Branford’s Stony Creek section, along a picturesque shore home to beaches, residences and a few restaurants, is a popular spot to visit during the warmer months. Next time you’re in the neighborhood, though, think about heading away from the shore and towards the not-so-distant Thimble Islands. (more…)
Tag Archives: Stony Creek
’Front Line
Connecticut has its fair share of rail trails—converted train beds for hiking and biking. Trolley trails are less common, but that’s just what you get with Branford’s Trolley Trail, a (more…)
Plein View
Escaping from the record 7.04 inches of rain hurricane Henri had just dumped on New York City, 14 enthusiastic pupils from New York’s renowned Art Students League traveled by train and car to attend a four-day painting and drawing workshop last week in Stony Creek. (more…)
Scene Change
Keely Baisden Knudsen and Stephanie Stiefel Williams had already named their fledgling company Legacy Theatre before they stumbled upon a real legacy in need of rescue. (more…)
Charted Waters
Jonathan Waters sees art in the curve of a boat’s hull and the twist of a scrap of metal. He finds it, too, in (more…)
’Front Line
Connecticut has its fair share of rail trails—converted train beds for hiking and biking. Trolley trails are less common, but that’s just what you get with Branford’s Trolley Trail, a (more…)
East Coast
One of the best things about Branford’s Stony Creek is that, even on a gorgeous July afternoon, it feels as if almost no one is there. (more…)
Sea-ing the Sights
We’re on vacation! For the rest of the week, enjoy Daily Nutmeg editions past, starting with this seaworthy story from last August. Branford’s Stony Creek section, situated on a picturesque shore along the Long Island Sound (more…)
House Keeping
The old Puppet House Theatre a.k.a. Stony Creek Puppet House, which has stood for over a century at 128 Thimble Islands Road in Branford, is set to get a deserved makeover when it’s transformed into The Legacy Theatre. The renovation (see an artist’s rendering of the exterior above) is a reversal of fortune for the historical institution, […]
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