Great Mountain Forest Joins Regional and International Groups
by Mattie Vandiver When Tamara Muruetagoiena came to Great Mountain Forest last October as its executive director, there was an expectation that the organization might see some changes. The forest is a large tract of woodlands straddling the Norfolk and Falls Village line. Muruetagoiena, with master’s degrees in business administration and forestry sciences, has held […]
Voting During a Pandemic
Connecticut’s Presidential Primary Is August 11 By Susannah Wood For the first time in Connecticut, voters do not have to be sick, disabled or out of town in order to lawfully vote by absentee ballot. When applying for a ballot, voters can mark Covid-19 as the reason for their request. Governor Lamont’s emergency powers allowed […]
Born on the Fourth of July at Lone Oak
This baby was eager for independence By Colleen GundlachPhoto by Savage Frieze When Heidi and Andy Crawford first met, it was at Lone Oak Campsites in East Canaan, where she worked as a waitress and he played in a band that performed there. They were both 21 years old, and it wasn’t very long before […]
Art Barn Will Be Rebuilt
Ambitious project will benefit Yale Norfolk School of Art By Wiley WoodPhotos by Savage Frieze The undergraduate summer program conducted by the Yale School of Art in Norfolk since 1948 was canceled this year, like so much else. But it’s been a good thing in a way. Not for the 26 rising seniors from around […]
Discovery of a New Comet
By Matthew Johnson The discovery of Comet NEOWISE proved to be astonishing, especially to those who hunt for such objects. It surprised astronomers when it passed by the Sun emitting a bright tail as well as a darker dust tail. The comet was discovered March 27 by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-Field InfraredSurvey Explorer. This space […]
Videographer Phylis Bernard Provides Online Records of Norfolk Meetings
Keeping the Community Informed By Colleen GundlachPhoto by Savage Frieze Do you have a question about what was discussed at last month’s virtual selectman’s meeting or what happened when the school board got together to discuss reopening the school? If so, Phylis Bernard is the person to ask. For the past couple of decades she […]
A Field Guide Highlights the History and Beauty of Great Mountain Forest
By Mattie Vandiver Norfolk’s Great Mountain Forest is a natural area full of hiking trails, wildlife, history, forestry and beauty. Those looking to find out more about the riches of GMF will enjoy an informative field guide published in 2016 under the auspices of the Yale Global Institute of Sustainable Forestry. Entitled “A Fieldbook: Great […]
Yoga on the Grass
For many years, there has been a free yoga class for seniors, sponsored by the town, in Battell Chapel every Tuesday and Thursday morning. The class had to go on hiatus in March when the Covid-19 lockdown went into effect, but in late May teacher Wendy Larson decided to try holding the class outdoors. Yogis […]
Early Automobilists Find Their Way to Norfolk
By Andra Moss Just when travel seemed so modern—the Mountain Express train barreled along from Hartford to Canaan at speeds up to 37 miles per hour—something new came clanging, hissing and rattling over the hilltops. It was 1900. American automaking was still in its infancy, but change was coming fast (“fast” being a relative term; […]
Church in the Time of Covid-19
Bringing the Church Family Back Together By Kelly Kandra Hughes Norfolk is home to three different churches within the town limits: The Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopalian church), Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and Norfolk Church of Christ Congregational (UCC). As the town slowly opens up and returns to a new kind of normal, the question […]
