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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Agriculture rules. See why at the North Stonington Fair this weekend, July 12-15.
Our state takes pride in its agriculture–it’s one of our greatest assets. This weekend at the North Stonington Fair, you’ll see why. Visitors can learn everything they’ve ever wanted to know about farm life from Thursday through Sunday, July 12-15, 2012 plus have fun enjoying the carnival midway. What’s a visit to a country fair without a ferris...
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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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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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Unique Gifts: Cut your own Christmas tree in the Quiet Corner.
Mystic Country’s Northeast or “Quiet Corner” is home to a plethora of places to cut your own Christmas tree. I consider this one of the area’s unique gifts because the experience can be really fun, “old fashioned” outing. Walk through acres of perfect trees, enjoy a steaming cup of cocoa, take a hayride and cut your very own...
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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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Celebrate Our Agricultural History at the Woodstock Fair
If you’re here in September, make sure you carve out some time on the 3, 4, 5, or 6 to visit the Woodstock Fair. One of the largest and most loved fair events in eastern Connecticut, the Woodstock Fair has more attractions, contests, exhibitions, food and vendors than you can wrap your head around. This year, you can expect a grand array of special events as...
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Cow to Cone at the UConn Dairy Bar Plus Lots to Do Around This “Public Ivy”
When I was an undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut Storrs back in the 1980s, the view from my dorm window was priceless – I awoke every morning to the sun coming up over a rolling hill dappled with content black and white cows. My weekly treat was to break from studies and head over with some friends to the UConn Dairy Bar, where agriculture...
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Family Fun at the Brooklyn Fair
A visit to New England is not complete without checking out a traditional New England fair, complete with rides, animals, music, and, of course, food. My family waits all year for the Brooklyn Fair, a 4-day extravaganza held in late August. Plan ahead and make it part of your vacation. There are lots of fairs to visit in the summer and late fall, but this one...
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