Spring is for art. Visit the Quiet Corner for the 9th Annual Spring Artists Collaborative.
In our Quiet Corner town of Woodstock, art is tradition. Beginning April 12, artists from Connecticut and other local areas will showcase creations at the Spring Artists Collaborative. It’s the ninth year for the event, where artists display work from hand-crafted jewelry, clothing, glassware, sculptures, paintings and photography, all displayed for sale in...
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Hunting through History on Mystic Country, Connecticut’s Antiques Trail.
Eastern Connecticut is known for its antiques and now we can point visitors to the best treasures town by town or feed antique frenzies from all directions with our new Antiques Trail. Organized by town, the Antiques Trail features thirty of our best antiquing venues complemented by other attractions and things to do in the region. The guide takes antiquers from...
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Food, family, fun, agriculture, music. The Woodstock Fair, Labor Day weekend.
Labor Day weekend in the Quiet Corner of eastern Connecticut always means the Woodstock Fair, one of the region’s favorite ways to usher in the fall season. It just has that New England, fall-y feel–you know what I mean if you’ve visited. The fair runs Friday through Monday, and doors open at 9 a.m. The 50-acre fair promises its usual attractions:...
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A Connecticut favorite. The Brooklyn Fair, August 23-26.
One of the Quiet Corner’s biggest end-of-summer events is on tap for this coming weekend. The Brooklyn Fair, known for the big name country stars it draws to its stage every year, is happening this Thursday through Sunday, August 23-26, 2012 in Brooklyn, CT. It is, btw, the OLDEST agricultural fair in the USA. This year, Jack Ingram, Tyler Farr and Steve Holy...
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Road biking routes in Northeastern Connecticut.
If you enjoy road biking and are looking for new routes to explore, Northeastern Connecticut has many, many scenic options. Farms, stone walls, colonial era houses and villages, forests and fields dot just about every route. Grazing cows and horses will ogle you back and deer, wild turkeys and other wildlife are fun to look for. This is Connecticut’s...
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A barn full of art. Visit the Spring Artists Collaborative in Woodstock, weekends now through May 20.
Weekends are for getting inspired. Spend one of the next four in the Quiet Corner, where local artists and other creative types will be presenting their work at the Spring Artists Collaborative. For the eighth year in a row, local artists from Conn., Mass. and NY will showcase creations ranging from hand-crafted jewelry, clothing, glassware, sculptures, paintings...
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Fall back in time. Old time harvest fair at Blue Slope Country Museum + Farm in Franklin.
Blue Slope Country Museum in Franklin is a gem just 30 minutes north of Mystic (same distance south from Putnam) right smack in the middle of Mystic Country. This is a working dairy farm that also hosts a wonderful little farming museum, horse-drawn wagon rides, tractors and just about everything a pre-electric farm might have used. Authentic is the word. You’ll...
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Consider health and spirit preserved this Walktober. Thoreau would have ;)
Walktober is back. It’s actually the 21st anniversary of this much loved fall event in our region. Organized by the folks at The Last Green Valley, Walktober is a series of walks of all distances and varieties across the northeast corner of Mystic Country and up into Massachusetts. I’ll say one extra word…foliage. Yes, it’s that time of...
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Pick a Walk or Paddle. It’s WALKTOBER 2010.
As anyone who travels knows, stepping out on foot is the best way to really discover an area. When I arrive in a new town, I love to drop my bags, throw on a pair of walking shoes, and set out. But what if you’re visiting a place where you have to dig a little deeper to really discover its natural beauty as well as historic and cultural offerings? The Last...
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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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