ISLES OF SHOALS, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE

It is hard to believe that just three little words can evoke as much romanticism as they do. Yet when those three words are spoken, remembrances of years long past--of one of New England's eaarliest and most prosperous fishing communities; of Celia Thaxter and her life well spent surrounded by beautiful flowers, fine art, and high-society friends; of "uncle Oscar" Laighton and his ancient and unfailing smile; and of the Victorian grandeur of the expensive Oceanic and Appledore Hotels--bring one back to the glory days of the Isles of Shoals.