The Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in northeastern Connecticut and south central MA has been called "the last green valley" in the Boston-to-Washington megalopolis.
How does our environment influence our creativity? Weir Farm National Historic Site is a place where visitors and artists can explore this question in various ways. To American Impressionist painter J. Alden Weir (1852 ?
Stewart B. McKinney NWR is comprised of eight parcels of land that are stretched across Connecitcut's shoreline. The headquarters is located approximately 45 minutes south of Hartford and 30 minutes east of New Haven in Westbrook, CT.
Located next to Black Rock State Park, the project is crossed by a portion of the Mattatuck Trail. The 21-acre lake is stocked with trout by the State.
The project includes a shallow 40-acre lake and streamside environment good for canoeing, fishing and hunting.
Hop Brook Lake is a popular day use park with swimming and picnicking facilities, athletic fields, picnic shelters and over 7 miles of hiking trails winding through the woods and fields. Canoes, sailboards and rowboats are welcome on the 21-acre lake.
A popular day-use park is managed by the State around a 450-acre lake. A large picnic area and playfields serve as a nucleus to miles of hiking and cross-country skiing trails. Boat ramp provided. Hunting and fishing opportunities available.
Excellent camping (seasonal) in a rustic campground with wooded sites near 200-acre lake. Modern bathroom with hot showers, trailer dump station and resident campground attendants.