MAINE'S GREAT COAST RESORT BAR HARBOR THE GATEWAY OF THE LAFAYETTE NATIONAL PARK The Morning Dawn Bar Harbor, Maine A very comprehensive Poem illustrating and describing the scenic beauty of the United States Lafayette National Park The Queen of Resorts By The Reverend Leonard W. A. Luckey, Ph. D. New York City, New York Copyright, 1923 Otter Creek Cliff guarding the beach Like aged sentinels they meet Their edges crash, draw back the reach And ever 'gainst each other beat. (4) The Morning Dawn The outline is irregular Fiords, sounds and bays are here and there And from great depths mountains rise up Like bubbles on the ocean's cup. The sea is calm her surf beats low The tides come in then out they go The night is still and city sleeps At foot of hill 'til daylight peeps. The wood and glens hold darkness still Few sounds are heard save whippoorwill The hoot of owl, the wings of bat A bark of dog or meow of cat. Over the park above the firs An airplane soars we hear its whirs On many bays sea-fish peep out And ponds awake salmon and trout. In eastern sky first dawn is seen The lights shunt out on village green And we must take the roadway main To see the scenes we'll see again. (5) 42242 Where citizens each other greet The roadway main, Mt. Desert street Typical like as may be seen. That passes by the village green Sieur De Monts Road we negative For it would lead us to the spring Of waters sweet, best earth can give Freely to all we choose to bring. (7) We can't go by Sieur De Monts Spring The white birch wood where thrushes sing Over the tarn on steps of stone From the Kane path second to none. Listen, and hear this brooklet say, Many have come and gone this way; Have left their burdens on my breast, Gone through this gorge to perfect rest. (10) The Morning Dawn But we must take the gorge between The high mountains of Dry and Green A trail SO wild and beautiful You'll ask to stop and view it full. And listen to the little brook Bending down like a shepherd's crook A babbling, falling, rippling rill Dashing along the green wood hill. Sometimes it's lost under the stones Then out it comes beneath pine cones Foaming, leaping from rock to stone Beating time like a metronome. Its little sheets of feathery foam Fall in the tarn a silent home The quiet place for it to rest Sheathed in the shades of the forest. Where silver fish are now spawning In the dewy time of morning And the tall blades of deep, green grass Drop sapphire gems on them en masse. (11) "Comfort and joy" is the one remark Camping in Lafayette National Park. The Morning Dawn Up the gorge path and through the pines Whose matted boughs are hung with vines Of the wild grape twisted like lines Are ideal shades for summer times. We fain would rest 'til day is spent Under cover of such a tent On mossy stones which stud the way To seat the tired from day to day. Along the trail are man made camps Some are modern, some antique stamps Indian like, quaint, stiff and stark Made of birch poles, covered with bark. The morning dawn is drawing near Life is waking everywhere We pass to right and go up Green While on the left old Dry is seen. (13) Green mountain (now Cadillac) Dry mountain (now Flying Squadron) OTTER CREEK The Morning Dawn On top of Green at break of day The splendor seen drives care away For as you look the shadows flee And gladness comes to dwell with thee. The U. S. holds this place her spark Proudly names her "Lafayette Park" Calls old Mount Green "The Cadillac" But same impress is coming back. The scenic joy is SO profound From sky and sea and all around That names are lost in scenes that be The morning dawn charms you and me. Our souls swell up with deep delight On looking at the wondrous sight From Cadillac, the top of Green The finest view which eyes have seen. (15) , On highest mount the eaglets stand And clasp their nest with hooked hand. (16) The Morning Dawn As the light rays are coming back Quaintly creeping through every crack Dame nature lifts her drooping head For life on land and sea is wed. Sunlight opens covered faces Shut up flowers, darkest places Unfolds the buds, crown-tints their heads With glowing joy of newly-weds. 'Tis breeding time of dawning morn When life anew on earth is born No greater sight on earth could be And this is what we came to see. Dew drops sparkle over the grass Choice plumage birds come flitting past The eaglets on the mountain crest Shake the feathers up on their breast. (17) Life is strengthened and revealed On the Kennedy athletic field. The Morning Dawn The sky turns blue, the crimson hue, As morning light comes peeping through And night fades out with passing years As dawning wanes and day appears. Landscape beauty around us lies To welcome light from morning skies A goodly place have we to stand And view the sky and sea and land. How much, indeed, one glance affords To thinking eyes when mind records On looking down just North of East In joy we start the scenic feast. Our glance goes o'er athletic fields To honest sports much joy it yields Strikes Bar Harbor and Frenchman's bay Crosses the Bar to hills that way. (19) Compass Harbor Pond is here seen Nestled among the native green The wild gardens dressed in flowers Form a mirage in morning hours. The Morning Dawn Turning our glance to South of West We see those sights which some like best The many ponds and mirror lakes And Somes Sound which the ocean makes The bright rays fall about our feet Our glance turns East and is complete For it is lost in light of dawn Floating the ocean like a swan. We now shut out each thought of life Forget the world and all its strife Look 'cross the sea into the skies And day is born