A “Treasured” Walk in the Forest
Geocaching Gains Popularity By Christina Vanderlip Fourteen years ago, in May of 2000, a new outdoor recreational activity called geocaching germinated when the government announced that it would discontinue scrambling Global Positioning System (GPS) signals. GPS, a satellite navigation system, was initially developed by the United States Department of Defense for military use and thus […]
“A Visual Exploration of Vast” at Aija
Babs Perkins Exhibits Photos Texture and color are the dominant themes of Perkins’ latest photography exhibit, “A Visual Exploration of Vast: The Open Landscape.” The show will hang at Bella Erder’s store at 6 Station Place throughout the month of June. Perkins describes the photos as “a collection of images that explores the fundamental intersection […]
Chamber Music Festival Commemorates Ellen Battell Stoeckel
The upcoming Norfolk Chamber Music Festival season celebrates the memory of their patroness, Ellen Battell Stoeckel, who passed away 75 years ago. Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) has recognized the significance of her contribution to the arts by including the Music Shed on its list of “Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures”. David Bibbey produced a video for the […]
Out and About
Not your Average Run Of the Mill By Rosanna Trestman Every piece of lumber begins as a log. Typically, the log goes from forest to sawmill, and comes out a plank cut to a uniform width, length and height. But at Berkshire Products, a sawmill tucked on Ashley Falls Road in Sheffield, Mass., the log’s […]
It’s Only Natural
Spring amphibians: they slither, they hop, they are small and slimy, and they are important to Norfolk’s ecosystem By Susannah Wood We’d been watching the weather, and Monday night, April 7, looked like it might be good—about 40 degrees and wet. Wiley and I set off at 10 p.m. with flashlights and rain gear. The […]
Journaling Nature in Art and Words
Local Artist Plans Unique Summer Workshops By Lindsey Pizzica Rotolo Artist Leslie Watkins has taught watercolor drawing for almost 30 years, but this summerís instruction has a new bent. Her upcoming ìKeeping a Nature Journal Workshopî offers artists and nature lovers not only the opportunity to record their observations in natural settings, but also an […]
Norfolk Then
Imagine fishing in late 19th century Norfolk. Although we donít know exactly where this photograph was taken, the shallow pond could be Wood Creek. Among those pictured here are three generations of the Wheeler family who lived nearby: grandfather Hiram Wheeler, his daughter Mary, and his grandchildren Bessie and Fred Riggs, the children of Nettie […]
New Kids on the Block
Visitors to Lost Ruby Farm’s open house on April 19 were treated to samples of homemade goat cheese, chocolate truffles and cheese cake all made on the premises. A cheese-making demonstration and impromptu petting zoo rounded out the day. Photo by Bruce Frisch.
