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A bridge on the Farmington Canal Trail

Route Canal

Ah, the poor Farmington Canal—it never stood a chance. Construction on the waterway began in 1825 in an effort to improve transport throughout central Connecticut and into Massachusetts. The canal’s...

Route Canal

Ah, the poor Farmington Canal—it never stood a chance. Construction on the waterway began in 1825 in an effort to improve transport throughout central Connecticut and into Massachusetts. The canal’s...

Thimble Islands

Sea-ing the Sights

Branford’s Stony Creek section, situated on a picturesque shore along the Long Island Sound and home to beaches, residences and a few restaurants, is an understandably popular spot to visit...

Sea-ing the Sights

Branford’s Stony Creek section, situated on a picturesque shore along the Long Island Sound and home to beaches, residences and a few restaurants, is an understandably popular spot to visit...

Trolley interior

Back on Track

East Haven’s Shore Line Trolley Museum is an especially fascinating place to go if you were the kind of kid who went to local air shows or read obsessively about...

Back on Track

East Haven’s Shore Line Trolley Museum is an especially fascinating place to go if you were the kind of kid who went to local air shows or read obsessively about...

Gouveia Vineyards

Wine and Vine

There are certain vistas that seem to belong in Connecticut, like the snow-covered New Haven Green in the dead of winter, or long stone walls edging property lines in more...

Wine and Vine

There are certain vistas that seem to belong in Connecticut, like the snow-covered New Haven Green in the dead of winter, or long stone walls edging property lines in more...

New Haven Bird Club

Bird Brains

Birdwatching isn’t just for the birds. More often called “birding” by those who actually do it, the hobby carries many benefits for people, too, including getting them outdoors and physically...

Bird Brains

Birdwatching isn’t just for the birds. More often called “birding” by those who actually do it, the hobby carries many benefits for people, too, including getting them outdoors and physically...

The schooner Quinnipiack

Sound It Out

The word “flagship” gets used loosely a lot, to mean “the most important one of a bunch of things.” But if you’re a centuries-old city which takes great pride in...

Sound It Out

The word “flagship” gets used loosely a lot, to mean “the most important one of a bunch of things.” But if you’re a centuries-old city which takes great pride in...