Connecticut Parks Are Focus of New State Website as Fall Foliage Arrives

Connecticut Parks Are Focus of New State Website as Fall Foliage Arrives

Just in time for fall foliage, Connecticut has launched a new website, CTParks.com, highlighting Connecticut State Parks. The website offers visitors what state officials describe as “an innovative online platform showcasing Connecticut State Parks in a more exciting, user-friendly way to help them engage with, learn about, and access state parks and the areas around them.”

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Bridgeport's Barnum Museum Earns Designation as City's First National Historic Landmark

Bridgeport's Barnum Museum Earns Designation as City's First National Historic Landmark

The Barnum Musuem in Bridgeport was recently designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) by the National Park Service. National Historic Landmark Designation is the highest historic designation that a property can receive - and it is the first such designation in the City of Bridgeport.

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Hartford Creates Expands Creative Economy and Draws Crowds into Hartford

Hartford Creates Expands Creative Economy and Draws Crowds into Hartford

Hartford Creates - an arts mobilization partnership between the City of Hartford and the Greater Hartford Arts Council (GHAC) - has launched the second year of the Hartford Creates initiative.  It is a year-round arts program designed to elevate the creative economy; increase engagement and increase diversity within the arts community; and create access and awareness of the arts through strategic activation.

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New Statewide Comprehensive 5-Year Plan Being Developed to Get Residents Outside

New Statewide Comprehensive 5-Year Plan Being Developed to Get Residents Outside

“Going Outside in Connecticut,” a 165-page volume last produced by the state in 2017, reflected the many ways in which state residents and visitors could get out and do something. Now its time to produce the next official “Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreations Plan” for 2023-2028.

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