Category: Beyond Hartford
21
Jun
Beyond Hartford Coastal Connecticut Commentary Cultural Interest Eastern Connecticut Environmental Interest Free Fun Get Outside Hartford History Long Reads
Barn Island
by Kerri Ana Provost
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You will pass McMansions on the way to this property, and even a few new constructions, so very close to the coastline. When you walk...
10
Jun
Beyond: The Underdogs of Old Lyme
by Kerri Ana Provost
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No- and low-frill spots can be the most rewarding, in part because they are not usually tourist traps.
31
May
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Exploring Connecticut When Everyone Else Has the Day Off Too
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Going with the flow is setting oneself up for misery when it comes to wandering Connecticut on holiday weekends or on one of our three...
30
May
Beyond: Watch Rock
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Hopeful that I could enjoy the shoreline without the overwhelm of thousands of other people on a sunny Memorial Day Weekend, I did some research....
02
Apr
Beyond Hartford Downtown Environmental Interest Hartford History Long Reads Parks South Green Upper Albany
Look: Bacon!
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Folly Brook Natural Area — a wooded wetland just south of the Folly Brook dike and city line, north of Wethersfield Cove — collects...
29
Mar
Look: Hidden Gem
by Kerri Ana Provost
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You might travel down this busy road every day and not notice the road. There is no sign to indicate it’s anything but a driveway.
22
Feb
Niantic Revisited
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Sand, sea, sky, and rail. A curved boardwalk alongside the train tracks offers views of Niantic Bay, including Plum Island and the Millstone nuclear power...
18
Jan
Coastal Gems
by Kerri Ana Provost
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The Connecticut Coastal Access Guide, an interactive map, reveals that Hammonasset and Rocky Neck are not even close to being the only places along our...
14
Jan
The Hartford Line: Half a Year Later
by Kerri Ana Provost
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Last June I tried the expanded rail service by taking the train to Springfield and New Haven, while observing how both — plus Hartford —...
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