Connecticut Diaries

Norwich, CT

Mystic, CT I'm sharing this "partial" reflection with  Weekend Reflections .  Here's to hoping your weekend isn...

Norwich, CT There are a number of older buildings in the historic downtown district of Norwich.  Some have been maintained well, and ...

Norwich, CT This looks like a scene I'd expect to see in Dublin, Ireland, not in Norwich CT.  I'm pretty sure the sign is tra...

The Memorial Day parade in Niantic (East Lyme) CT is no doubt typical of parades played out all across the country to celebrate Memorial Day...

Here in New England, there is no shortage of old burial grounds dating from the 1600-1700's.  Even though many of the headstones have we...

New London, CT After a voyage of a little over 3 hours, the Charles W Morgan safely arrived at city pier in New London.  There w...

 Groton, CT The Charles W Morgan  is seen here passing two well known landmarks of New London.  The upper photo shows the Morgan  ...

Mystic, CT The water was so still this particular morning along the Mystic River that it afforded this near perfect reflection of t...

Mystic, CT The Roann  will accompany the Charles W Morgan  on her 38th Voyage providing support for her crew.  This boat was also ...

Mystic, CT No whaling ship would think of going on a voyage without a contingent of whale boats like the ones shown here.  The Cha...

Mystic, CT With the Mystic River Drawbridge raised, the Charles W Morgan had no problems navigating through the channel.  The ship ...

Mystic, CT After a brief ceremony at Mystic Seaport, the Charles W Morgan embarked on the first leg of her 38th Voyage, leaving My...

Mystic, CT The Charles W Morgan , is the last wooden whaling vessel in the world and has been featured in this blog on many occasions...

Norwich, CT This "flat-iron" type building was built around 1860 and is named after John Rockwell, a local lawyer who liv...