YANKEE Magazine’s Best of New England 2012 Mystic Country choices:
YANKEE Magazine’s May/June 2012 Travel Guide to New England includes their 2012 Best of New England Picks. Congratulations to the Connecticut section winners in Mystic Country: Food & Dining Best Bowl of Noodles; Morning Glory Cafe, Old Lyme Lodging Best Vineyard B&B; Fitch Claremont Vineyard B&B, Bozrah Best Country Comfort; Stonecroft Inn,...
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Touring retro in Eastern Connecticut’s Mystic Country.
To some retro is a hot trend, to others, it’s the way things used to be. Whatever your take you can taste from a bygone era here in Mystic Country. We are certainly well known for our coastline, wineries, Mystic Seaport, Mystic Aquarium, and the Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos. Less known are small, classic American businesses that have been going strong through...
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..isms at the Florence Griswold Museum. Art 101 in one visit.
Art 101 is a college course that should be required for anyone who enjoys art. The class complete with full screen imagery, lectures and visits to galleries is a must for truly understanding all that fine art has to offer. Closest thing to a good art educating right now (outside of college) is the new exhibit “…isms: Unlocking Art’s Mysteries”...
Continue ReadingA video visit to Stonington Borough, Connecticut
I just stumbled across this video that presents Stonington Borough (just 15 minutes from Mystic) in all of its classically, elegant simplicity. Enjoy!
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Bling bling…11 Eastern CT businesses earn coveted AAA Four Diamonds.
See that bling? You know it’s good. Congrats to the eleven eastern Connecticut restaurants and hotels who garnered 2012 AAA Four Diamond Awards.* Restaurants: Octagon at Mystic Marriott, Groton Craftsteak, MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Ledyard Paragon at Foxwoods, Ledyard Still River Café, Eastford Lodgings: Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa, Groton (11th...
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A must for bird watchers: CT Audubon Society EcoTravel Eagle cruises.
Things I learned while aboard RiverQuest’s Eagle Cruise: 1. I love bird watching. 2. Eagles that cry out in movies are dubbed. In reality, eagles make more of a chirping noise than a majestic cry. 3. Don’t bother bringing a camera unless you have a telephoto lens (the image left was not taken by me). Seasonal Eagle Cruises are really a Mystic Country must-try....
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School vacation ideas in Mystic Country CT. What to do for fun in February.
Admit it…you are nervous. February school vacation is coming. What to do when vacation hits and it’s cold outside? There’s good variety to be had here and the folks at Mystic Country have put together a list of ideas for winter vacation fun: hotels, attractions, activities and camps. Follow this link to a page full of great ideas for February...
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Music and more this weekend at Hygienic XXXIII. Not just for art lovers.
Yesterday we wrote up this weekend’s gallery show at the Hygienic but there is so much more going on in New London! January is definitely not boring in Eastern CT. — the editor Originally built as a whaling company’s provisioning store and crews’ quarters and listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings, the Hygienic was slated...
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Independent artists flaunt creativity at Hygienic XXXIII. WATCH IT ROLL IN!
Helllllllloooooooo, caryatids! Downtown New London is getting ready for the Hygienic Art’s annual “Salon Des Independants,” an art show free-for-all for the people, by the people. The rules are simple: one piece per artist, no judge, no jury, no fees and no censorship! And they’re not kidding. Anyone and everyone is allowed to submit a single...
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Maple Sugaring in Mystic Country CT!
The very mild winter (excepting Saturday’s storm) has prompted an earlier than expected maple sugaring season here in Mystic Country Connecticut. The Fabyan Sugar Shack tapped their trees today. Shouldn’t be long now till the boiling begins. Take a look at some of the area’s Sugarhouses. This is a fabulous outing for kids (as well as curious...
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