I was expecting a bracing wind and frozen toes when I set out for a walk one morning. What I got was a day at the beach. (more…)
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Ghost Town
Darkness has just settled over Milford’s Hotchkiss Bridge when a lantern begins bobbing across it. The city’s early settlers landed near here in 1639. The harbor beneath the bridge once bustled with boat-building, rum-trading and other salty business, the young man holding the lantern says, claiming that the history and drama of the docks combine […]
Joy Ride
It’s a warm summer evening on Milford Harbor, and the 20 of us gathered at the docks below Fowler Park don’t need to be pressured to board the Pier Pressure, a Miami blue boat with a pink paddle wheel promising two hours of music, camaraderie and BYO drinks on the Sound. Under the auspices of […]
A Day at the Beach
I was expecting a bracing wind, ankle deep snow and frozen toes when I set out for a walk one recent Wednesday morning. What I got instead was a day at the beach. The thermometer read 23 degrees as I gathered my gear for a walk at Silver Sands State Park in Milford. Even when […]
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