Connecticut Magazine’s 2012 Reader’s Choice Restaurants in Mystic Country.
Connecticut Magazine’s Readers Choice Restaurant Awards just came out in their January 2012 issue. Restaurants selected in Mystic Country are listed below. Congratulations all! Pick up a copy of the magazine (see issue cover left) to see what great company our area restaurants keep statewide. Best Overall Excellence: Michael Jordan’s Steakhouse, Uncasville; Still...
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Video: WCVB TV 5 Boston visits Stonington, CT. Just a tank away.
Video of a visit to Stonington by WCVB-TV Boston; Lots to learn and explore here in this gorgeous little New England village. Take a look at here on Tank Away: Stonington. Charming all 4 seasons I have to say. Stay informed. Follow Mystic Country by RSS, email, on Facebook or Twitter.
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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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Shop Hop then bop on over and Celebrate Agriculture.
This weekend is a good one to explore the northeast corner of Mystic Country. September 24 and 25 is Putnam Connecticut’s annual Shop Hop weekend, a chance to explore the shops and art galleries in this historic mill village while taking advantage of a nice variety of special deals. While in town check out the “Dog Show” (not live dogs!) in...
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Wild about mushrooms. Get to know your fungi (and eat some too) at the 10th Annual Wild Mushroom Festival.
Can you eat them? Should you stay far away? You know these are the questions you have when you’re walking through the woods and see those cool-looking mushrooms. The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center can help you demystify the most intriguing fungi during the 10th Annual Wild Mushroom Festival. The event will be held from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, September 25 at the...
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Best of CONNECTICUT 2011. Congrats Mystic Country winners!
CONNECTICUT Magazine‘s eagerly awaited 2011 BEST OF issue just hit the stands. Here are the winners in Mystic Country. Congratulations to all: Food & Drink Cupcake: Bleu Squid in Olde Mistick Village, Mystic Breakfast with a View: Kitchen Little, Mystic New England Clam Chowder: S&P Oyster Co., Mystic Dairy Bar: Hank’s Dairy Bar, Plainfield Coffee...
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A midsummer night’s+day’s dream. Old Lyme’s Midsummer Festival.
Save this coming weekend (July 29-30, 2011) for Old Lyme’s 25th annual Midsummer Festival. This quintessential New England event takes place over in three side-by-side venues, the Florence Griswold Museum, Lyme Art Association and Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts over the course of two days. Friday night kicks-off with a free concert by The Wolverine...
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Maple Sugaring. A Sweet Treat.
February and March mean time for maple sugaring here in Eastern Connecticut. When the sap is running spring is truly on its way! Visit a local sugar house to watch maple syrup being made. You’ll be amazed to see how much sap needs to be collected to make one gallon of syrup and and learn why there are three different grades of the treat. In addition to syrup...
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CONNECTICUT Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards 2011. The Bests of Mystic Country.
CONNECTICUT Magazine’s January 2011 issues features the publication’s very popular 33rd Annual Readers Choice Restaurant Awards. Here are the winners in Mystic Country: Overall Excellence Still River Cafe, Eastford; also runner-up best statewide Brasserie Pip, Ivoryton S&P Oyster Co., Mystic Best New Restarant Restaurant L&E, Chester Bar...
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Country places to sit and sip by a real wood fire.
There’s nothing more inviting on a cold day that the crackle of a real roaring wood fire. Whether you are up for a sip, read or chat here are some country places that offer up the traditional flame (not gas fueled) in a steeped-in-history setting. Enjoy a wintry stroll or drive, then settle in fireside. We like them all but take a look at the websites to...
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