Seasons of Connecticut: A Year-Round Celebration Of The Nutmeg State (Positively Connecticut Books) - Hardcover

Smith, Diane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762759070 ISBN 13: 9780762759071

Publisher: Globe Pequot, 2010

Synopsis

Seasons of Connecticut is a beautiful, four color celebration of the Nutmeg state by a veteran television and radio reporter who has told the stories of the people and places of Connectiut for twenty years. The sixty stories included in this book will make people feel good about living in Connecticut, and make others want to visit, revealing the beauty and the personality of the state throughout the year.

About this title

From the Back Cover

A four-season celebration of the Nutmeg state by Emmy award–winning journalist Diane Smith­­—
an expert on the people and places that give Connecticut its character, heart, and tradition. Spring
Cowpies to Cowpots: A Farmer’s Invention
By Any Other Name: Elizabeth Park Rose Garden
The Shrine: Lourdes in Litchfield
Green Thumb Graduates: Master Gardeners
Railroad Revival: Restored Rail Lines, Historic Depots, and Steam Engines
And more . . .
Summer
Keepers of the Flame: Connecticut’s Lighthouses
Mystic Marine Trainers: Teaching Old Sea Lions New Tricks
Wish Upon a Sunflower: Farm-Fresh Ice Cream
To Market to Market: Grown in Connecticut
Connecticut’s Unsolved Mysteries: Digging Up the Past
And more . . .
Fall
Barn Again: Preserving Classic New England Architecture
Go Take a Hike: Connecticut’s Blue-Blazed Hiking Trails
Ballet of Angels: Along the Connecticut Wine Trail
Home Is Where the Art Is: Connecticut’s Art Trail
The Great Pumpkin: A Fascination with Giant Squash
And more . . .
Winter
A Nice Cuppa: Bigelow Tea
The Iceman Cometh: Masterpieces That Melt
Welcome to the Wheel World: Senior Skaters
Whispers of the Past: Reclaiming the Pequot Language
Dashing through the Snow: Allegra Farm Sleigh Rides
And more . . .

From the Inside Flap

Roses displaying their first delicate blooms. Farmer’s markets and sailing regattas. Giant pumpkins in time for Halloween. A sleigh ride, white churches, and snowy woods.
The four seasons are why many of us live in Connecticut and why others visit. In other parts of America, it may be warm or rainy all year, or snowy and cold for lengthy stretches. In Connecticut we take pleasure in four seasons that are distinctly different.
Seasons of Connecticut is a full-color, season-by-season celebration of the Nutmeg state by celebrated television and radio reporter Diane Smith, who has told the stories of the people and places of Connecticut for two decades. She presents more than sixty vignettes—inspiring, warm, funny, and sometimes downright strange—that will make you feel good about living in Connecticut, or make you want to visit. From a springtime kite-flying festival to country fair cook-offs in summer, and from fall wine tastings to UConn Huskies basketball in winter, the stories reveal the beauty and the personality of the state throughout the year.

Edition details

• Publisher: Globe Pequot
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0762759070
• ISBN 13: 9780762759071
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192