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Title: Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Author: Anastasia Mills Healy
Size: 6 x 9
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 208
ISBN: 9781681063058
Price: $22.50
Did you know that there’s a Connecticut hotel room with a real helicopter inside? Can you guess who inspired the character of Indiana Jones, who was president before George Washington, and who flew before the Wright Brothers? Find the state’s most interesting and offbeat stories in Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure.
Are you interested in taking a safari or racing a chariot? Had you ever heard that Martin Luther King Jr. spent two summers in Connecticut? Included are more than eighty engaging stories that provide insight into one of America’s oldest states. Inside are tales of pirates, an underground prison, and a possessed doll. Aren’t you curious about the spectacular stained glass church that was unknowingly built in the shape of a fish by a famous architect? From the world’s smallest Native American reservation to professionally coiffed cows and a replica of Marie Antoinette’s palace, you’ll find intrigue around every corner of this small but surprising state.
Author Anastasia Mills Healy brings to life the long history of intriguing people, places, and events that will fascinate even life long residents of Connecticut.
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Putnam Cottage, Bruce Museum & Connecticut Art Trail in Greenwich, Connecticut – We Travel There
I’m really excited to interview author Stasha Healy, author of Secret Connecticut about Greenwich, Connecticut. Stasha’s tips for the best things to do in Greenwich are awesome because she spent her teenage years in Greenwich, moved away for college, then
B&E Tales from the Pages welcomes David A. Edmonds, Anastasia Healy & Sujata Paul – Books and Entertainment
On Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 4pm host Barbara Ehrentreu of Books and Entertainment Tales from the Pages is very happy to welcome two guests who were scheduled for a previous canceled show, David Allen Edmonds and Sujata Paul and
Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition: Library hosting drop-in craft, Secret Connecticut author talk – Hartford Courant
WINDSOR LOCKS -- A drop-in craft featuring a tissue paper seahorse is available at the Windsor Locks Library from Monday, July 12, through Friday, July 16. No registration is required. The craft is best for ages three to eight.
‘Secret Connecticut’ Provides Map To State’s Weird, Wonderful, And Obscure; Meet Author At Booth Library – Newtown Bee
So opens “Dreaming In Simsbury,” the third chapter in Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure, an easy, breezy, very enjoyable read by career travel writer and editor Anastasia Mills Healy. Released in March, the Reedy Press book
‘Secret Connecticut’ features state’s quirky and less-known spots for daytrips – Hartford Courant
With the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic lifting on a seemingly daily basis, many Connecticut residents are anxious to get out after a year of being told to stay home.
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Guidebooks reveal weird, wonderful and obscure staycation ‘secrets’ – The Sacramento Bee
Shrunken heads. A nudist resort. George McFly’s footprints. If spring is enticing you outdoors for warm-weather adventures just this side of the strange and unusual, look no further than your own backyard.
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Guidebooks reveal weird, wonderful and obscure staycation ‘secrets’ – The Bellingham Herald
Shrunken heads. A nudist resort. George McFly’s footprints. If spring is enticing you outdoors for warm-weather adventures just this side of the strange and unusual, look no further than your own backyard.
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Guidebooks reveal weird, wonderful and obscure staycation ‘secrets’ – Hastings Tribune
Shrunken heads. A nudist resort. George McFly’s footprints. If spring is enticing you outdoors for warm-weather adventures just this side of the strange and unusual, look no further than your own backyard.
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Guidebooks reveal weird, wonderful and obscure staycation ‘secrets’ – Finger Lakes Times
Shrunken heads. A nudist resort. George McFly’s footprints. If spring is enticing you outdoors for warm-weather adventures just this side of the strange and unusual, look no further than your own backyard.
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Guidebooks reveal weird, wonderful and obscure staycation ‘secrets’ – Decatur Daily
Shrunken heads. A nudist resort. George McFly’s footprints. If spring is enticing you outdoors for warm-weather adventures just this side of the strange and unusual, look no further than your own backyard.
Travel guidebooks reveal weird, wonderful and obscure staycation ‘secrets’ – Sun Port Charlotte
Shrunken heads. A nudist resort. George McFly’s footprints. If spring is enticing you outdoors for warm-weather adventures just this side of the strange and unusual, look no further than your own backyard.
Travel Trending with Kathy Witt: Guidebooks reveal weird, wonderful and obscure staycation ‘secrets’ – ArcaMax
Shrunken heads. A nudist resort. George McFly’s footprints. If spring is enticing you outdoors for warm-weather adventures just this side of the strange and unusual, look no further than your own backyard.
Greenwich travel writer uncovers ‘Secret Connecticut’ in new book – Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals
Among author Anastasia Mills Healy’s discoveries: There are not one, but two Stonehenges in Connecticut.
Book review: Who knew? ‘Secret Connecticut’ reveals little-known facts – Journal Enquirer
This may be just the right book to have as we emerge from isolation imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
