I don't know if it's the Amistad, but I can see a schooner currently at the dock they use in New Haven out of my office window - they swap out with another boat every now and then. Either way, there are daily sailings (not quite C&C speed) from New Haven.
Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 (still on the hard until end June) Branford, CT On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Indigo <[email protected]> wrote: > Some “cultural” things to do / see > > > > 20 miles and 20 minutes from Middletown in Farmington CT there is the most > amazing museum called the Hillstead Museum > > > > Here is some info from Google > > > > Hill-Stead Museum, also known as Hill-Stead, is a Colonial Revival house > and art museum in Farmington, Connecticut, USA. It is best known for its > French Impressionist masterpieces, architecture, and stately grounds. > Wikipedia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill-Stead_Museum> > > Opened<https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=hill-stead+museum+opened&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CKcBEOgTKAEwEA>: > 1901 > > Hours<https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=hill-stead+museum+hours&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CKoBEOgTMBA>: > > > Closed on Monday. - See all > > Address<https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=hill-stead+museum+address&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CK0BEOgTKAEwEA>: > 35 Mountain Rd, Farmington, CT 06032 > > Phone<https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=hill-stead+museum+phone&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CLABEOgTMBA>: > (860) 677-4787 > > Architectural > style<https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=hill-stead+museum+architectural+style&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CLQBEOgTKAEwEA>: > Colonial Revival architecture > > Artwork<https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=hill-stead+museum+artwork&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CLcBEOgTKAEwEA>: > Grainstacks, White Frost > Effect<https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&hs=aya&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=grainstacks+white+frost+effect+claude+monet&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAx8HsxKXfq6-gZlxjolxrvO9RO_cozmbVJ9rPAjLPNOkNHfBJgAAQe7lKwAAAA&sa=X&ei=nOCsUZ2DIofG0AHi2IDwAw&ved=0CLgBEJsTKAIwEA> > > > > > > 30 minutes in the opposite direction is New Haven. The Yale College tour > is quite interesting –especially the visit to the library. Yale also has > some great art collections. > > > > The schooner Amistad has its base in New Haven – but I am not sure whether > it is there or not right now – last time I saw her, she was in Mystic > Seaport for repair > > > > Jonathan > > Indigo 35III - Southport > ------------------------------ > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of > *Frederick > G Street > *Sent:* Monday, June 03, 2013 12:04 PM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Stus-List fun stuff in Connecticut? > > > > I've got a wedding to attend this Saturday in Middletown, CT with my wife > and daughters. We're staying through until Tuesday, and I've been looking > into some fun stuff to do/see on Sunday and Monday. I've already got the > Mystic Seaport on the list (maybe Monday, as Sunday will probably be > busier?); and one other possibility would be to take the fast ferry from > New London to Block Island for the day. > > > > Any listers in the area have other ideas for activities or restaurants > (seafood!!!) in the immediate area for us? We probably won't have the time > to go out on someone's boat (as much as I'd like to), and wouldn't want to > be the victim of weather in that case. > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V *Oceanis* (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] > >
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