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 jtROM the earliest colonial times the rugged coast line extending northward from Boston to rocky Cape Ann has been called "The North 
 JJ Shore." This coast borders upon historic Massachusetts Bay, and the mouths of numerous small rivers and the waters of the sea have formed 
 it into a series of curious peninsulas and remarkable islands which conceal or protect many safe and deep anchorages. 
 
 The first colonizing efforts of the early settlers were directed toward the less forbidding southern shores of the bay, but the fine harbors and 
 teeming fishing grounds of the north soon proved to be powerful magnets to attract later arrivals. A few years after the landing of the Pilgrims at 
 Plymouth the seat of power and influence was transferred to the more populous and prosperous colonies of the Old North Shore. 
 
 During the Revolution the North Shore was intensely patriotic. Thousands of her sons served in the army of Washington from Bunker Hill 
 to Yorktown, and later, in 1812, her bold privateersmen harried the British shipping to distraction. 
 
 Here has been produced the hardiest of sailormen ; the deep-sea fishers of Gloucester, Marblehead and Beverly, and the world-mariners of 
 Salem who traded in every port on the globe. Steam navigation has driven the clipper-built ships of the North Shore from the seas, but the coast 
 yet retains the premier position in the fishing industry. 
 
 This ancient Shore has been a favorite with the poets and story-tellers. Longfellow, Whittier, Hawthorne and others have loved to wander 
 along its beaches and to roam among its rocks. They have made it the scene of many of their classics. 
 
 Although several of the old commercial cities of the North Shore have partially changed their character and have to a more or less degree 
 become manufacturing communities, they have preserved with jealous care much that is quaint and interesting to the traveler. 
 
 But it is as a summer resort that the North Shore is now especially famous. Magnificent hotels, palatial residences and numberless attractive 
 cottages dot the entire outline of the coast, together with the mansions of older proprietors and the homes of the toilers of the sea. Here year after 
 year vast armies of tired humanity gain a new grip on life from breathing the salty winds of the great ocean. 
 
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 Copyright, 1005, 1910, by L. H. Nelson Co., Portland, Maine. - .'"' 
 
FISHING ON THE BANKS 
 The men of the fishing fleets ply a dangerous calling. Thejvessels at anc'.hor on the banks are exposed to many perils, not the least of which is the possibility of being 
 cut down by the sharp prow of a towering liner. Dorymen are often s^par^ted from their vessel by the fog and never seen again, or rescued only after intense suffering. 
 The story of a successful season is always marred by some tragedies. ^ .*. 
 
REPRESENTATIVE NORTH SHORE BOATS 
 The schooners of the North Shore fishing fleets are the best heavy weather small craft afloat. They are especially made for hard knocks and speed by the most expert 
 designers and builders. Many of them are built on the lines of cup defenders and can show a taffrail to the purely racing craft in any kind of rough weather. The coast is 
 the home of many prosperous yacht clubs famous for their hospitality. 
 
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SCENES AT BASS ROCKS. CAPE ANN 
 The Bass Rocks, nearly opposite Thacher's Island, are broken, jagged masses of rock where the force of the greatest waves of old ocean, and even the mildest seas, are 
 churned into spray arid foam. From Bass Rocks, Long Beach stretches toward Land's End. Yacht races are not uncommon in the!waters off Cape Ann. The surnmer 
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 BEAUTIES OF MAGNOLIA 
 Magnolia, to the west of Gloucester, presents to the passing mariner a view of soft green hills and a rocky and sometimes precipitous shore. Rafe's Chasm is a remark- 
 able fissure in the great cliff which fronts the ocean. When a heavy sea is running the roar of the waves as they sweep through is appalling. The Flume is another cleft 
 in the trap rock. Lover's Lane is a pleasing bit of road where the shore is more accessible. 
 
Copyright, 1904, Detroit Photographic Company. 
 
