I knew the trails at the Hill-Stead would be beautiful because everything at this museum is so freaking charming. Imagine you are visiting a country house–really a stately manner–and you decide to go for a long walk around the grounds. That’s what hiking the Hill-Stead trails feels like.
Putting it simply: if you like Downton Abbey, this is the hike for you.
Penwood State Park in Bloomfield is where you end up if you’re looking for the Heublein Tower Trail but accidentally pull into the parking lot across the street. I imagine this happens to a lot of people — you’re driving, you’re not quite sure where the entrance to the trail is, you spot a parking lot with people in assorted hiking clothes milling around, so you just naturally assume you’re in the right place. This is what my friend Ellen and I did.
Growing up, Simsbury High School was my high school’s bitter, bitter rivals, second only to our crosstown, bitter, bitter, bitter rival, Hall High School. To this day, when I meet someone and they mention they went to Simsbury H.S. I give them an icy stare and an “Oh” while silently judging them. So it pains me to admit how much good stuff to see, how many great things to eat, and how many fun things to do there are in Simsbury.
I limit the amount of events I list on this site because trying to keep up with the multitude of happenings in Connecticut on any given weekend is a full time job. I already have both a full time job and a part time job, so I’m all stocked up here. However, when I begin researching a place and see they have an upcoming event named the “Tower Toot” (Sunday October 20 & 21, 2012), how can I not mention that?
Although Coventry had been on my travel To Do list for some time, I ended up there by chance. On my way to the Connecticut Country Store, I got turned around a few times (navigation is not one of my strong suits) and decided I needed a second cup of coffee.
Driving down Route 31, I saw a re-enactment taking place on the front lawn of the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library. Anyone that’s spent time in Connecticut on a weekend knows that re-enactments are not only common, but pretty much ubiquitous. I parked the car to watch, and ended up spending an hour-plus on this charming stretch of road. My continued search for coffee led to an impromptu trip to the Hale Homestead, then the visitor center, then KDM Antiques, and so on. I never got the coffee, but discovered that this town has everything: antiquing, historical buildings, good places ot eat and a drink, a winery, and one of the most famous famers markets in Connecticut.
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