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Category: Connecticut
Is Donut Crazy in Westport Worthwhile?
The craze over Donut Crazy: TThe Bashful Adventurer stops in Westport, Conn. for a sugar fix. Will she be satisfied by this sugar high?
The Revolution Comes to Keeler Tavern in Ridgefield, Conn.
The Bashful Adventurer walks back in time at the Keeler Tavern Museum in Ridgefield, Conn., to a moment when you could get your mail and a beer all in the same place.
Mark Twain Slept Here
Literary Tourism: A Plethora of Places Claim Samuel Clemens As an adult, far removed from the trials of middle school and any controversies about its reading lists, then or now, I don’t think much about Mark Twain, formerly known as Samuel Clemens, commonly known as the uber Americana author, creator of Tom Sawyer and Huck…
Staying Cool at Hotel Zero Degrees
A Danbury, Conn. Getaway with Something for Everyone First introduced to Hotel Zero Degrees in Danbury, Conn. courtesy of a wedding, I liked it so much that I returned recently for a stayover. Located just off Interstate 84 in Connecticut, not too far from the border of Westchester county, N.Y., the hotel offers amenities for…
Where to Stay in Danbury: Hotel Zero Degrees
Sustainable, Affordable, Super Cool: What’s Not to Like? Travelers with reason to visit Danbury, Conn. (right on the border of both Westchester and Putnam counties in New York) might look into a stay at Hotel Zero Degrees, which opened in the fall of 2016. This adventurer happens upon it thanks to a wedding invitation, and…
Mapleshade Cemetery and Revolution in Ridgefield, CT
The Bashful Adventurer visits the graves of Revolutionary War casualties in Mapleshade Cemetery in Ridgefield, Conn. What will she learn there?
Danbury: Revolution, Hats, and a Rosy Tomorrow
A reminder to observe your world, no matter how close to home you are traveling: How many times do I walk into Rosy Tomorrow’s restaurant in Danbury, Conn. without noticing a sign posted outside? I have multiple opportunities to learn one more tidbit about the Revolutionary War, and I am oblivious. The British, coming from…
Buckling Up in Ridgefield, Conn.
Amusing Signs around the Planet Photo credit: M. Ciavardini An eye-catching reminder on exiting the Ridgefield Playhouse: extra-terrestrials must be safely strapped in. —Lori Tripoli Like Connecticut? You might be interested in these posts: The Revolution Comes to Keeler Tavern in Ridgefield, Conn. Mapleshade Cemetery and Revolution in Ridgefield, CT Danbury: Revolution, Hats, and a…
Graveyards in October: Sellecks Corners Cemetery
Need a reason to take a drive through Pound Ridge, N.Y.? Head to Sellecks Corners Cemetery at the corner of Barnegat Road and 124 right over the border in New Canaan, Conn. Marvel at the little Methodist church there that opened to worshippers in 1851. Enjoy the peacefulness of the adjoining graveyard, and look out…