 OCEANSIDE HOTEL AND ITS COTTAGES 
 This grand hotel, one of the largest on the North Shore, is delightfully located on one of the most commanding sites in Magnolia. It is a splendid proof of the growing 
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM H. TAFT AND MRS. TAFT 
 ^President Taft was born September 15. 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio. Married Miss Helen Herron of Cincinnati, June 19, 1886. Mr. Taft is the twenty-seventh President of the 
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HALLWAY. PRESIDENT TAFT'S SUMMER HOME 
 The summer residence of the President was selected for its peculiarly attractive location, and the comfortable interior arrangements. The hallway is a pleasing example 
 of the roomy effect now considered indispensable in modern summer homes. It is not improbable that the march of events may bring distinguished historical eminence to 
 this structure during its occupancy by President Taft. 
 
PRESIDENT TAFT AND MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY 
 Ready for an outdoor tramp. 
 

 THE PRESIDENT AT PLAY 
 President Taft spends a large share of his vacation time in golfing. The President enjoys the reputation of being an expert player. Two splendid links are located near 
 the Summer Capitol, and a small army of local players provide ample opportunity for the President to meet foemen worthy of his steel. 
 
THE FAMOUS ESSEX COUNTY CLUB 
 A social rendevous near the Summer Capitol. 
 
 LINKS OF THE ESSEX COUNTY CLUB 
 A golf course much favored by President Taft. 
 
THE MYOPIA HUNT CLUB, HAMILTON, MASS. 
 Probably the most famous organization of its kind on this side of the Atlantic. The ample grounds surrounding the club buildings include a golf course of superior 
 excellence. 
 
THE FAMOUS SINGING SANDS AT MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA 
 A favorite locality of President Taft. 
 
HOTEL PRESTON, BEACH BLUFF 
 This immense hotel is situated at Beach Bluff, a picturesque seaside resort on the North Shore within a half-hour's ride by express from Boston. The charm of Beach 
 Bluff lies in the combined beauty of the sea and wooded country, making it possible to please every lover of Nature. The hotel commands distant views of Nahant. Boston 
 Harbor and Nantasket on the south, and Marblehead on the north. 
 
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EGG ROCK FROM NAHANT 
 Egg Rock is situated about one mile from the eastern shore of the curiously-shaped peninsula of Nahant. It lies at the entrance to Nahant Bay upon the shores of 
 which border Lynn and Swampscott. The Rock was named from its peculiar and striking resemblance to a floating egg. Upon it the government maintains a signal 
 station and a light-house. It is swept by fierce storms. 
 
MARBLEHEAD 
 Many buildings and other places of historical interest may be fouud in this city. The Moll Pitcher birthplace and the Old Town House, built in 1727. are yet standing. 
 The Well of the Old Fountain Inn. where Sir Henry Frankland first met the fair inn-servant. Agnes Surriage, whom he afterwards made Lady Frankland, is still pointed 
 out. Tucker's Wharf has been a landing since 1642. Old Fort Sewall was built in 1742. 
 
THE ROADS OF LYNN "WOODS 
 Lynn Woods is again the property of the people as it was previous to division among the freeholders in l706. The well-kept roads wind for miles through the forest and 
 permit the traveler to enjoy many glorious views. In this public forest are the great \Volf Pits dug over two hundred years ago and the Pirates' Glen where Hiram Marble 
 and his son wasted life and fortune in the search for buried treasure. 
 

 THE LYNN FLOATING BRIDGE 
 This interesting bridge structure on the old Boston turnpike was built in 1803. It was designed by its builders to depend upon the buoyancy of pontoons ami although, 
 over four hundred feet long has endured the stress of travel for more than, a century. It has been repaired ur^til but few of the original timbers remain. 
 
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 THE RAGING SEA 
 The waters of the Atlantic are nowhere more beautiful in summer than along the North Shore. Pleasure craft of every description fill the harbors and the anchorages 
 of the numerous yacht clubs. In the winter season this coast is the scene of fierce storms. It was from the North Shore that the lights of the ill-fated steamer "Portland" 
 were seen for the last time during the big storm of November, 1898. 
 
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