Hempsted Thanksgiving New London

Hempsted Thanksgiving

$5

Sat., Nov. 9, 2019, 1 – 4 p.m.

You will be able to talk with the cook about colonial foods and cooking techniques as she prepares a harvest meal over an open hearth. Watch members of the Hempsted Youth Group make cider & play historic games on the lawn. Light refreshments will be available.   

Restaurant Review: Rein's Deli Vernon

If you live in Connecticut or are just passing through Connecticut on I-84, I highly recommend that you hope off the road in Vernon and have some traditional New York-style Jewish deli food at Rein's. They have been satisfying their customers for over 40 years and if you are not a regular, you soon will be once you try them.

Kasey and I were out on a Saturday shopping expedition to the consignment shop which is located in the same plaza with Rein's. Seemed like the perfect opportunity to get some delicious food. I decided that I was in the mood for a Rachel, which in case you don't know is a Rueben with coleslaw instead of sauerkraut and sweet potato fries. Of course, I ate two dishes of pickles which are about my favorite thing in the world. 

It was very busy and we ended up sitting at the bar which worked out fine for us. They really do try to make your experience wonderful, the staff is great. I picked up some rugalach and a crumb cake on the way out to take home. They do offer soup and lots of other things to go.

I can't say enough good things about Rein's Deli, you just need to try it for yourself but please don't go at the same time as me, I don't want to have to wait any longer, lol. 

Hearth Cooking Nathan Hale Homestead

Hearth Cooking Demonstration: What To Do When the Power Goes Out

$25 per person; $20 CTL Members.

Sun., Nov. 4, 11 am – 2 pm

A beginner's class on hearth cooking! We will cover basic fireplace and cooking tools including dutch oven cooking, a hanging pot, cooking skillets, and tin kitchen. Each guest will be given a keepsake recipe book of hearth cooking to take home. Reservations required at 860.742.6917 or hale@ctlandmarks.org.

Hempsted Halloween New London

Hempsted Halloween

$5

Sat., Oct. 19, 2019, 4 – 7 p.m.

Head to New London for some spooky happenings. Get into the spirit of the season while you meet the ghosts of New Londoners with stories to tell – hear their tales & talk with them if you dare! You will enjoy the city's oldest house at twilight and make s’mores over an open fire.  

Head to the OIC across the street and take part in their Trick and Runk event and other children's activities. 

Halloween Gingerbread House Workshop at Lyman's Orchard

Lyman's Orchard will be offering a spooky good time on October 29 and 30. This is a great family activity.  Tickets must be purchased ahead of time and there are three times available, 9 a.m. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.. Cost is $19.99 per person. 

Costumes are welcome and even encouraged!! The fun will be had by all as you use royal icing, candy corn, glitter sugar, colorful sprinkles and more to decorate your gingerbread house. 

Check the Lyman's Orchard website to register. 

Halloween Tours Lockwood Mathews Mansion Norwalk

Halloween Tours 2018

October 19, 5:00 pm - October 28, 8:00 pm

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum’s Halloween tours will be held October 19-21, 2018, and October 26-28, 2018 at the Mansion, 295 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT.

Featuring a troupe of living history volunteers led by Halloween co-chairs Midge Lopat and Rose Carroll, the Ghosts from the Civil War tours will focus on the history and legends that surround the Civil War. Listen to the tales of sightings of the specter who haunted the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville, and the words of Lincoln who predicted his own demise. Ghosts will wander throughout the first and second floors of the Mansion, but only during these very special and spooky Halloween tours. Tour guides will do their best to protect you from the spirits who haunt the Mansion.

Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.