Gray Day, Graywall, Gray Everything Graywall Farms, Lebanon February 21, 2011 Graywall Farms is part of the wonderful Farmer’s Cow. The Farmer’s Cow is a group of six Connecticut family dairy farms working for the future of our families and dairy businesses. They produce milk, half and half, eggs and seasonal … [Read more...]
Days 8 & 9: Cauterets & Toulouse
July 17 & 18 There are towns in France you've never heard of in which you'd be more than happy to spend a week. Cauterets in the high Pyrenees on the Spanish border is one such town. It's ridiculously beatiful and the odd Basque/Spanish/French mix of foods and cultures makes it a fascinating place. It's also … [Read more...]
Connecticut Science Center
Too Big to Fail Hartford (Google Maps location) October 2009 Connecticut Museum Visit #142. Hm. Um. Uh-huh. Here in Connecticut there are only a few gigantor museums, so my experience thus far in blogging about them is scant. And I’m scared. Scared for a couple reasons, really… One, the sheer size and … [Read more...]
Hogans Cider Mill
I’m Mulling This One Over Hogans Cider Mill, Burlington October 31, 2010 I’m conflicted. You know I love long-lasting local businesses who use local goods. And who wouldn’t love a century-old cider mill on a perfect fall day in north central Connecticut? Apparently, that would be me. Back when I put … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Stonington (Mystic)
Greenmanville Historic District Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Avenue Named for its founders, Greenmanville represents a typical 19th century industrial town with a rich documented history of participation in the movement to abolish slavery. The Greenman brothers founded a shipyard here and became social … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Hartford
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center 71 Forest Street, Hartford The Beecher-Stowe House part of the Mark Twain House complex - a bunch of absolutely beautiful old houses in Hartford. It's also, of course, a museum which I visited here. Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), an antislavery novel … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Glastonbury
Kimberly Mansion, Glastonbury 1625 Main Street This stop along the Underground Railroad Trail is a rarity; it has its own Wikipedia entry as well as other web presence. Good for you, Kimberly Mansion! It also has a bronze plaque in the middle of the front lawn which I didn't notice until looking at my picture. … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Enfield
Shaker Village Shaker Road This area was once occupied by the only Shaker settlement in Connecticut. Dissenting from many activities of American society, the Shakers were associated with reform movements, including feminism, pacifism, and abolitionism. The diary of one member records the visits of fugitive … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Deep River
William Winters House & Neighborhood Winters Avenue & Mitchell Lane It's not often I find myself in downtown Deep River. In fact, I don't think I've ever been there before now. It just doesn't have the caché as say, a Chester or an Essex. Yet there it is, right between the two. Perhaps it's a bit grittier than … [Read more...]
140. White Memorial Conservation Center Nature Museum
Stuff White People Like Litchfield (Google Maps location) October 3, 2009 Yet again, I’m forced to remind anyone reading this that there are plenty of things to do in Connecticut, year-round - and with kids. When people think of Litchfield, they almost universally think of the town green, the beautiful church … [Read more...]
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