Franklin, CT

Franklin, CT comes in at number 11 on my quest to visit every small town my state has to offer. Franklin was established in 1786, and has a population of 1,863.  You can find Franklin in the Northern part of New London County. First stop: Breakfast at Egg and Cheese. 

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Hampton, CT

Hampton, CT is number 10 on my project to visit every town in CT. Ten towns in, and I still haven’t crossed the threshold of a population higher than 2,000.  Hampton was established in 1786, and has a population of 1,728.  It is located in Windham County, in CT’s NE

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Bridgewater, CT

Town number nine is Bridgewater.  I’m really making progress!  Only 160 more to go. Located in Litchfield County, Bridgewater was established in 1856, and has a population of 1,662 souls.  It is a popular weekend getaway for wealthy New Yorkers.  My feeling is that this is not uncommon for towns

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Eastford, CT

Number eight in my quest to visit every town in CT is Eastford. Located in Windham County, Eastford was established in 1847.  It has a population of 1,649, and a land area of 28.89 miles. Eastford was creatively named for its location East of Ashford, from which it broke off.

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Mt. Greylock

Today I hiked up to the top of Mt. Greylock in Adams, MA.  This is an extremely challenging hike, at least for me.  It may

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Peoples State Forest

The trail I like to take through Peoples State Forest is a 4.2 mile out-and-back with a 536 foot ascent that takes about 1:45 to

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Cornwall, CT

Cornwall is number five in my project to visit all the small towns in CT. Cornwall was incorporated in 1740, and covers an area of

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Colebrook, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  Number four on my list is Colebrook. Colebrook was incorporated in 1779 and has a

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Warren, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  My third town is Warren. Warren is a town of 1,351 residents, located in Litchfield

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Canaan, CT

Town number two in my project to visit every small town in CT. This one took me two trips, because the town of North Canaan

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Union, CT

My goal is to visit every small town in CT.  Today I began with Union. Union has a population of only785 people, making it Connecticut’s

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