Museum of Connecticut Glass puts on the annual Antique Glass & Bottles Show this weekend.
Building on its rich history of glassmaking, the Museum of Connecticut Glass will hold its annual Antique Glass & Bottles Show and Sale this Saturday, May 18 in Coventry. The event coincides with the 200th anniversary celebration of the historic glass factory in town. It’s a really unique event celebrating a very cool piece of Connecticut’s history, one...
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Third Thursday Street Fests. Promoting dancing in the streets.
It’s Third Thursday season in Willimantic again! Third Thursday Street Fests kick off this week – May 16 is the first – and Main Street will be filled to capacity with revelers, tourists and locals alike. It’s a sure sign of summer. Our region loves this party, which has food, music, people, live performers and local artists. Downtown Willimantic...
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New Program. Eastern Connecticut’s rich mill history is ready for you to explore.
Driving into Willimantic over the famous Frog Bridge one is surrounded by America’s industrial history. Note that those elegantly perched frogs are sitting atop thread spools. Willimantic was once a thriving textile mill city, home to American Thread, and the buildings that once housed the industry still stand today. According to the Windham Textile...
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February vacation week, simplified. Mystic Country has all your family activities for the week.
If you’re looking for something to do with the kids’ vacation week, start with the Weird Science event at the Mystic Aquarium. From Saturday, Feb. 16 through Sunday, Feb. 24 the Aquarium team of educators, along with Keith Michael Johnson’s Bubbleology and Mad Science of Eastern Connecticut, will demonstrate weird and wacky science experiments and...
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Celebrate holiday traditions at Mystic Seaport with a Lantern Light Tour.
Christmas Eve, 1876. It even sounds magical – and guests are invited to Mystic Seaport this holiday season to experience it for themselves by taking part in a Lantern Light Tour. A holiday tradition at the Seaport, the Lantern Light Tour takes visitors through the village of Greenmanville on the night before Christmas, complete with all the sounds, scents...
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Slater Memorial Museum showcases Abraham Lincoln and our Constitution. Exhibit runs through Nov. 30.
During this season of high politics, the Constitution is part of every day conversation and presidents’ past are called upon as examples for our present candidates. Slater Memorial Museum at Norwich Free Academy in Norwich chose the perfect time to host two exhibitions featuring President Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. The traveling exhibit “Lincoln:...
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Chowder Days are here again. This weekend at Mystic Seaport.
Fall is officially here. Warm up on a cool New England Day with chowder – every kind imaginable! Chowder Days happens this weekend, Oct. 6-8, at Mystic Seaport. Come on an empty stomach, because you’ll want to take full advantage of the deliciousness available. Chowders, bisques, gumbo and stew will top the offerings, but you can also sample other treats...
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Celebrate 300 years of Coventry with a parade that streams the centuries.
It’s not that often you get to go to a 300th birthday party, but this weekend you’ll have your chance. The Town of Coventry, Connecticut is celebrating this milestone with a parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29. The theme is past, present and future, and there will be a piece of the parade for every century–the 1700s, 1800s, 1900s, 2000s and up...
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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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Sentinels on the Sound. Lighthouse tours in New London, Conn. this summer.
Admit it – you’ve always wanted to stand in a lighthouse on a stormy summer night, intent on guiding a ship into port or watching the waves crash around you. Well, I have, anyway. I can’t guarantee the stormy night, but the New London Custom House Maritime Museum is having three lighthouse weekends this summer, so if this is on your list, it’s...
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