The North Shore of Massachusetts Bay

Excerpt from The North Shore of Massachusetts Bay: A Guide and History of Marblehead, Salem Neck and Juniper Point, Beverly, and Cape Ann Beverly, Manchester, and Gloucester shores, Thatcher's Island, Eastern Point, Boardman's Point and Baker's Isl and light-houses, Marblehead light near the point of the Neck, and on the ocean side, Swampscott, Lynn, Nahant, and the South Shore, Egg Rock light, Minot's Ledge and the other outer lights of Boston Harbor. The bathing facilities are very good, although there is no high rolling surf. As for fishing, the sea perch may be caught from almost any point on the shore, and cod and other large fish by rowing a short distance. The drives both on the Neck and about the town generally are very fine. A splendid highway encircles the entire terri tory of the Neck, affording one of the grandest drives on the New England coast. On the main land the roads through Marblehead, Swampscott, Lynn, Nahant, along Atlantic avenue, Ocean street, and Nahant beach can hardly be surpassed in attractiveness. In the other direc tion the drives to Salem, where all its historic points may' 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.