Just a short drive south from bustling Hartford and north of elegant New York City adjacent Fairfield County lies the sleepy Middlesex County. When I am planning to spend time in Connecticut, with girlfriends or my family, we often head to this area to enjoy its beautiful forests, uncluttered shoreline, and intriguing history. Here are … Read more
Manhattan is an Indian word, which means “Island of Many Hills.” Not only did the groups of immigrants that moved to “The City” shape its cultural history, but they also flattened the island physically by design and landfill. Especially in the southern part of the island where they initially settled. Henry Hudson settled new York … Read more
Living just a few hours away from New York City, I have visited Manhattan on numerous occasions. I visit Queens yearly for the US Open Tennis Tournament, but Brooklyn was only something I had heard about in popular culture. When my mother suggested that we spend the day outside of our usual NYC haunts, exploring … Read more
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