Some "cultural" things to do / see
20 miles and 20 minutes from Middletown in Farmington CT there is the most amazing museum called the Hillstead Museum Here is some info from Google Hill-Stead Museum, also known as Hill-Stead, is a Colonial Revival house and art museum in Farmington, Connecticut, USA. It is best known for its French Impressionist masterpieces, architecture, and stately grounds. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill-Stead_Museum> Wikipedia <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US :official&q=hill-stead+museum+opened&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CKc BEOgTKAEwEA> Opened: 1901 <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US :official&q=hill-stead+museum+hours&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CKoB EOgTMBA> Hours: Closed on Monday. - See all <javascript:void(0)> <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US :official&q=hill-stead+museum+address&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CK 0BEOgTKAEwEA> Address: 35 Mountain Rd, Farmington, CT 06032 <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US :official&q=hill-stead+museum+phone&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CLAB EOgTMBA> Phone: (860) 677-4787 <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US :official&q=hill-stead+museum+architectural+style&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2I DwAw&ved=0CLQBEOgTKAEwEA> Architectural style: Colonial Revival architecture <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US :official&q=hill-stead+museum+artwork&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CL cBEOgTKAEwEA> Artwork: Grainstacks, <https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US :official&q=grainstacks+white+frost+effect+claude+monet&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAG Oovnz8BQMDAx8HsxKXfq6-gZlxjolxrvO9RO_cozmbVJ9rPAjLPNOkNHfBJgAAQe7lKwAAAA&sa= X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CLgBEJsTKAIwEA> White Frost Effect 30 minutes in the opposite direction is New Haven. The Yale College tour is quite interesting -especially the visit to the library. Yale also has some great art collections. The schooner Amistad has its base in New Haven - but I am not sure whether it is there or not right now - last time I saw her, she was in Mystic Seaport for repair Jonathan Indigo 35III - Southport _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick G Street Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 12:04 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List fun stuff in Connecticut? I've got a wedding to attend this Saturday in Middletown, CT with my wife and daughters. We're staying through until Tuesday, and I've been looking into some fun stuff to do/see on Sunday and Monday. I've already got the Mystic Seaport on the list (maybe Monday, as Sunday will probably be busier?); and one other possibility would be to take the fast ferry from New London to Block Island for the day. Any listers in the area have other ideas for activities or restaurants (seafood!!!) in the immediate area for us? We probably won't have the time to go out on someone's boat (as much as I'd like to), and wouldn't want to be the victim of weather in that case. Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI
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