Air Line... NOT "Airline!" 58.5 Miles, Portland, East Hampton, Colchester, Hebron, Columbia, Lebanon, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson My title above is for one Mr. Peter Marteka who is enamored with this particular trail to an unhealthy degree. Envisioned as a high speed passenger railroad … [Read more...]
Hebron Maple Festival
Hebron Maple Festival March 2011 Attended: Saturday Afternoon Parking: Free! Distance to Fair: Very short Cost: Free! (But I did buy food tickets that I ended up selling due to having to leave early) Something Unique: Freedom Trail stop being celebrated! Overall rating: Fair Cleaning out old … [Read more...]
Mapleleaf Farm
Mooooo-vin' on Through the Farmer's Cow Farms Mapleleaf Farm, Hebron June 11, 2011 Mapleleaf Farm is part of the wonderful Farmer’s Cow. The Farmer’s Cow is a group of six Connecticut family dairy farms working for the future of our families and dairy businesses. They produce milk, half and half, eggs and seasonal … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Hebron
Cesar and Lowis Peters Archaeological Site Hebron Village Center We went to the Hebron Maple Fest in March and, quite frankly, it was really pretty lame. The one exciting part of our visit was noting the sign you can see behind Damian here. "Peters House Just Named Freedom Trail Site!" I share Hebron's … [Read more...]
Eagle Rock
Fly Eagle Fly! Route 66 Hebron, just north of Marlborough line While I have absolutely no facts backing me up, I'm going to guess this is the oldest of our roadside painted rocks. Equally handsome from either direction, Eagle Rock stands sentry near the Hebron/Marlborough line. With Marlborough having so … [Read more...]
Gay City State Park Trails
“We Built This Gay City… We Built This Gay City on Rocks and Roll(ing Hills)!” Bolton, Glastonbury & Hebron, about 11 miles total June 17 and 24, 2009 It is always challenging for me to logically and concisely present these "trail networks" for easy consumption. I put a lot of effort into planning for and hiking … [Read more...]
Shenipsit Regional Trails Intro
Shenipsit Regional Trail Network Bolton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Manchester, Vernon Like the Tunxis Trail, the Shenipsit has a whole host of trails leading to, leading from, or nearby that are included as sort of part of the main trail. I always figure the best way to present them is under their own separate section, … [Read more...]