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Excerpt from Glimpses of Camden on the Coast of Maine The approach to Camden is striking and beautiful from every route leading to it, particularly from the sea. The village itself lies nestled among the mountains, yet close to the water's edge. It looks directly out to the ocean in one direction, and across the bay, thickly dotted with islands, in another. The mountains dominate everything. Their lofty summits are landmarks far out to sea, and those who are fortunate enough to make their first trip to Camden by water will find the unfolding of these mountains, as the steamer draws nearer and nearer to Camden, a never-to-be-forgotten delight. Their full outlines are first seen as the steamer passes Owl's Head in the early morning. The view from this point is shown on the opposite page. After leaving Rockland the steamer heads directly for Camden, eight miles distant, passing Jameson's Point on the left, with its long breakwater, and the imposing mass of the Samoset Hotel just back of it. This is situated in what was formerly a part of Camden. It has been the means of introducing so many people to Camden that any account of the latter place calls for approving mention of the Samoset. This magnificent house, the finest on the New England coast, was opened in 1902. It is modern in every known detail. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.