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SUMMER 2008
VOLUME 6 / NUMBER 3
IN THIS ISSUE: On and Off the Beaten Path

	Connecticut’s Most Beautiful Vistas
	Rediscovering the Hog River
	High on a Hill: Waterbury’s Peace Cross
	Where You Can Still Take the Trolley
	Miss Ferriday’s Garden

On the cover: Bull’s Bridge, a classic New England covered bridge, crosses the Housatonic River in Kent.

Contents Features
pg 16 Classic Vistas A photo essay capturing Connecticut’s timeless scenery. Photos by Robert Benson Text by Jennifer Huget
Pg 22 Taking a Ride Down the Hog River The colorful history of our namesake waterway. By Elizabeth J. Normen
Pg 28 A Pilgrimage to Waterbury Where a lighted cross stood sentinel over a miniature Holy Land. By Wayne Gannaway
Pg 34 The Quarry that Built Boston and New York City Portland’s brownstone was once the building material of choice. By Doe Boyle
Pg 40 Connecticut’s Historic Trails The tramping movement put three scenic trails on the map. By Christine Woodside
Departments
pg 11	From the Publisher: Connecticut’s National Park Quest By Elizabeth J. Normen
pg 12	Contributors to This Issue
pg 14	Letters, etc.
pg 46	Destination: Weir Farm National Historic Site By Christopher Gezon The Shoreline Trolley Museum By Michael Schreiber Bartlett’s Tower By Brenda J. Miller The Lyman Viaduct By Janice Mathews The Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden By Kristin P. Havill
pg 52	Shoebox Archives: Reflections on the Connecticut Landscape By Odell Shepard, with introduction by Rick Sowash
pg 53	Soapbox: No Child Left Inside By Gina McCarthy
pg 54	Afterword: Wrapping up the 5th anniversary celebration and events not to be missed this summer.