Category: History
17
Dec
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Shantok, Village of Uncas
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Some places don’t want to be found.
02
Dec
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Preserving Space for Peace and Exploration
by Kerri Ana Provost
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At a nature-themed holiday craft fair that I accidentally wander into, a cashier admits that she is not much into whimsy, but she can’t help...
10
Nov
Look: Them Sirens Did This
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In 1978, this happened: an air raid siren on the Hartford Courant’s Broad Street building malfunctioned, and could not be shut off via radio signal...
26
Oct
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Windsor Locks Canal State Park Trail: A Park as Long as Its Name
by Kerri Ana Provost
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In Connecticut, we are expert-level at metaphorically hiding our treasure. Sure, we’ll put up highway signs and a bit of fuss over Mystic, Hammonasset, and...
20
Sep
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13 Things To Know About Cedar Mountain
by Kerri Ana Provost
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(1) It’s in Hartford, Newington, and Wethersfield.
18
Sep
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East of the River, to Wethersfield
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Don’t believe everything that you read.
10
Sep
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Stonington Rocks!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Stonington has been having a moment, but visiting only to Instagram a lobster roll is doing it wrong. First, some history.
05
Aug
How To Avoid Parking Meters in Hartford
by Kerri Ana Provost
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It will soon cost motorists more to rent car storage on certain downtown streets in Hartford. As of Monday, August 5, 2019, if you want...
22
Jul
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Beyond: Canal Road, and Other Delights
by Kerri Ana Provost
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A Bicycle Roadtrip West Hartford’s Canal Road, if you can get to it, is a joy.
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