Norfolk Past and Present
The Summer Chapel Eases Gracefully Into Its 130 Years By Elizabeth Bailey Ayreslea Rowland Denny began attending services at The Church of the Transfiguration in Norfolk in 1939 on the eve of World War II. A New Yorker, she was a student at the Chapin School in New York City, but her family had been […]
Wangum Lake Helps Restore the Fisheries in Connecticut Lakes
State fishery biologists work to keep our waters and fish healthy By David Beers Wangum Lake, Norfolk’s own water-supply reservoir, has the densest population of smallmouth bass of any Connecticut lake, according to Andrew Bade, a fisheries biologist with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Even though the Aquarion Water Company, which owns […]
Norfolk Chamber Music Festival 2024
A Celebration of Charles Ives and the American Tradition Photos by Sonja Zinke The Brentano Quartet of Yale University, seen here performing in the Music Shed, will be in residence for the first two weeks of the summer season. By Patricia Platt The Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, running from June 28 until August 17, 2024, will […]
Winsted Thrift Store Benefits Many
By Jude Mead Thrift shops have transformed in recent years. No longer just a haven for bargain hunters, these stores now attract a diverse array of shoppers from all walks of life. The appeal of thrift shops lies in their affordability, their potential as a source for unique treasures and the environmental benefit of recycling […]
Golfer Alert: Rock Pile Range Returns as Goodfellas
By Joe Kelly Grab a golf club and swing away at the newest addition to the sports scene in the Northwest Corner—Goodfellas Driving Range, east of town on Route 44 just over the Colebrook border. Once known as the Rock Pile, it’s been a golf range off and on for a long time—in recent years […]
Making the Native… Personal
Cheryl Heller Builds a Wild Garden in Norfolk By Joe Kelly Gardens are best when they’re personal, argued the late Fred McGourty, who remains Norfolk’s best- known plantsmen. McGourty’s 1989 book, “The Perennial Gardener,” recounts the gardens he and his wife, Mary Ann, created at Hillside, their home near Dennis Hill State Park. Were he […]
Hope Comes on the Wings of a Moth
Insects under threat worldwide By Avice Meehan Poet and naturalist Susannah Wood admits to having a favorite insect: the Prometheus moth, which she saw for the first time last year on a spice bush in her garden. The moth, with a wingspan the size of a hand, had just emerged and the silky remains of […]
This Old Norfolk House
The 1764 Stevens House, Part 2: A Hatter’s Norfolk Legacy By Joe Kelly When Nathaniel Stevens came to Norfolk in the mid-1700s to set up his business as a hatter and build the house that still stands on Old Colony Road—and which the Stevens family would occupy well into the 20th century—he would become one […]
Off the beaten path
Ashley Falls Offers A Lot to Explore By David Beers The beaten path is Route 7. If you are heading north on Route 7 from North Canaan, just past the Connecticut police barracks, there is a road that veers left at a slight angle. This is Ashley Falls Road (Route 7A), and if you take […]
Zone 6: Want a Better Garden? Compost is the Answer
By Jill Chase If you garden at all, you probably know the power of compost. If your soil is too sandy and free draining—compost is the answer. If your soil is heavy clay—compost is the answer. Basically every garden can be improved by compost, but not enough people use it, much less make it. Most […]
