Sure, we can use Google Maps. But a romantic might follow the gundalow.

By Colin W. Sargent

The lateen-rigged replica glides up the Salmon Falls River past the historic Hamilton House made famous in Sarah Orne Jewett’s 1900 novel The Tory Lover. Beyond the next bend in the river is this stunning retreat, which has a tale all its own.

From outer space, 72 Vine Street, South Berwick, is situated on the confluence of two curving bodies of water, which means First Nations locals likely prized it. Viewed from this precious spot, the far half of the Salmon Falls River belongs to New Hampshire, while the near half is part of Maine. A few strokes away, Leighs Mill Pond engages with the watershed through the picturesque Great Works Dam.

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