I had an opportunity while up at a wedding in Northeast Harbor, Maine to play Kebo Valley Golf Club. The Club, located in Bar Harbor and designed by H.C Leeds, was founded in 1888 and proclaims itself to be the 8th oldest golf club in the United States. It's a relatively short course at just over 6,100 yards, but boasts small, very undulating, and speedy greens that put a premium on maneuvering your ball adroitly so as to avoid unstoppably quick downhill putts and chips. The course also affords great views of the surrounding mountains, most notably Cadillac Mountain (c. 1,500'), the highest point along the Atlantic coast of the United States.
A brief history of the course is available on the club's website. Perhaps the most noteworthy occurance was President Taft carding a 27 on the course's 17th hole.
http://www.kebovalleyclub.com/history.htmlI was playing quickly to catch a ferry to the wedding lunch, so my apologies for not having a full photo tour. I was taking pictures more for the scenary than the course, but a few pictures will give you a good enough impression of the course. The course beautifully follows the natural contours of the land and many of the bunker complexes are reminiscent of Seth Raynor in that they are deep pits with steep grassed embankments.
View from behind the second green up to the clubhouse
behind the 11th green
Cadillac Mountain
My favorite feature were these chocolate drop mounds in the middle of the fairway about 80 yards on the par 4-13th. Note the severe right to left slope. The green also pitches back to front, so getting the ball close even with a wedge was a challenge due to the mounds and the sloping.
I was also struck by the fact the course incorporated a few Raynor template holes on the outer 9 completed in 1920. The 12th is a wonderful example of a "Short" - it's a driveable 285 yd. par 4 that is an island guarded on the front three sides by deep, Raynor bunkers.
Course tour available here:
http://www.kebovalleyclub.com/course.html (you can click on the holes)
If you're ever up near Bar Harbor, it's worth a play.
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EDIT - looks like someone beat me to the punch (and did a better job). What a treat to play though.
http://www.golfclubatlas.com/forum/index.php/topic,5224.0.html