Salmon Return to Rainbow Fishway
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Influenza in Old Lyme
Paul Thompson (photographer), “To Prevent Influenza!” Illustrated Daily News, New Haven (October 1918) From the Florence Griswold Museum Archives An estimated 675,000 people died in the United States when a raging viral illness swept through the country during World War I, spiking again in early 1919 after fighting had ended. In Connecticut, where 8,500 people died, “the …
Connecticut Real Estate Hottest Towns
According to Connecticut Magazine, here is the hottest/trending town in each county of Connecticut: Fairfield County: Bridgeport Hartford County: Windsor Locks Litchfield County: Woodbury Middlesex County: Essex New Haven County: Waterbury New London County: Griswold Tolland County: Columbia Windham County: Plainfield Read More About it in Connecticut Magazine
Fast Facts About iCRVRadio.com
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Alewives, Witches, and Modern Folklore
Mother Louse, David Loggan, late 1600s The bubbling cauldron associated with witches hearkens to the brewing vessels of alewives during medieval times. The pointed witch’s hat is a remnant of the alewife’s hat, meant to draw attention to beer sellers at crowded public events such as carnivals. The witch’s broom is an ale-stake, a way …
Basic Horseshoe Rules
https://content.icrvradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/deep_horseshoes_2020_08_12.mp3 The Courts 1. Stakes are placed 40 feet apart. 2. Stakes should extend 14 to 15 inches above the pit surface. 3. Stakes may be inclined toward each other, but not more than a 3 inch lean. 4. Stakes are solid or hollow steel 1 inch in diameter. 5. Stakes should be a minimum …
Native Plants in Connecticut
Learn about Native Plants in Connecticut at DEEP Garden DEEP’s Native Plant Garden at 79 Elm Street At DEEP, we try to lead by example – we recycle, compost and buy clean energy to power our headquarters in Hartford. That’s why you will find native, non-invasive plantings in the garden beds on either side of …