tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post8219529935425231859..comments2023-06-13T05:45:31.849-04:00Comments on Connecticut Diaries: Plum Island LightEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-73898339996555029842013-08-25T19:51:17.831-04:002013-08-25T19:51:17.831-04:00It seems like an interesting place, but it is stri...It seems like an interesting place, but it is strictly off-limits. From what I could see from the ferry, the buildings still looked pretty well maintained. Some conspiracy theorists have claimed that Lyme Disease originated there. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353693465208433306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5233868466116271701.post-76299271474417920082013-08-24T22:07:07.540-04:002013-08-24T22:07:07.540-04:00Plum Island has been in the papers several times l...Plum Island has been in the papers several times lately. There is indeed a secret federal research facility on the island. They studies animal diseases and there are rumors that there are some extremely virulent kinds of diseases they have found, and people worry about the stuff being released into the environment. Currently, the Obama administration has decided the island is surplus and should be sold, but politicians and environmental groups are fighting that.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.com