Friday, May 21, 2010

Public Announcement: State Parks free of charge this weekend

Thank you to Kim O'Rourke, the City's Recycling Coordinator for submitting this information.
Kim has the most understated job title I've ever heard.

Public Announcement: State Parks free of charge this weekend
In Celebration of 375th Anniversary [of the State's Founding]

This weekend, May 22nd and 23rd, entrance and parking fees for the
107 state parks and 32 state forests will be waived. This includes
free admission to the Dinosaur State Park exhibit center in Rocky
Hill.

If you enjoy letterboxing at the state forests, a commemorative
anniversary stamp will be located in the letterboxes of all state
forests
. Letterboxes are plastic containers hidden in a specific
natural location within the state forest. A set of clues is given to
those visitors searching for the letterbox location. Once found, a
stamp and stamp pad are located inside the plastic container for
visitors to stamp into their personal record books. For more
information about letterboxing or to received clues visit this link

Historians attribute the founding of the state to 1635 because it
marked the year that Windsor, Wethersfield and Hartford were settled
and thus established Connecticut as a colony. For more information
about the year long 375th Anniversary celebration or to find out more
about other anniversary events, visit
the CT 375 website.

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