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Avery Point Lighthouse

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Avery Point Lighthouse

Avery Point Lighthouse Groton What a charming li’l lighthouse. When you think about lighthouses, you realized they pretty much only exist for nostalgia’s sake anymore. Ships no longer need warning lights to tell them of rocky bottoms and approaching shorelines... so why do we keep them? Because they’re … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Damian, Groton, Lighthouses, New London County, UConn

Southernmost Point in Connecticut

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Southernmost Point in Connecticut

Then Things Really Went South Great Captain's Island, Greenwich August 4, 2012 [This directional extreme was visited in Dagobah-like humidity during the Connecticut Extreme Geo-Tour 2012 with the most excellent Tom from Twelve-Mile Circle and the equally excellent Scott from The Scenic Drive. The were the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Superlatives Tagged With: Fairfield County, Ferries, Geographic Extremes, Greenwich, Islands, Lighthouses, Long Island Sound

Great Captain’s Island Light

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Great Captain’s Island Light

Great Captain's Island Light Greenwich I was at this lighthouse for a very short while during the CT Extreme Geo Tour 2012. Great Captain's Island requires a ferry ride and we were "required" to reach the southernmost point in the state - which is on the island. (Here's my report on the southernmost point.) I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Fairfield County, farries, Geographic Extremes, Greenwich, Islands, Lighthouses

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse

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Mystic Seaport Lighthouse

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse Stonington Our visit to Mystic Seaport is here. As with most of these lighthouse pages within this particular section of the website, I’m simply going to cut and paste information from Lighthouse Friends and only add to it if I have something to add. In this case, I’m only adding the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Lighthouses, Mystic, Mystic Seaport, New London County, Stonington

Stonington Harbor Lighthouse

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Stonington Harbor Lighthouse

Stonington Harbor Lighthouse 30 feet high, at sea level, Stonington September 3, 2010 *As with many of the lighthouse pages, I'm going to cut and paste information from Lighthouse Friends , below my own accounting. This lighthouse is open with your Old Lighthouse Museum admission and requires no water passage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Damian, Hoang, Lighthouses, New London County, Observation Towers, Stonington

185. Old Lighthouse Museum

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185. Old Lighthouse Museum

To The Lighthouse Stonington (Google Maps location) September 3, 2010 More on my ascent of the lighthouse proper - Right here. Hurricane Earl. Remember that one? You don’t? That’s because it didn’t really happen. We’d been in Rhode Island all week for vacation (CTMQ family vacation photos here! Woo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, Damian, Hoang, Lighthouses, Military History, Nautical History, New London County, Stonington, stonington historical society

Houses, Communities, Urban Legends, Lighthouses, Libraries, Schools, Businesses, & Theaters

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Houses, Communities, Urban Legends, Lighthouses, Libraries, Schools, Businesses, & Theaters

Houses, Communities, Urban Legends, Lighthouses, Libraries, Schools, Businesses, & Theaters Hoo boy, this is a tough category to nail down. There’s just so much crossover with museums and superlatives and National Historic Landmarks and restaurants and other things. The way to look at everything listed below is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Ghosties, Giant Goofy Things, Libraries, Lighthouses, Other Companies and Businesses, Private Residences, theaters, urban legends

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