before our eyes. O that we had a thousand eyes To visionize the morning skies A mind much greater to record The scenes too big for pen or word! (21) Behold ! the mountains kiss the sky While mirror lakes smile in the eye And the ocean hugs the shore Divine glory evermore. The Morning Dawn The firmament is nature's screen On which the light superb is seen As it changes lighter, lighter Ever growing brighter, brighter. Light-rays mingling, blending complete Are making it a sparkling sheet The glassy sea shoots them crisscross Reflecting them SO none is lost. The sky's background is purple blue With many stars still shining through Vivid sunbeams run o'er it bold Their edges fringed in lucid gold. The horizon's a chord of gold Rounded, twisted all it will hold With search-lights on its border laid Like fire-flies in a tangled braid. (23) Oh the sunlight, distant sunlight Sweetly charming away the night From eastern sky the world adorning In the dawning of the morning ! The Morning Dawn The rays come far from eastern skies To light the world and strike the eyes And those which fall on the ocean Glance and glide with graceful motion. Intensified and multiplied By wavelet tides on which they ride The morning dawn, there is no doubt Heaven's beauty is rounding out. Her firmament is pyra-grey When dawn dissolves to perfect day On seeing this it is confessed The beauty can not be expressed. We only know that brilliant shades Light up and glow earth's everglades Bring forth all life and make it shine Expressing it almost divine. (25) Creative light on the shore drive we see Without thee nothing could exist or be Thy creating and thy forming anew With thee is life and development true. The Morning Dawn Nature unfolds with living grace Creative light, life's smiling face Changes the soul to brighter ray From morning dawn to perfect day. And human hearts touched by such sight Will live and bloom with fervent light In boundless love and endless store Upon the earth 'til time's no more. We can not tell how long it's been Since time began or light was seen We only know that spirit-breath Awakened then all life from death. Since that first morn 'tis plain to see That dawn repeats for you and me So we may live, not just exist Upon the earth from obscure mist. We neither know nor can we say How long the dawn on earth shall stay We only know it is SO fine That nature's artist is divine. (27) The new bridge connecting Mount Desert Island with the main land. Maine's Great Coast Resort Imperial Bar Harbor and Lafayette National Park B AR HARBOR, Maine's famous coast resort, situated on the eastern side of Mount Desert Island, on Frenchmans Bay, has the most unique combination of scenery, unsurpassed by any place in the world. Here one finds the ocean, lakes and mountains, with forest and farm-lands forming a beautiful scenic background. Many who have traveled most widely over the world have remarked that Bar Harbor is absolutely unique in this-that it has the mountains and the sea in wonderful combination. The United States Government, realizing the wonderful advantages of this beautiful spot, has set aside as the youngest of the nation's parks, 10,000 acres, Lafayette National Park, a recreation area unequalled the country over and visited by travelers from many states and countries. To reach Bar Harbor by rail or boat or motor, the traveler will find the accommodations of the best. The Eastern Steam- ship Corporation steamers ply between Boston and Bar Harbor, making daily trips during the summer months. Through Pull- man express trains leave Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington daily, arriving at Bar Harbor the day following. One of the great attractions of the trip is the sail on the steamers of the Maine Central Railroad at the end of the train journey at Mount Desert Ferry. This is a thirty-minute sail, and one passes the homes of some of America's famous citizens; and near the Porcupine islands, which play their part in making Frenchmans Bay the "Naples of America." BY MOTOR The shore road from Portland is the most popular route during the summer and autumn months, the traveling is ex- cellent, the scenery of surpassing beauty. Road-signs have been placed along the highways to aid the motorists through this beautiful pine-scented State. Approaching Mount Desert Island, the mountains of Lafayette National Park can be seen in the distance. Leaving the main land one crosses the recently constructed concrete and steel bridge and from this point it is but a few miles to Bar Harbor. (29) Eagle Lake, Source of Bar Harbor's water supply. For information concerning boat or train service or about the roads from any point, inquire of the Publicity Office, Bar Harbor. ACCOMMODATIONS Accommodations for all classes can be found in Bar Harbor, whether one wishes to take a sumptuously furnished cottage on shore or hill, or to secure reservations at one of the follow- ing hotels The Malvern, St. Sauveur and Annex, Newport House, Belmont and Lorraine. The DeGregoire and the Parker Cottages are of the better type apartment houses, while there are many houses where the visitor of moderate means may secure attractive rooms. The restaurants make a specialty of shore dinners and there are houses where the simpler meals are served at low prices. CLIMATE AND WATER One of the most charming features of Bar Harbor is its equable climate. The Northern sea, with its cool and stimulating breezes, refreshes the air, tempers the heat of the day and renders night delightful for sleeping. Next to its climate Bar Harbor's richest possession is its inexhaustible spring-fed water supply. The invigorating and