On the Trail of Benedict Arnold
Unintentionally, our travels this year have taken us to several locations where America’s most famous traitor (I’m referring to Benedict Arnold) showed the duality of his personality as a hero and as a villain. Born …
Tag: Connecticut
New Britain Museum of American Art
Founded in 1903, the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, CT, was the first museum in the world dedicated solely to collecting American art. The museum today contains more than 8,400 items, …
“Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders!” Exhibit
We went to the New Britain Museum of American Art to see the Ansel Adams and Shaker exhibits, but instead were blown away by the wonderful “Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders!” exhibit, which is running March …
PEZ Visitors Center
We had a frenetic visit to the PEZ Visitor Center in Orange, CT. The candies are produced on site, but it’s hardly even a thought during the visit; if you’re so inclined you can look …
Hubbard Park Daffodils
Every year over 600,000 daffodils bloom in Hubbard Park in Meriden, CT, culminating in the Daffodil Festival (in 2023 it’s April 29-30). We stopped in for a visit a few weeks early, and while it …
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Sometimes you live in a place for nearly 20 years and don’t visit the local attractions, and it takes coming back as a tourist to get you there…that’s us and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House …
Cathedral of St. Joseph
The Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford, CT, is relatively modern, dedicated in 1962 on the site of the previous cathedral, which had been destroyed in a fire. While the outside suggests a traditional religious …
Dinosaur State Park
In 1966 Edward McCarthy was using a bulldozer to excavate a rocky site in central Connecticut; on the underside of one slab he noticed six large three-toed footprints. Excavation work was immediately halted, and over …