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User input for Alexander Lake, Windham County, Connecticut:
Andrew Hilsman: I can still remember the penny arcade, swimming to the water wheel,and cookouts on the beach. I wish I could give this memory to my children.
Joanie: Why did the small beach and arcade close? Is the water still as clean as the old days and is there a public beach area?
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Why not stop by Alexander Lake if you're passing through these parts. This lake is so wonderful. Mashamoquet Brook State Park is a magnificent spot to stretch your legs a bit, and if time allows, Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor is a national park worth taking a look at. An attention-grabbing thing to have a look at in close proximity to Alexander Lake is Prym Manufacturing Company Dam, and if you're looking for some flowing water?
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| | Try Attawaugan Brook. While you're here at Alexander Lake, you could also explore striking Dayville Pond. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Alexander Lake has to offer, you can camp at Mashamuquet Brook Campground. During the warmest time of the year, highs frequently are in the 0's at Alexander Lake, and the overnight is slightly cooler of course, commonly in the 0's. Daytime highs throughout the wintertime are in the 0's with temperatures | |
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at Alexander Lake dipping down into the 0's during winter nights. And if you're still looking for more outdoors amusing things just keep reading. Whitewater paddling is pleasant on Quinebaug River, and paddling on Natchaug River is
so much fun. Alexander Lake is a fine place to visit for more than one day, Hide-a-way Cove Campground is a fine place to camp nearby, and you can have a good hiking adventure along the Walkabout Trail. Not much rain falls here
at Alexander Lake; most of the snow falls throughout ; January is when it's the driest. This lake is so wonderful. Brooklyn Golf Course is a delightful golf course close by, and Rogers Corporation Pond is a nearby lake that you could
stop by. And if that's not enough, there's heaps more to do in the neighborhood of Alexander Lake. Dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Killingly (Dayville), Ct, and do take a hike on the Border Trail.
If you need a site to stay The Inn at Woodstock Hill is a splendid choice, and while you're here you can take a hike along the Munyan Trail. Here at Alexander Lake you'll possibly meet some people from Willimantic, and Bowen Hill is a peak you can spot from Alexander Lake.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.86028 Longitude: -71.90278
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Quinebaug River, Windham CountyCounty, 3 miles away Class III - 0.5 miles long (Below Route 6) |
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Natchaug River, Tolland/ Windham CountyCounty, 16 miles away Class II-IV - 0.9 miles long (England Road to Route 198) |
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Clear and Branch, Providence CountyCounty, 19 miles away Class I-II - 7.5 miles long (Harrisville to Nasonville) |
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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Border Trail
 | could you send me the history of the naming of Munyan Trail?... |
Bowdish Lake Camping Area
 | ... at a seasonal site at Bowdish for summer 2006. I cannot stop raving about this family run & owned ... |
Sun Ridge Family Nudist Camp
 | 2 PHOTOS Sports... Party... |
Sterling Park Campground
 | 10 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom... |
River Bend Campground and Canoe Sales
 | 10 miles away 4 PHOTOS Tent Sites, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery, Pool, Gameroom... |
Peppertree Camping
 | 12 miles away 5 PHOTOS Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery... |
Hopeville Pond State Park
 | 14 miles away ...rk ranger's accusing us, the guilty ones (the kids) came walking around the corner screaming and lau... |
Sutton Falls Camping Area
 | 15 miles away ...tes with water and electric.
We have trailer sites 15amps and 30 amps full hookup sites maxim... |
Holbrook's Camping Grounds
 | 15 miles away Tent Sites, RV Hookups, Pets OK, Fires OK, Store, Nearby Grocery... |
Natchaug River
 | 16 miles away Where is the canoe access?...You may wish to add the following link from Natchaug River page: http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_14... |
Strawberry Park Resort Campground
 | 17 miles away Campground NOTvery handicap friendly....I realy like your park.... |
Hidden Acres Family Campground
 | 17 miles away ...ound.? We went to the ceramic shop and painted a keepsake for home.? We will definately be going bac... |
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor
 | 28 miles away He is my great great great grandpa Samuel Slater . ... |
Yawgoo Valley
 | 29 miles away Yawgoo Valley is not huge but it's the only one we've got here in Rhode Island.... |
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