For Hard Core Bikers – The Bride Brook Park Ride
If you’re looking for a more challenging bike route while you’re here, Niantic Bay Bicycles has a ride for you. The Bride Brook Park Ride is 31 miles, looping through Niantic much like the easier ride they outlined, but longer and more challenging. If you do this ride, you have the benefit of the seaside village, the attractive downtown, and plenty of great...
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A Weekend of Wine, Food and Music – Stonington Vineyard Wine Festival
One of my favorite events of the year is the Stonington Vineyards Wine Festival – a weekend of food, music, and of course, delicious, locally made wines. This year, the event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 18-19, rain or shine (there’s a tent in case it rains). Local restaurants supply the food, and this year the selection includes samplings...
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Video: Mystic Seaport Featured on Fox Connecticut’s Daytrippers Series.
Mystic Seaport was just featured on Fox Connecticut’s Daytripper series! Have a look. The sailing classes are great too. VIDEO: Fox CTNow Daytrippers: Mystic Seaport
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Lighting the Way – Connecticut’s Lighthouses
Visits to New England always conjure up visions of lighthouses, romantic stories about sailors out to sea, tragedies playing out amidst crashing waves and storms. For me, at least. I love lighthouses, and I love using my imagination to create stories around the structures. If you’re anything like me and this interests you, you’ll have plenty of chances to...
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Steam Powered History: B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill
Cider lovers, you’re in for a treat! Put B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill on your list of places to see in Eastern Connecticut. Clyde’s is the oldest steam powered cider mill in the United States, and watching the process is really very cool. The kids WILL love to watch up close. Grab a cup of hot cider and a doughnut and watch the process apples to cider in one...
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Sushi, Eastern Connecticut Style
Sushi lovers, you’ve come to the right place – eastern Connecticut has some great places to indulge, whether you’re into straight up raw fish or California rolls. In New London, Singapore’s Grill is phenomenal. A little place on Bank Street slightly removed from the bustling downtown, the Grill specializes in all things sushi, from your traditional...
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A Quintessential Agricultural Wonderland and Corn Maze at Fort Hill Farms
If your vacation is all about relaxation, you may want to spend some time at Yankee Magazine’s 2010 New England pick for “Best Place to Go Nowhere.” Fort Hill Farms in Thompson, not far from the Massachusetts border, has spent 17 years creating an agricultural wonderland of adventures, including a Lavendar Labryinth, a corn maze and a blueberry picking...
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Stroll or Roll Through History on the Putnam Trails.
Putnam is a treasure of a town for many reasons – shopping, dining, theater. It’s also got a lot of historical value that you might not notice just driving through or strolling the downtown. If you have any down time on your trip, you may want to break out your sneakers or your bike if you brought one and check out the area trails, starting with the River...
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For Old Time Rhode Island Charm, Visit Westerly
We know you love eastern Connecticut, but if you’re visiting the Mystic area it would be a shame to skip a border crossing into Westerly, Rhode Island. Westerly is next door to Stonington, and it’s another must-see place on the New England list. If you like artsy, quaint, cute and fun, you’ll love this downtown area. You’ll find galleries, shops, antiques...
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Country Hospitality Makes a Northeast Corner Breakfast an Event
If your mouth begins to water at the thought of a stack of blueberry pancakes drowning in maple syrup, salty bacon, piles of scrambled eggs, or French toast topped with powdered sugar and a dome of butter, then keep reading! The countryside of Northeast Connecticut is dotted with what some people call “greasy spoons,” places that serve old-fashioned breakfasts...
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