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Connecticut Celebrates 107 Parks, 100 Years
The Hartford CourantIt was 1918, five years after the Connecticut State Park Commission was created and charged with developing a statewide system of parks. Even though the commission was presented within its first year of existence with a grand plan identifying ideal park...Tags: State Parks, Yale University, Dannel P. Malloy , Hurricane Sandy (2012), Hammonasset Beach State Park
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Post-Sandy, State Parks Ready For Memorial Day Weekend
The Hartford CourantThe first summer season since storm Sandy kicks off on Memorial Day weekend, and the state's parks are ready, a state spokesman said Thursday. The trees knocked down by the storm at many of the state's 107 state parks have been cleared, said Dennis...Tags: Simsbury, Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Human Interest, Transportation Accidents, AAA
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Centennial Celebration Is A Walk In The Park
If you like camping, swimming, hiking, climbing, biking, boating and, of course, history, then you are ready and hopefully eager to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Connecticut's state parks. Their contribution to the quality of life in the state is...Tags: State Parks, Arts and Culture, Rocky Hill, Culture, Travel
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Hartford/Central Connecticut
Wood Pond PressHARTFORD Lately billed as New England's rising star, the Insurance City – Connecticut's state capital – is making a comeback from its low point in the early 1990s when people, jobs, retailers and the major-league hockey franchise left for greener...Tags: Book, Constitutional Issues, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, African Americans, Adults
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Step In The Footrprints Of Pre-history At The Dinosaur State Park
The Hartford CourantTwo years after the accidental discovery of 2,000 dinosaur tracks on an excavation site, the Dinosaur State Park was opened in 1968. 500 of those tracks are now on display within the Exhibit Center's geodesic dome. In addition to some very large...Tags: State Parks, Rocky Hill, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Gardens and Parks
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Dividend Park, Rocky Hill
Some parks are filled with playscapes, playing fields or picnic pavilions. Dividend Park in Rocky Hill is not one of those places. It's more of an archaeological museum — a tribute to the town's storied industrial past. The town park, designated...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Rocky Hill, Defense, Toys, Connecticut River
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Quinnipiac River Gorge Trail Offers Beauty, History
So maybe you aren't looking to tackle the 50-mile Air Line multiuse trail as it winds from East Hampton to Putnam. Or even the 4.5-mile Windsor Locks Canal Trail that takes visitors from Windsor Locks to Suffield. Beginners to the multiuse trail may be...Tags: Waterbury, Suffield, Meriden, Windsor Locks, Cheshire
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State Parks
State Park Guide Despite its small size, the Nutmeg State still has plenty of places to hike, swim, fish-- and much more! Ashley Balogh Fox 61's Daytrippers are providing you with a one-stop guide to our great state parks! American Legion/ Peoples...Tags: Hunting, Bigelow Hollow State Park, Forestry and Timber, Connecticut Valley Railroad, Nordic Skiing
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When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth . . .
The Hartford CourantOn a late August day in 1966, bulldozer operator Edward McCarthy was excavating a site for a new state building off West Street in Rocky Hill. Turning over a slab of sandstone, he was taken aback. There in front of him were six large, three-toed fossil...Tags: State Parks, Wesleyan University, McDonald's, Paleontology, Simsbury
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Dinosaur State Park
The Hartford CourantWatch your step at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill. You may be standing where a Dilophosaurus once stood. The Park features one of the largest dinosaur track sites in North America as well as interactive displays and life-size dioramas depicting what...Tags: State Parks, Connecticut, Rocky Hill, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Connecticut Closeup of Rocky Hill
The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: From a ridge in the northeast section of town which is now Rocky Hill Quarry Park. ORIGINS: Settled in 1650 as part of Wethersfield. The "lower community," later known as Stepney Parish, was incorporated as a separate town in 1843....Tags: Wethersfield, Connecticut, Rocky Hill, Glastonbury, Connecticut River
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