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Western Way properties for sale
DO NOT MISS THE JUNE 25TH ISSUE OF THE BAR HARBOR TIMES!!
THREE FULL PAGES OF HOMES AND PROPERTIES FOR SALE ON AND OFF MT. DESERT ISLAND.
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH THE TIMES OFFICE TO DISTRIBUTE 100 ADDITIONAL
COPIES TO VARIOUS STORE OUTLETS, COMPLIMENTS OF JOSEPH SIMMONS REALTY. SHOULD YOU
NOT BE ABLE TO FIND THIS ISSUE, PLEASE CONTACT THIS OFFICE.
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One of the prettiest Islands just off Mt. Desert Island, lying close in to
Photo No. 1 is an offshore view of one of the best pieces, known as Long
Southwest Harbor, Northeast Harbor, Seal Harbor, continual ferry trips to
Point to the Northwest of Rice's Point. Photo No 2 shows the rock structure
Mt. Desert, electricity to the Island supplied by submarine cable, Bangor
on this point with good building land behind and view of Big and Little Duck
Hydro, automobile blacktop roads running over certain parts of the Island.
Islands, Photo No. 3 shows another section of this point, looking toward the
Food and beverages brought to the Island by ferry owners on request. L.C.I
mountains Northwesterly, Sargent Mountain being the one on the right with
available to bring autos, as well as pre-cut Michigan homes to the building
Somes Sound in between. Photo No. 4 shows the type of Ocean frontage
locations, or any type of prefab or precut one might desire The advantage of
leading back from Long Point generally in a Northerly direction Photo No. 5
this is that an entire home can be landed at hightide at a building location.
shows a really lovely sand beach area, just North of No. 4. Photo No 6 shows
For those not too interested in the prefab type, there are ample contractors
the type of pebble stone beach area further to the North toward Great Head.
on Mt. Desert, as well as on Great Cranberry who would be only too willing
to construct specification homes, after laying out a home, using the same
The owners have already started jeep traversible road from the main road of
type of water transportation.
the Island down within a reasonable distance from the ocean frontage and
thence on out to Long Point. This is about it at the present moment. More
What is actually for sale consists of 3000 ocean front feet approx., 36 acres
survey work is under way this week to establish acreage involved in each-lot,
approx., presently under survey. The owners have divided the ocean front
and prices will be available very shortly. Each lot has already been named:
into 200 foot sections with varying rear acreage due to the fact that the rear
such as: Spruce Haven, Rock Ledge, Las Mesas, Pebble Cove, Sunset Beach,
line of the entire property would be the hypotenuse of a triangle.
Mt. View Beach, Harbor View, Western Way, Whale Back, Cadillac Pt., Long
Point, Island View, Seawall, and Heathview. Long Point is quite a location,
The ocean frontage lies on the Westerly side of Great Cranberry and directly
but do not overlook the balance, especially Photo No. 5 with a complete
on the Western Way for those familiar with this area, beautiful views of
sandbeach.
outlying Islands, mountains, Seawall, and the Ocean itself, not to forget the
continual boat traffic of all types coming in or going out the Western Way.
For further information, please contact this office. Prices and lot acreage will
The photos will give a general idea of the view sections and type of Ocean
be available shortly
frontage.
JOSEPH SIMMONS REALTY COMPANY
Tel, 244-3298 3823
Causeway Lane
Southwest Harbor, Maine
REAL ESTATE BROKER
Katharine S. Thurston - Saleswoman
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Western Way properties for sale
(A) Six oceanfront lots for sale by Marr family along the Western Way (southwest coast) on Great Cranberry, July 2, 1970 Bar Harbor Times. (B) Map of lots for sale listing the lots as Cranberry Cove, Spruce Haven, Rockledge, Preble Cove, Western Way, and Roberts (on Long Point).