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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Cap your summer with something tasty. A Taste of Mystic.
The end of summer should leave the taste of the ocean on your skin…and the taste of good food lingering in your mouth. In Mystic, you can have both with the annual Taste of Mystic event, September 9-11 in the downtown area. It’s a beautiful place to stroll, sightsee, and most importantly, eat the best foods our town has to offer. About thirty restaurants...
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How about a tasty Sundae Drive? Check out our Ice Cream Trail.
Ice cream. Hot day. Perfect. No matter where you are in Mystic Country we’ve got the spots to enjoy this fabulous treat. Vanilla, chocolate and mint chip, yes, but take a look at some of the make-their-own eccentricities that have quite a following: Hockey Fight – Cherry vanilla ice cream with white chocolate chunks (teeth) and shredded bing cherries...
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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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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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You’ll Scream for Our Ice Cream – Sundae Drives
Who doesn’t love ice cream? And what better adventure in the hot summer months than to drive through Mystic Country and try out every ice cream stand? Well, maybe not every one, unless you have ice cream for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. This would work well for me in concept, but is probably not realistic. Even so, if you’re spending a week with us,...
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Downtown Niantic. A Seaside Delight.
A trip to downtown Niantic is great combined with a visit to the Children’s Museum. The village of Niantic (part of East Lyme) offers a treasure trove of family activities. If you’re visiting in the summer, head across the street and stroll along the Niantic Bay Boardwalk. The water is beautiful, the sand and shells offer the essence of the season, and the...
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This Ice Cream Will Make You Melt
For me, ice cream is never out of season. And as soon as Buttonwood Farm opens on March 1, it’s fair game. Anytime. Located on Shetucket Turnpike (Route 165) in Griswold, Buttonwood is definitely a special trip, but well worth it. The made-from-scratch ice cream is absolutely to die for, as the long lines just about any day will attest to. If you’re an ice...
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Where the Buffalo Roam
Save one of your vacation days to visit the Creamery Brook Bison Farm in Brooklyn, convenient off Route 6 in the Quiet Corner. Wagon tours, close-up buffalo encounters, food, ice cream, and a farmyard petting area will keep everyone engaged. If you’re with a group, take advantage of the guided tour, either walking or by wagon. My group had a great time on the...
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