Talcott Mountain State Park

Post-Sandy, State Parks Ready For Memorial Day Weekend

2013-05-23 17:40:00

The first summer season since storm Sandy kicks off on Memorial Day weekend, and the state's parks are ready, a state spokesman said Thursday. The trees knocked down by the storm at many of the state's 107 state parks have been cleared, said Dennis...

Tras Sandy, parques estatales est�n listos para el fin de semana de Memorial Day

2013-05-24 05:49:00

La primera temporada de verano desde la tormenta Sandy comenzar� este fin de semana de Memorial Day y los parques estatales est�n listos, dijo el jueves un portavoz del estado. Los �rboles que fueron derribados por la tormenta por muchos de los 107...

Property of the Week: 42 Pinnacle Mountain Road

2013-04-29 13:23:00

While we are drawn to the comforts of home, most of us appreciate an occasional retreat to a place where we can "get away from it all." At 42 Pinnacle Mountain Road in Simsbury, escaping the everyday is easy in this well-appointed private retreat...

Visiting Bartlett's Tower In Bloomfield

2013-02-07 16:06:00

An old, broken iron gate leans against a stone pillar and a barely discernable carriage road snakes up through the woods along the spine of a traprock ridge. Near the top of the ridge, a fieldstone and brick chimney rises into the deep blue winter sky,...

Hiker Critically Injured After Plunge Identified

2009-08-07 10:22:00

SIMSBURY, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut officials have identified a hiker seriously injured in a 60-foot fall from a state park cliff as a 19-year-old New York City man. State environmental officials say Jared Drabiszczak of Brooklyn remained in criticial...

Talcott Mountain State Park

2010-06-18 12:47:43

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State Parks

2008-07-23 00:00:00

State Park Guide Despite its small size, the Nutmeg State still has plenty of places to hike, swim, fish-- and much more! Ashley Balogh Fox 61's Daytrippers are providing you with a one-stop guide to our great state parks! American Legion/ Peoples...

The Best Connecticut Foliage Lookouts

2003-09-22 00:00:00

The state tourism office recommends these lookouts for some of the best foliage views in New England: Macedonia Brook State Park, Kent: The overlook from white-blazed Cobble Mountain Trail has views across the Harlem Valley to the Taconic and Catskill...

10.19.08-- Simsbury-- Visitors take photos of the view from Heublein Tower at the Talcott Mountain State Park on Sunday. The tower offers 360 degree views of the surrounding folliage. TIA ANN CHAPMAN | tchapman@courant.com ORG XMIT: 10009812A

2013-05-02 14:30:10

Talcott Mountain State Park has been enjoyed by many generations of Connecticut residents, including such luminaries as Mark Twain. Drive to Simsbury and hike one-mile uphill for panoramic views.

2013-04-25 00:00:00

. Getting There: From Bloomfield, take Route 185W (3 miles) to entrance sign on left after mountain crest. Park along the road near the trailhead. Hike to ridge, then left to the restored Heublein tower. View from tower is over the Farmington River Valley.

2012-10-18 06:22:00