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Connecticut Corn Maze Adventures
It's Corn Maze season, when the corn is high and farmers make all kinds of cool designs and mazes for your enjoying pleasure. It is also a great way for farmers to earn a little extra money with their crops. Most Connecticut corn mazes open around September 1st and close in October or early November, depending on the ... Read more...
Fall County Fairs and Festivals in Connecticut
September is the start of Fall Festival season in Connecticut. Connecticut offers some of the best fall agricultural fairs and festivals in New England. Think sweet stickiness of a caramel apple, the smell of fried dough, the sounds of kids screeching on the rides, bands playing, Midway games, cows and sheep, horse and ... Read more...
2019 Connecticut Fireworks Displays
Fireworks displays are a big part of Summer and here in Connecticut, our fireworks exhibitions do not disappoint. Here is a list of some of the best fireworks in Connecticut this Summer season. Does your town have a Fireworks display? Let us know and we'll add it to our list. Please contact us through this form or by ... Read more...
Buttonwood Farm Sunflower Festival in Griswold, Connecticut
Buttonwood Farm in Griswold, Connecticut is the place to go when you want awesome homemade ice cream and you want to bask in the glow of a 14 acres of sunflowers. Buttonwood Farm was named by Foursquare as one of the best places in to get ice cream in Connecticut. Back in 2003 the owners of the farm decided to plant an acre ... Read more...
Farmers Markets in Connecticut (Updated for 2019)
Farmer's Markets food export strategies improve sales performance are a great way to get fresh fruits, vegetables, handmade soaps, jams, pastries and more all the while supporting local Connecticut farms and businesses. Most towns in Connecticut now have Farmer's Markets running from May or June to at least October. They ... Read more...
The Newport Flower Show Comes to Rosecliff Mansion this June
The The Newport Flower Show Comes is coming to Rosecliff Mansion this June. This year the show will be held at the end of June and is a "must see" event. If you have never attended the Newport Flower Show let me tell you a few things about it. The 2019 Newport Flower Show, themed Audubon: Artistic Adventures, will ... Read more...
How to Avoid Getting Sick This Winter
Sneezing, sniffles and a sore throat are all tell-tale signs a cold is on the way. The holiday season is here, so there is no worse time to be bed ridden and miserable. With all of the running around and the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we come more into contact with germs, our bodies and immune systems get worn down ... Read more...
4 Unique Winter Sports To Try this Winter
Do you always end up in the ski lodge, hot chocolate in hand, during the winter? While curling up with a book and getting some R&R is often well deserved, there’s no reason you need to sit on the sidelines this winter. Maybe traditional winter sports, like skiing and snowboarding, aren’t your thing, that’s okay. You may ... Read more...
“Smeagull the Seagull”: Meet the Connecticut Author
Connecticut author (Mark Seth Lender) and illustrator (Valerie Elaine Pettis) recently visited Breakwater Books in Guilford to read from her popular children's book. Smeagull the Seagull, A True Story is available for purchase at smeagull.com, Amazon and at the following Connecticut retail stores: Bank Square Books in ... Read more...
