The best vacation spot in Connecticut is the Mystic River area in the Southeast part of the state. Not only is it an array of beautiful harbor vistas of authentic seaport towns (Mystic, Noank, Stonington, Old Mystic, Groton), it is steeped in historical significance going back more than 300 years.
Mystic was famous for building the huge wooden, sailing ships of the 1800s and even played a significant role in fending off the British during the Revolution and the war of 1812.
Not only are the towns near the Mystic River well-preserved seaport towns, but Mystic Seaport, The Museum of American and the Sea, was built on the Mystic River in 1929 by three men who wanted to preserve the maritime tradition of the nation.
Mystic Seaport museum is the largest and most comprehensive maritime museum in North America.
Built like a shipbuilding/whaling town of the mid 1800s with authentic buildings and shops set on a 40-acrea property, Mystic Seaport will sweep you away to another era, another way of life.
Here you can sail or row exact replicas of traditional wooden boats, cruise in an antique steamboat, ride a horse-drawn carriage, or spend the day touring the nearly 40 historic buildings that contain more than one million artifacts, many of them the only surviving examples of their kind.
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Jan Louthain is not from Connecticut, but she fell in love with the area years ago
while spending 6 weeks in Connecticut on a business trip. "I recently published an historical novel that takes place in this area called Tagger, Alone Along the Mystic River. I've revisited the area many times to be sure the history recounted in the novel is accurate, and I even include a song CD with the book which contains music typical of the era.
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