An area that includes Bluff Point, Haley Farm State Park and UConn s Avery Point campus in Groton and spots along the lower Connecticut River, as well as
Groton A 161-acre land parcel off Noank Ledyard Road in Mystic is in line to be the town’s latest open space acquisition.
The town recently received a $352,000 grant from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection s Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition Program to purchase the vacant parcel, called the Wolfebrook property, which is bordered to the north by the Fields of Fire complex and to the south by Regatta Circle and Chelsea Way. The town and the Groton Open Space Association also are slated to contribute to the purchase price.
The state announcement notes that the property will provide a link between town-owned open space to the north and south and will provide for nearly 200 acres of protected land between Route 1 and I-95.
I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more.
Rick Koster
I’ve covered arts and entertainment and written humor columns at The Day for almost a quarter-century. What I’ve learned is how privileged I’ve been to explore for readers an incredibly diverse, active, and creative cultural area – from local music clubs, galleries and museums to numerous nationally famous authors, performance organizations and the array of talent that flows through the Garde Arts Center, and Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos, and much more.
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Fort Hill Brook tumbles over a waterfall at the Sheep Farm preserve in Groton. (Steve Fagin)
Mountain laurel surrounds Fort Hill Brook at the Sheep Farm preserve in Groton. (Betsy Graham)
The Sheep Farm preserve in Groton offers a quiet place to rest. (Betsy Graham)
Published December 10. 2020 9:49AM | Updated December 10. 2020 4:22PM By
Steve Fagin
Anyone crisscrossing Groton by car might think that pavement dominates a town containing so many housing subdivisions, apartment complexes, shopping centers, factories and office buildings, not to mention an interstate highway, airport and submarine base.
Those on foot, however, can hike for miles on connected trails, as our small group confirmed last week.