Category Archives: Nature Trails

Metacomet Trail

Posted on January 8, 2014 by suffieldkid

The Metacomet Trail extends from the Long Island Sound to the Massachusetts Vermont border. One of the trails for the UGRR travels the same path from the Long Island Sound but up past Vermont. The Metacomet trail is the map … Continue reading →

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Slides from Chapel Presentation

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Bill Sullivan

I am grateful that Suffield Academy is a great place to teach and learn!–Mr. Sullivan. Powerpoint: Sullivan.Find.Your.Place.2.11.13 PDF: Bill.S.Find.Your.Place.2.11.13

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Winter SOLO Finds its First Geo Cache

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Bill Sullivan

Hidden at the southern portion of Stony Brook Park, this Geo Cache site illuminated interesting archaeological remains of a colonial mill site. Just a few paces north of Cain’s Pond, the Cain’s Pond Dam Geo Cache was worth downloading and … Continue reading →

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SOLO Took a Trip to the Lighthouse Community

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Georgina B

We traveled back in time through the labrynth-like forest of the Lighthouse community. After a spooky investigation of the ancient cemetery, we traveled to the decimated ruins of a house; only the rocky cellar remained. We came across the grindstone … Continue reading →

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The Lighthouse Tour at Peoples State Forest

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Bill Sullivan

This trail in Peoples State Forest is another reminder that colonial artifacts can be just off any nature trail in the state of Connecticut. The signs along the trail are very informative as they point out parts of the community, … Continue reading →

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More Than Just a Hike–Mt. Sugarloaf or Wequamps, Which Means a Place where a Hill Drops Off.

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Bill Sullivan

I think amazing views can open the mind in a great way—a metanoia experience—to reflect on how relatively short a period of time European or “modern” culture has been living and working in the Connecticut River Valley: Four hundred years … Continue reading →

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Historic Road to the Lighthouse: “Historic Shout out to the Sheriff’s Meadows”

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Bill Sullivan

http://www.sheriffsmeadow.org/ I have walked this trail many times with my wife and sons, and on this summer day of epiphany, I was jogging the trial with my eight-year’s old. We were wondering how far our route would be before we … Continue reading →

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Bartholomew’s Cobble

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Bill Sullivan

Bartholomew’s Cobble is another great model for eclectic trails and a hiking friendly experience. The various types of trails are well documented. Note the interpretive number in image that coordinates with interpretation text. The image is blurry because we thought … Continue reading →