeed, the bath- 
ing hour at Magnolia, Manchester or Beverly Farms furn- 
ishes material for many a “society” column in the Sun- 
day papers, for it is here that the acknowledged social 
leaders, their debutante daughters and their sons gather 
for the sport. 
Polo at Myopia is not yet a thing of the past, river- 
boating on the Ipswich river will always have its charm 
for the thoughtful mind and, not least in point or im- 
portance or enjoyment, is the sailing at Eastern Point and 
at Marblehead Neck. At Marblehead, where are located 
the Corinthian and Eastern Yacht Clubs, the yachting 
takes on the more formal and more sportsmanlike form 
of races. These races are always foremost in the social 
calendar as well as in the sailors’ schedule. 
The charm of the North Shore does not lie in the 
fact that its beauties are “more” than those of other 
places, but rather that they are “better.” The trees seem 
a little more flourishing and a little more mysterious in 
their green depths, the grass thicker and smoother, the 
rocks and the beaches more inviting, the country homes 
more charming, the out-looks more beautiful, the hotels 
more hospitable, the people gayer and jollier than any- 
where elese in New England, perhaps than anywhere 
else on the eastern coast. The chief attractions are the 
things that do not pass away; the glory of these hills will 
last forever, the beauty and strangeness of the sea will 
never change as long as man lives, the islands with their 
pale light-houses and the harbors and the silvery beaches 
will ever welcome the true lover of the beautiful. 
“Elwood,” near Singing Beach, Manchester, 
where the Late Mr. and Mrs, E. L. Wood spent their summers for so many years. 
April 14, 1916. 
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