The Best Fishing Around – Ice Fishing in Eastern CT
Always wanted to try ice fishing? Eastern Connecticut is having the perfect winter for you! Plenty of snow and ice, and we have the inside scoop on how you can get out there on the pond and spend the day. Ice fishing is one of those sports – around here, anyway – where it pays to know people. Or at least to know when the tournaments are happening,...
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It’s not just tofu anymore. Vegetarian dining in eastern CT.
In a world teeming with cheeseburgers, steak and bacon, it can be hard to find a good vegetarian meal. Far too many restaurants offer only pastas as their vegetarian alternative, which isn’t conducive to the waistline if eaten too often. And plain old salads just don’t fill you up. We’re lucky in eastern Connecticut, as some vegetarian treasures have popped...
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The Last Green Valley lights up to kick off campaign.
The Last Green Valley (TLGV*) is a 1,100 square mile area in northeastern Connecticut and south-central Massachusetts noteworthy for its distinctive and rural quality of life. To give you a sense of the area, TLGV overlaps Mystic Country in Ashford, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Coventry, Eastford, Franklin, Griswold, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Lisbon,...
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Mama Mia! The best Italian food in Mystic Country.
I think most people are Italian at heart. Of course, being a full-blooded Italian, it’s easy for me to say that. I mean, who doesn’t salivate over a steaming platter of baked ziti, or a nicely made lasagna oozing with cheese and tomato sauce, or some fattening but oh-so-good fettucine Alfredo? Let’s face it – Italian food is comfort food. Just the...
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A Very Chocolate Valentine’s. Sweet!
Did someone say chocolate? A sure bet on Valentine’s Day, Mystic Country is flush with velvety richness this February 14. Check out these decadent chocolate events and activities plus places to buy the heaven sent treat! From a chocolate themed manicure (I know you are curious) to a Valentine’s Hike with chocolate reward, Mystic Country has you and...
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Let’s Go Sledding!
Yesterday’s storm benefited sledding aficionados big time and they were out in full force all day. Those towns with additional school cancellations got an extra bonus with today’s sun. Even Gil Simmons, Weather guru at TV’s News 8, talked up the “sport” broadcasting the noon news today atop a local sledding spot. Haven’t been...
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A little taste of Mexico.
Good Mexican food is always a treat to find, whether it’s a new restaurant in your own area or a highly recommended place you stumble upon during vacation. When it comes to Mexican, I love the old favorites – enchiladas, burritos, quesadillas, and some great chips and salsa. But we have some great places with unique menu items for the adventurous Mexican...
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“The Faces of Our Planet” Exotic Adventure Delivered to You.
Faced with the cost of airfare many of us have become armchair travelers when it comes to the exotic. Lucky for us there are a myriad of ways to explore close to home. TV of course is easy — hey we’re learning a lot about Alaska these days, right — but how about serious cultural adventure delivered to you on big screen or stage. Returning...
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The Sun Wine Fest ’11 at Mohegan Sun
As wine events go this is a biggie. Running from Friday, January 28 through Sunday, January 30 at Mohegan Sun, The Sun Wine Fest ’11 will knock your wine tasting, food loving taste buds out of the park, ummm casino. In-the-know devotees of this annual event have already sold-out Friday’s Whiskey and Bourbon Tasting as well as Saturday’s Grand...
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Open a Door to a New Winter Adventure.
Mystic Country has cooked up a fun little guide featuring a wide variety of winter adventures in our area for kids to adults. No need for cabin fever to set in. Off the couch my friends and open a door to a mid-winter adventure in Mystic Country, Connecticut. Check it out HERE! Adventure doesn’t have to mean hiking in two feet of snow; it simply means something...
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