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The Summer of 2014 In Connecticut From “Yankee”
Thanks Yankee Magazine for this awesome what-to-do list. The “Top 20 Events” in Connecticut according to Yankee Magazine, include:MAY 3: SOMERS, New England Regional Chili Cookoff. The International...
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These Are the Places YOU Love In Connecticut
In a matter of a few short hours, this is the list that came up when I asked you on Facebook what your favorite “gem” spots are in Connecticut, what a list! If this doesn’t keep you busy in the car, I...
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Camille’s Wood Fired Pizza
Camille’s Wood Fired Pizza offers wood fired pizzas, pasta, salads, grilled sandwiches, assorted small plates and more! Also a fantastic wine list, and great draft beer. Camille and David met at Luna...
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Average Joe Photo Show at UCONN
These are my two contributions to The Average Joe Photo Show which will be in residence at UCONN at the Home Babbidge Library, Norman D. Stevens Gallery from July 14th thru October 2014. Part of the...
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Lakeview Restaurant Bar and Grill
The Lake View Restaurant Bar and Grill is perfect for lunch, dinner, birthdays, holidays, reunions, business meetings, weddings, rehearsal dinners or just a simple get together. The menu is designed...
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UCONN Dairy Bar
UCONN’S Dairy Bar has been a favorite for generations of UCONN students and families. The UConn Dairy Bar, or Dairy Product Salesroom as it was originally named, opened sometime between 1953 and 1954...
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Four Town Fair in Somers ~ Sept 11-14
Geeze do you know about the awesome Four Town Fair in Somers, Connecticut? You should by now it was established in 1838, but if you haven’t experienced it, get in the car and take the family this...
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Coventry Regional Farmer’s Market
The Coventry Regional Farmers’ Market is held June through October, Sunday from 11 am to 2 pm on the grounds of the Nathan Hale Homestead at 2299 South Street in Coventry, Connecticut. 2014 marks our...
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Kevin Bouley Is Bolstering Entrepreneurs in Connecticut
Kevin Bouley is an innovator’s friend in the state of Connecticut. President and CEO of Nerac, Inc, Bouley is the only person at UCONN to be inducted into two Halls of Fame in the Schools of...
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Amazingly Microscopic Images
Mark Smith has licensed technology from the U.S. Army and has built a business around it. His company is called Macroscopic Solutions. He can image anything no matter how microscopic it may be. The...
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TIP=UCONN’S Technology Incubation Program
Have you been to the University of Connecticut’s Avery Point campus lately? It is gorgeous, the site of an old U.S. Coast Guard station, it has a mansion and boats bobbing up and down on the water and...
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Connecticut’s Singing Historian
You say you need to know about Connecticut’s history all the way back and find out about a lot of gems you didn’t know about, well then you need to consult Walter Woodward. Woodward is the Connecticut...
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Digging In The Dirt For Decades
Connecticut state archeologist, Nick Bellantoni loves to dig in the dirt to see what he can unearth from the past, there is a lot under the Constitution state’s soil just a few feet. down. Bellantoni...
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Willimantic, Connecticut’s Frog Bridge
In 1754 the early settlers in north eastern Connecticut awoke to the sound of a terrible noise that seemed to surround them! In fear and pandemonium, they prepared for an epic battle…a battle they...
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Come On Down To The Jillson House
The Jillson House is a wonderful historical landmark and museum in Willimantic, Connecticut. During weekends, visitors have the chance to explore the house and learn about Willimantic’s history and...
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National Library Week in Connecticut
National Library Week is 4/13-4/19 and Network Connecticut and Nutmeg Junction hold libraries in a special place in our hearts. Libraries provide essential resources to the communities they serve....
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Connecticut Day Trips
The other day in my exploration on the web about Connecticut I stumbled onto this wonderful blog about “day tripping” in Connecticut. It’s called “Connecticut Day Trips.” It’s maintained by a woman...
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Mansfield’s Drive-In Movies and Flea Markets
This takes me back to when I was a kid and we went to the movie in our pajamas in the Ford stationwagon, there aren’t many of these places still around, they are hanging on for dear life, but here is...
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Kloter Farms, Fun for The Whole Family!
Got kids, need furniture or a barn or a shed built? Pack up the family and head up north to Ellington, Connecticut in Tolland County to Kloter Farms. Whoa…there is a huge main house full of outdoor...
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Yankee Magazine’s Best of Connecticut
So, have you looked around Connecticut lately at all the things the state has to offer, Yankee Magazine did and take a look at this rather “beefy” LIST. Yankee Magazine’s Editors’ Choice Coastal...
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Holiday Events On The Connecticut Art Trail
Holiday Events on the 2015 Connecticut Art Trail Want to know where beautiful events will be in Connecticut to take family or friends leading up to the holidays,? Well look no further than the state’s...
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Wanted: Connecticut Volunteer Firefighters, Everyday Heroes
On April 9, 2016, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 60 fire departments will hold open houses at more than 80 locations throughout Connecticut. They’re celebrating Volunteer Firefighter Day (and the start of...
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The Mansfield, Drive-In Theatre & Marketplace
Once upon a time, in the 1950’s in America there were thousands of drive-in movie theaters, now there are less than 400. There are three drive-ins left in Connecticut, among them, the Mansfield...
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