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Housatonic River
 | You may wish to add the following link from the Houastonic River pages:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_095.htm... |
Camp Waubeeka
 | 10 PHOTOS |
Oleana Family Camp Grounds
| 10 miles away 5 PHOTOS Swimming Pool... Tents... Water... I love to camp at Oleana Family Camp Grounds. I love People in it... |
Ski Butternut
 | 10 miles away Butternut is a good place to go. They are also nice to nice to family...Best little mountain in the world. I would rather have a nice day at butternut that a weekend at killington...Butternut is allright with me. I like it, it's good.... |
Hilltop Pond
 | 14 miles away Hilltop Pond is a beautiful private pond. It's owned by the home owner on the top of the hill to the west and other adjoining land owners have pond rights. It's quite shallow, so it will always be in need of constant cleaning. The 42 acre pond is home to loads of wildlife and is the prime souce of water flowing into Macedonia State Park. An interesting fact: The dam, rebuilt in the early 90's is made up of concrete blocks, each weighing over a ton. Environmental regulations wouldn't allow pouring cement into forms, so the large number of blocks were layed in place, held in place only by their individaul mass. Jimmy Walker, the mayor of NYC would visit Hilltop Lodge, with his buddies. Hilltop Lodge was located on the west side of Weber Road where the road takes a bend well above about mid point in the length of the pond. The lodge burned to the ground in the 50's. There was no structure on the property from then until 1984, when the home to the north was constructed.... |
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
 | 14 miles away You may wish to add a link from the Appalachian Trail page to:http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_229.htm... |
Mohawk Mountain
| 15 miles away In 1947, Skiing Hall of Fame member, Walt Schoenknecht, created Mohawk Mountain Ski Area amidst the beauty of the Southern Berkshire Mountain. The following winter he invented snowmaking, which is currently used at winter resorts throughout the world. Mohawk Mountain has remained a family business and a favorite destination for succeeding generations of families.Mohawk Mountain Ski Area is a private corporation working in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection at Mohawk State Park. Mohawk State Forest has cross-country trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing at the top of the mountain but are not maintained or connected with the Ski Area. Access is obtained off of Rt. 4 in Cornwall CT.... |
Mohawk Pond
| 16 miles away Very good fishing there.... |
Queechy Lake
| 17 miles away I saw a bear at Queechy Lake eating berries. It was so cool!... |
Hemlock Hill Camp Resort and Co-operative
| 19 miles away Nestled in the scenic ''Litchfield Hills'' and located just 5 miles from the historic Litchfield center, Hemlock Hill affords you a true camping experience. Shaded wooded campsites, two sparkling swimming pools, hot tubfor the adults to enjoy after a day of hiking Mount Tom. Hemlock Hill Campgrounds has recently completed a new guest services building that includes a new fully stocked store, handicap ADA bathrooms with hot and cold showers, game arcade and registeration office. While camping at Hemlock Hill Camp Resort enjoy the area wineries, many hiking trails, wonderful biking routes, antiques shops and great restaurants. Of course, you can just relax around the campfire and enjoy the beautiful view of the natural ponds and woods that surround you.... |
Catamount
| 22 miles away I have the great fortune of living near Catamount so I can go pretty much any time I want. It's a great ski area for being of moderate size. Good variety of runs, no chance of getting bored.... |
Otis Ridge
| 24 miles away 1 PHOTO |
Jiminy Peak
| 26 miles away 4 PHOTOS ...dren's Center is home to Jiminy's SkiWEE and Explorer programs, and the Cub's Den Playroom. Up the steps to the Village Center, you'll find 'Just Jiminy' a logo store perfect for finding that vacation souvenir. For those of you who are interested in purchasing vacation property, visit Jiminy Realty, to learn about all of your options for owning at Jiminy Peak. Stop into Mountain Sports if you forgot any necessary equipment, or are looking to demo or upgrade. If you just need skis for the day the Rental Shop entrance is right next door. Purchase your tickets at the front of Crane Lodge, and sign up for lessons in the lower level of JJ's Lodge. You can make all the stops that you need on your way to the slopes in one convenient area! For those of you who are interested in ski vacations, Jiminy Peak offers a number of lodging options. The Country Inn, an all-suite hotel is located slopeside. Also available are 2, 3 and 4 bedroom condominium rentals located throughout the property in order to accommodate your needs. Jiminy Peak is devoted to constantly improving the experie... |
