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NRA will run new Harrisburg outdoors show
Sometimes you just need a week to recharge your batteries. And then you wonder why you did. Plenty of news hit the outdoor scene last week, led by the announcement that the National Rifle Association is taking over the outdoors show in Harrisburg for...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Sports, Fishing, State Parks, Arts and Culture
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Embarking on a Wizarding World of Harry Potter tour at Universal Orlando
For months, I have skulked around the edges of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, peeking over fences, peering through cracks in the construction walls, standing on ledges to get better camera angles, slithering up the exit of Dueling Dragons and...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, J.K. Rowling , Harry Potter (fictional character), Trips and Vacations, Theme Park Vacations
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Football registration
The Washington County Junior Football League will host registration for the upcoming football season Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Valley Mall. Sign-ups will be held in the Food Court area. For more information, go to www.wcjfl.com. Paws...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Animals, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Travel
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Check the cool attractions at the theme parks before the heat hits
April is a sandwich month for Orlando attractions, resting between the spring break and summer vacation crowds. It's a tasty time for locals because the theme parks are less congested and the temperatures aren't as high as they will be. Here are five...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Wizarding World of Harry Potter, SeaWorld, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Theme Park Vacations
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Show goes on for trio of theme park parades
Parade lovers will have one less option at Orlando's theme parks soon. The Pixar Pals Countdown to Fun, an afternoon staple at Disney's Hollywood Studios, calls it quits on Saturday. Walt Disney World decided last month that the Countdown, which...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Despicable Me (movie), Pixar Animation, Trips and Vacations, Toy Story (movie)
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Treasures in our backyard
What our museums lack in size, they make up for in creativity, moxie and searching the world for excellent exhibitions that may be just a little too small for some of the behemoths in larger cities. The Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando and...
Tags: Winter Park, Arts, Rollins College, Easter, Crealde School of Art
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Rediscovering The Connecticut River In Windsor
The Hartford CourantMany towns and cities have turned their backs on the Connecticut River since early in the 20th century, so New England's longest waterway often flows unnoticed through our state. But if you search it out, you'll find places like the Windsor Locks...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Haddam, Manchester, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Seeing Long Island Sound Without Getting Your Feet Wet
The Hartford CourantBy PETER MARTEKA,pmarteka@courant.com With Memorial Day – the unofficial start of summer - finally upon us after an Ice Age-like winter and a soggy, cloudy spring, Long Island Sound may be the hot destination this weekend. But with water...Tags: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Middletown, East Lyme, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Long Island Sound
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History Of Haley Farm State Park In Groton Stretches Back to 1648
Back in 1961, a developer wanted to turn an ancient shoreline farm into a housing development with 425 duplex units for the Coast Guard, which was stationed at Avery Point in Groton. Residents banded together, fought the proposal and raised money to...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Railway Transportation, Manchester, Trips and Vacations, Long Island Sound
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Visiting Bartlett's Tower In Bloomfield
The Hartford CourantAn old, broken iron gate leans against a stone pillar and a barely discernable carriage road snakes up through the woods along the spine of a traprock ridge. Near the top of the ridge, a fieldstone and brick chimney rises into the deep blue winter sky,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Manchester, Talcott Mountain State Park, Meriden, Simsbury
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Great Discoveries For Hikers At George Dudley Seymour State Park
The Hartford CourantI spent much of my youth exploring the wilds of East Hampton's Hurd State Park. I tossed stones down the seemingly bottomless chasm of Split Rock, listening for their landings. We picnicked in a glade above Carlson Pond, scaled White Mountain and walked...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Manchester, State Parks, Travel, Connecticut Valley Railroad
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New Plans For 'Jonathan's Dream' Playground
The Mandell Jewish Community Center in West Hartford is planning to modernize it's well-known Jonathan's Dream Playground and is asking for "brainstorming help" from the community during a public forum scheduled for Thursday, May 23rd at 6:00pm. See...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, West Hartford, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Travel
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