An 18th Century-Style CT River Voyage: Today
Parker Lord, a well-known reenactor of the colonial wars, will give a presentation recounting his canoe adventure down the length of Connecticut River at Hadlyme Public Hall this afternoon, Sunday, March 29. Lord, a Lyme Selectman, and fellow reenactor Jim Poole began their expedition in 2007 at the river’s headwaters in northern New Hampshire 300 yards from the Canadian border. Read More ...
Published 03/22/09 Updated 03/29/09 |
Beauty on a Bike Ride
We can't think of a better way to start the work week than with this stunning photo of Old Saybrook's Outer Light taken by reader Peg Gallagher while out on a dawn bike ride yesterday. Thanks, Peg, for sharing it with all those of us less athletic ones who slept late and missed the sheer beauty right on our doorsteps and offered free! Read More ...
Published 09/14/09 |
Crystal Lake Fishway Completion Ceremony Today
The Old Saybrook Conservation Commission will host a ceremony to open the recently completed Crystal Lake Fishway today, Monday, May 18, at 6 p.m. at the Old Saybrook Town Park on Schoolhouse Road. All are welcome at this ceremony, which acknowledges the third and final fishway constructed in the Oyster River watershed to allow anadromous fish to reach their traditional spawning areas in the northwest part of town. Read More ...
Published 05/13/09 Updated 05/18/09 |
Grim Weather for Gulls!
Many thanks to Peg Gallagher for sending us a couple of photos of some seagulls coping with the cold winter winds on Saybrook Point in this past Monday's noreaster. She says in her email, "I never saw seagulls huddling before ... they always seem so brave flying above the water. Saybrook Point winds on Monday challenged them." We imagine our feathered friends are certainly looking forward to spring - just like us! Read More ...
Published 03/06/09 |
Happy St. George's Day!
Today is St. George's Day, the equivalent for the English of St. Patrick's Day for the Irish. As every English schoolchild learns, St. George is most famous for slaying a dragon, though it is, in fact, highly unlikely the gentleman ever visited England let alone fought a dragon! Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 04/23/09 |
Look Who's Come Into Town!
Bob Czepiel has sent us some wonderful photos of the visitor he saw on North Cove this morning. A seal was basking in the sunlight and, from the look of the photos, seemed completely at ease with its surroundings, although, despite some delectable offerings, he/she declined to come any closer. Read More ...
Olwen Logan Published 02/06/09 |
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