2008 Participating Attractions
Along with the many participating restaurants, you can also get Passport stamps this year at four Windsor attractions this summer!
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Concerts on the Green
Broad Street (town green), Windsor, CT
First Town Downtown and the Windsor Chamber of Commerce invite you to the summer concert series sponsored by Windsor Businesses. Concerts are on Thursday evenings from 7:00 pm 9:00 pm and are free to the public. For more information call 688-5165 or visit www.windsorcc.org
June 26 - Rathkeltair
July 3 - Carolyn Adams and the Progressive Band
July 10 - Bus13
July 17th- Glamour Girls
July 24th - Black Moon Band
July 31st - All-Star Dyn-O-Myte Disco
August 7th - Maestro Men
August 14th - Valley Swing Shift
August 21st - Savage Brothers
August 28th - Sounds of Frank
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Northwest Park
Lang Rd. (off Rte.75), Windsor, CT
860.285.1886
This 450 acre community recreational facility has ten miles of marked trails for hiking, jogging and cross-country skiing; a maple sugar house, an animal barn and a modern nature center with interpretive programs for groups of every age.
The Tobacco Cultural Museum, which houses photographs, exhibits and artifacts of the Connecticut Valley's tobacco industry, is located at the park
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Oliver Ellsworth Homestead
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778 Palisado Avenue (Rt. 159), Windsor, CT
Call 688-3230 or 688-8717
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday & the last Sunday of each month 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm
Admission $2
Built in 1740, this majestic National Historic landmark was the home of Oliver Ellsworth, a member of the Continental Congress, envoy to France after the Revolution, framer of the United States Constitution, third Chief Justice of the United States, and author of the Judiciary Act, which forms the basis for our present day federal judiciary system. Ellsworth and his wife, Abigail Wolcott, returned to live at the homestead in 1782, where they remained until his death in 1807. While living at the homestead, Ellsworth was visited by President George Washington in 1789, and by President John Adams in 1799. Today the Ellsworth Homestead serves as a museum operated by the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution. Visitors touring the house will find many of Ellsworth's personal heirlooms, including a letter to him from George Washington and a square of Gobelin tapestry presented to him by Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Windsor Historical Society
Palisado Ave, Windsor, CT
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 860-688-3813
Adults: $5, Seniors/Students: $4, Members and children 12 and under: Free.
Visit Connecticut's oldest English settlement and fall under the spell of two charming old New England homes, evocative exhibition galleries, and the many fascinating old photographs, documents, and genealogical materials in our research library. And now, families visiting our Hands-On-History Learning Center can try on colonial costumes, cook a meal in the fireplace, milk the cow, and attend a one-room school!
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