Two Connecticut cities made Travel + Leisure’s “20 Best Weekend Getaways in New England” list. The article, published Nov. 27, names everywhere from North Conway, NH, to North Adams, Mass., places that deserve a “quick escape from the city or a romantic trip.”
Travel + Leisure recommends starting a weekend in Mystic with a visit to the Mystic Seaport Museum to browse its collection of “more than a million artifacts depicting the city’s nautical life” and take the opportunity to board the Charles W. Morgan, the last remaining wooden whaling ship to leave. The article also lists some gastronomic options that unsurprisingly include fresh seafood.
View of Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conn.
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“Drink the views of Long Island Sound and Fisher’s Island at Bluff Point State Park and feast on some of the best seafood at the Oyster Club. Our perfect meal? the description for Mystic in the article.
On November 27, a wind-driven fire swept through the Seaport Marine, located across the Mystic River from downtown Mystic. Seaport Marine is located at 2 Washington St. and has a waterfront restaurant, Red 36, and a retail outlet, Fighting Lady Tackle Co., according to its website.
A firefighter was evaluated at the scene for smoke inhalation and discharged to the hospital without transport, Manfredi said. No other injuries were reported.
As for Litchfield, Travel + Leisure says the town’s “history, charm and scenic beauty” make it a must-visit weekend destination. “This picture-perfect town in rural western Connecticut (birthplace of revolutionary leader Ethan Allen and abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe) has an oak-shaded city park and hundreds of historic buildings. originally the summer estate (complete with a Cotswold-style cottage and formal gardens) of bank heiress Edith Morton Chase,” reads the description for Litchfield.
Barn scene in Litchfield, Connecticut.
Buyenlarge/Getty ImagesOther locations included in the list are Rhode Island (Block Island, Newport, Westerly), Massachusetts (Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Great Barrington, North Adams, Provincetown), Vermont (Mad River Valley, Woodstock, Montpelier), New Hampshire (Sugar Hill ). , Lakes Region, Portsmouth, Jackson and North Conway) and Maine (Camden, Bar Harbor, Kennebunkport).
This article contains previous reports by Richard Chumney and Peter Yankowski.