| Introduction | | viii | |
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| Blight Spot to Bright Spot: The Knox Parks Foundation |
| | 2 | (2) |
| Go Fly a Kite: ConnectiKITERS Festival |
| | 4 | (2) |
| Cowpies to Cowpots: A Freund Farm Innovation |
| | 6 | (1) |
| Connecticut's Cavalry: First Company Governor's Horse Guards |
| | 7 | (3) |
| By Any Other Name: Elizabeth Park Rose Garden |
| | 10 | (3) |
| The Shrine: Lourdes in Litchfield |
| | 13 | (2) |
| Green Thumb Graduates: Master Gardeners |
| | 15 | (3) |
| Magnificent Maestro: Conductor Gustav Meier |
| | 18 | (2) |
| Living in a Glass House: Philip Johnson's New Canaan Masterpiece |
| | 20 | (2) |
| Living Modern in New Canaan |
| | 22 | (2) |
| Doorknockers: Cindy Erickson's Connecticut Doors |
| | 24 | (2) |
| | 26 | (2) |
| Railroad Revival: Restored Rail Lines, Historic Depots, and Steam Engines |
| | 28 | (3) |
| Quacks like a Duck: Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy |
| | 31 | (3) |
| Railroad Gardening: Connecticut G Scalers Club |
| | 34 | (4) |
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| Two If by Sea: The Mystic Whaler |
| | 38 | (2) |
| Seas the Day: Sail Connecticut Access Program |
| | 40 | (3) |
| Keepers of the Flame: Connecticut's Lighthouses |
| | 43 | (3) |
| See Shells on the River: Crewing on the Connecticut |
| | 46 | (3) |
| | 49 | (1) |
| Mystic Marine Trainers: Teaching Old Sea Lions New Tricks |
| | 50 | (2) |
| | 52 | (2) |
| Wish upon a Sunflower: Farm-Fresh Ice Cream |
| | 54 | (2) |
| To Market to Market: Grown in Connecticut |
| | 56 | (3) |
| | 59 | (1) |
| Trailer Flash: Airstreamers |
| | 60 | (2) |
| Blue Ribbon Bakers: Country Fair Cook-Offs |
| | 62 | (2) |
| Dogged Determination: Sheepdog Trials |
| | 64 | (2) |
| | 66 | (2) |
| Connecticut's Unsolved Mysteries: Digging Up the Past |
| | 68 | (2) |
| Tricky Wickets: Cricket in Connecticut |
| | 70 | (3) |
| Combos, Conductors, and Camp: Litchfield Jazz Festival |
| | 73 | (3) |
| Family Night Out: Mansfield Drive-in |
| | 76 | (4) |
| Poetry Out Loud: The Sunken Garden Poetry and Music Festival |
| | 80 | (2) |
| Always Ask for Avery's: Connecticut's Old-Time Soda Bottler |
| | 82 | (4) |
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| Barn Again: Preserving Classic New England Architecture |
| | 86 | (3) |
| Go Take a Hike: Connecticut's Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails |
| | 89 | (4) |
| Ballet of Angels: Along the Connecticut Wine Trail |
| | 93 | (3) |
| Going Batty: Rehabbing Bats |
| | 96 | (3) |
| History Detectives: The Legacy of Abner Mitchell |
| | 99 | (3) |
| Fruits of Their Labor: Cranberry Harvest |
| | 102 | (2) |
| Whimsical Winvian: Unusual Luxury |
| | 104 | (3) |
| We Love a Parade: Helium Balloon Wranglers |
| | 107 | (3) |
| Rock Stars: Stone Walls of Connecticut |
| | 110 | (2) |
| | 112 | (1) |
| Prison Tails: Second Chances |
| | 113 | (3) |
| Putting the Pieces Together: The American Mural Project |
| | 116 | (3) |
| Home Is Where the Art Is: Connecticut s Art Trail |
| | 119 | (5) |
| The Price is Right: Goodspeed Opera House |
| | 124 | (2) |
| Leading Lady: Westport Country Playhouse |
| | 126 | (2) |
| | 128 | (2) |
| The Great Pumpkin: A Fascination with Giant Squash |
| | 130 | (2) |
| Hay Is for Horses---and Houses: A Straw-Bale Cottage in Old Saybrook |
| | 132 | (4) |
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| My Little Chickadee: Gordon Loery and the White Memorial Foundation |
| | 136 | (2) |
| Blades of Gold: Del Arbour Designs |
| | 138 | (2) |
| A Nice Cuppa: Bigelow Tea |
| | 140 | (2) |
| | 142 | (2) |
| The Iceman Cometh: Masterpieces That Melt |
| | 144 | (2) |
| The Secret Life of Plants: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Greenhouses |
| | 146 | (3) |
| Exploring the Depths: The Institute for Exploration at Mystic Aquarium |
| | 149 | (3) |
| Welcome to the Wheel World: Senior Skaters |
| | 152 | (2) |
| Whispers of the Past: Reclaiming the Pequot Language |
| | 154 | (4) |
| Connecticut's Other Huskies: Dogsledding |
| | 158 | (2) |
| Dashing through the Snow: Allegra Farm Sleigh Rides |
| | 160 | (2) |
| Swept Away: The Norfolk Curling Club |
| | 162 | (2) |
| Abracadabra: The Society of Young Magicians |
| | 164 | (2) |
| Simply PURR-fect: Feline Heaven on Earth |
| | 166 | (3) |
| Hoop Dreams: Preserving and Promoting the History of Women's Basketball |
| | 169 | (3) |
| Acknowledgments | | 172 | (1) |
| For More Information | | 173 | (9) |
| Photo Credits | | 182 | (2) |
| About the Author | | 184 | |
