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Portland Officials Hold Hope For Converting A Portion Of Air Line Railroad Into Hiking Trail
The Hartford CourantA few weeks ago, I wrote a column reminiscing about my childhood adventures along the former Air Line Railroad in my hometown of Portland and whether that portion of the former Boston to New York route would ever be converted to a hiking trail. I...Tags: Manchester, Haddam, Transportation, Colchester, Railway Transportation
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Sometimes The More Traveled Paths Aren't So Bad
The Hartford CourantEverything has its exceptions, and this column is no different. For years, I've been exploring all corners of the state looking for places to escape — places where civilization disappears. Places where you forget you are in one of the most...Tags: Manchester, Haddam, Colchester
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Kevin Hunt: Why Is This Man In Jail? (A Snail Tale)
Ted Diamond was too fast to get caught last year when customers of his Moodus fencing company say he stole thousands of dollars from them before leaving his business, his family and Connecticut. Diamond probably wouldn't be sitting in Ventura County jail...
Tags: Trials, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Haddam, Consumers
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Kevin Hunt: Customer Blames Verizon For Missed 4G Upgrade
The Hartford CourantDespite what you might read each week in The Bottom Line, the consumer isn't always right. Consumers, all of us, only think we're right every time. Jennifer Johnson of East Haddam thought she had a case against Verizon Wireless after being promised a...Tags: Verizon Communications, Haddam, Motorola Xoom, Groton, Verizon Wireless
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East Haddam's Creek Row: A Road Back In Time
The Hartford CourantI love old roads. They are about as close to a time machine as one can get, outside of the one I'm tinkering with in my basement. And East Haddam's Creek Row is about as old as they come, being the first road built in a town that dates to the 1660s, when...Tags: Bodies of Water, Tourism and Leisure, State Parks, Connecticut, Gardens and Parks
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Nature: Heavenly Views For Hikers In Devil's Hopyard
The Hartford CourantDevil's Hopyard State Park is legendary. According to one legend, the area got its name because the devil is afraid of water, or at least has tail issues. Satan got his tail wet in the Eightmile River, the legend goes, and he became so mad he stomped...Tags: Manchester, Nature, Landforms, Haddam, Folklore and Mythology
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The Beeches Of Autumn At Chapman Pond Preserve
The Hartford CourantI love going to the beeches in the middle of autumn. As in American beech tree groves. Those are the trees with the ghostly gray bark and leaves that are actually reaching their peak foliage now through the end of the month. These are the trees you see...Tags: Gillette Castle State Park, Tourism and Leisure, Manchester, Haddam, Charity
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In East Hampton, A Dirt Road Leads To A Forest Paradise
The Hartford CourantForget about the interstates or highways. You can't get here by traveling on Main Street or Second Street or North Street. The only way to get to this place is by taking a dirt road. Gulf Road through the Salmon River State Forest in East Hampton is...Tags: Colchester, Forestry and Timber, East Hampton (Middlesex, Connecticut), Getaway Travel, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Chapal Farm Preserve, Eightmile River: A Perfect Pair
The Hartford CourantI could tell you why the Eightmile River is a federally designated National Wild & Scenic Rivers system. I could tell you the river's 40,000-acre watershed is a pristine landscape with huge, unfragmented blocks of forest, crystal clear streams and...Tags: Bodies of Water, Manchester, Haddam, Ronald Reagan, Rivers
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Bald Eagle Sighting Almost A Guarantee Along The Housatonic River
The Hartford CourantMy bald eagle sightings in the state have been limited to sheer luck and being in the right place at the right time. Last January, I was walking along the Quinnipiac River Gorge Trail in Meriden when a bald eagle flew mere feet above my head along the...Tags: Meriden, Southbury, Haddam, Connecticut, Fishing
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Visit To 96-Acre Sheepskin Hollow Showcases Roaring Brook
Roaring Brook is a short but spectacular waterway traveling from its headwaters in the highlands of East Haddam to Whalebone Cove along the Connecticut River in Hadlyme. And a visit to the East Haddam Land Trust's 96-acre Sheepskin Hollow showcases...Tags: Bodies of Water, Haddam, Connecticut River, Wetlands, Lakes and Ponds
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Learn more about Sellersville man's finds on NAtGeo's "Abandoned"
TV WatchersFans of National Geographic Channel's reality show "Abandoned" which stars Sellersville's Jay Chaikin can now find out more about the items Jay uncovers on a blog written by Jay's wife Ricki at the National geographic Channel web site. On the......
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