tonic effects of the climate, combined with its purest of pure spring water, make the Island almost immune to contagious diseases and allure thousands every summer to this Queen of Resorts, rich in historical association and sublime in natural beauty. HARBOR ACTIVITIES In the harbor boating of all kinds is enjoyed ; and the yachts of the New York and Eastern Yacht Clubs, as well as the Navy craft, are frequently seen here. Small boats of all descriptions can be chartered for any length of time, by hour or day, at the boat slips. The Swimming Club is a favorite rendezvous for many of the summer residents and their friends. MOUNTAIN CLIMBING The mountains of Lafayette National Park give oppor- tunities for climbing heights which give remarkable viewpoints, and there are three hundred miles of trails and paths over and about these magnificent heights, one of which, Cadillac (Green) Mountain, being the highest point on the Atlantic Coast. Walking in the park may be enjoyed by the novice as well as by the experienced climber. (31) Fifth Green, Kebo Valley Golf Club Links. CAMPING Camping is one of the most popular attractions for the tourist or visitor for the day or week or longer, and the Lafayette National Park office and ranger staff will assist and advise the prospective camper as to site, pitching of tent, etc., on mountain or shore or in the forest. FISHING Deep sea and fresh water fishing are the favorite pastimes with many, and the brook trout fishing is especially fine. At the various lakes and ponds boats may be hired. The lakes and ponds of Lafayette National Park and of the Island gen- erally are stocked by the Government and State hatcheries. GOLF The Kebo Valley Golf Course, of eighteen holes, con- sidered by many experts one of the finest in the world, situ- ated at the base of one of the most attractive mountains of Lafayette National Park, has been the scene of many important matches. HORSEBACK RIDING Horseback riding is a favorite diversion for residents and visitors, and at Morrell Park Riding School, which is well equipped, horses may be obtained at reasonable rates, and com- petent instructors employed. There are many miles of bridle paths for the enjoyment of the rider; from these paths automobiles are excluded. TENNIS Tennis may be enjoyed at Kebo Valley Golf Club, at the Swimming Club, and on Kennedy Athletic Field. At the latter place the Y. M. C. A. and the Y. W. C. A. courts are available for all. BASEBALL Bar Harbor's semi-pro baseball club is one of the fastest teams in the State and some of the best known college players are members. The Kennedy Athletic Field is the scene of many athletic events. (33) 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 080 2070 The Building of Arts. MUSIC At the Building of Arts many of the world's famous artists may be heard. Concerts by the Bar Harbor band on the Village Green may be enjoyed free to all. U. S. NAVAL RADIO STATION The United States Naval Radio Station at Otter Cliffs is a point of interest to thousands of visitors who know of the important part that this station played in the World War. This station was founded by the late Lieut. Alessandro Fabbri, U. S. N. R. F., of New York and Bar Harbor. Lieut. Fabbri was awarded the Navy Cross for his work in the creating and developing of this station, which is described in his cita- tion as "the most important and most efficient station in the world." Today, as during the war, the station maintains its position as the most famous of all radio stations. BIOLOGICAL STATION The Weir Mitchell Station for Biological Research was founded as a memorial to the late Dr. S. Weir Mitchell, of Philadelphia, who spent many summers in Bar Harbor and who was one of the resort's best friends. At this station are assembled each summer a group of America's most eminent scientists, together with a large number of students who come here to study under these distinguished instructors and re- search workers. CHURCHES There are churches of the following denominations: Baptist, Catholic, Congregational, Episcopal, Methodist, Unitarian; and there is a Christian Science reading room where services are held. It is impossible in a few words to enumerate the advan- tages of Bar Harbor and Lafayette National Park as a sum- mer resort. The attractive pictures of Bar Harbor scenery on these few pages will convey to readers of this booklet some idea of what Bar Harbor has to offer. For any information concerning Bar Harbor, inquire of the Publicity Office, corner Main Street and Park Road, where all information will be cheerfully given, or address, Secretary to the Publicity Committee, Bar Harbor, Maine. ( 35 ) Our Father Made It and It Charms Me A SONNET I have here an original sketching Of an island home place close by the sea To some it may appeal but as nothing But it is held a great treasure by me; The words written on it are now faded The picture is aged and it is blurred But a mother's kind hand o'er it rested And our father's own hand penned each word: 'Tis thus in the original nature Mountains spring up and bloom before the eye With a glory beyond any creature Handsome and great beneath heaven's blue sky; The natural artist all men may see But Our Father made it and it charms me. Copyrighted, 1923 By L. W. A. L. All rights reserved (36) Finale 0 Bar Harbor, Maine, Mount DesertIsle The Choice Summer Home Place By The Sea Well Never Forget Your Scenic Smile And Soul Charming Eyes Beaming Brightly: The Ocean May Roar, Waves Lash The Shore Earth's Last Morning Dawn Exit In Night And The Shades of Death Cover Us Oer; Yet Our Impressed Soul Will Keep The Sight. Copyright. 1923 LUCKEY