A fundraising effort is underway to bring the first Toni Morrison Society-inspired bench in the state to a Canterbury museum dedicated to the story of a 19th century local civil rights icon and a Black student yearning to become a teacher.
Anne Mahoney, the state’s attorney for the Windham Judicial District, is working with the Prudence Crandall Museum, town officials and the Sustainability CT group to bring a 6-foot steel bench to the South Canterbury Road museum.
Mahoney said her role in the effort began with a fundraising event years ago at Norwich’s Otis Library in which attendees at an author’s forum were invited to bid on displayed gifts. Mahoney ended up winning one of those items, a trip to Hilton Head, S.C.
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Toni Morrison would have been 90 today.
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Don’t Miss These Hidden Gems on Sullivan’s Island Marie McAden
A former staffer with The Miami Herald, Marie moved to SC in 1992. She is passionate about the outdoors, and enjoys exploring the state’s many natural treasures from the Lowcountry to the Upstate.More from Marie McAden
The beach may be the marquee attraction on Sullivan’s Island, but you owe it to yourself to slip into your flipflops at some point during your vacation and explore some of the other interesting and fun locales in town.
When you’re ready to venture off the shoreline, check out these hidden gems: