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.
Interns See Their Jobs As a Passport to Success
Life Beyond the Norfolk Library By Peter Vosburgh In 1997 librarian Louise Schimmel and the staff of the Norfolk Library were looking for ways to involve Norfolk’s teenagers in their library. To that end, they decided to offer employment by having one or two students help out with peripheral tasks. Ads placed in the Owl […]
First-Ever Farm Day at Norfolk Library
Saturday, March 15, was Farm Day at the Norfolk Library. This inaugural event was a collaboration between the Norfolk Farmers Market and the library. The day started off with a showing of the film “The Greenhorns,” a charming and informative hour-long documentary about how young farmers get started in their careers. After a delicious–and […]
CCC Helped Relieve Depression in NW CT
Roosevelt’s Tree Army By Veronica Burns The familiar expression “Another day, another dollar” has its origins in a public work relief program from the 1930s. Paul Barten, executive director of Great Mountain Forest, recently gave a presentation at the Norfolk Library on the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), the first component of Democratic president Franklin Delano […]
Vintage Car Show Returns
Get your motors running The sound of vintage automobiles will be heard again in Station Place, this time to benefit the Norfolk Lions Club Ambulance Fund. The second annual Classic Community Car Show will be held on July 13 from noon to 4 p.m. Organized by the Norfolk Economic Development Commission, the event will feature […]
