Long weekend filled with festivals and behind-the-scenes peeks at The Last Green Valley
Start the long weekend early with Walktober adventures beginning Thursday, and find fun all weekend long with more than 65 opportunities to enjoy the 35 towns of The Last Green Valley. The adventures waiting for attendees include a rare behind-the-scenes look at Otis Library in…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Farms offer fun during Walktober
Some of the many family-fun activities during The Last Green Valley’s Walktober are the events, tours and walks organized by our region’s farms during the glorious month of October. The farms, orchards, and vineyards of The Last Green Valley are important partners in keeping our…
Savings Institute Bank and Trust Supports The Last Green Valley
Savings Institute Bank & Trust’s generosity towards The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) continues with a $3,800 contribution to support the organization’s work. The money supports two TLGV programs: Tastes of The Valley and quarterly Historic Collaborations. “Savings Institute Bank & Trust has long been…
Thank You to Everyone Who Participated in This Year’s Tastes of the Valley!
Tastes of the Valley is our signature fundraising event, and with a sold-out crowd, we raised more than $30,000 for Last Green Valley programs! We showcased local farms and orchards by pairing products grown, raised and created in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor…
“Rolltober” Debuts for People with Limited Mobility in The Last Green Valley
Enjoying the outdoors is something many people take for granted. At The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) we understand the trails, paths and boat launches throughout the National Heritage Corridor can be daunting for some. TLGV’s Universal Trails Assessment Team is changing that. “This started…
The Last Green Valley Awards Grants for Sharing and Preserving Our Heritage
The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) has awarded $15,000 in grants to six local organizations to preserve, protect, interpret, promote or market historic and cultural resources. Since TLGV began awarding historic and cultural grants in 2003, more than $1 million has been disseminated to local…
The Root Beer Tree: Sassafras in The Last Green Valley
In the woods near my childhood home grew a cluster of small trees. I only noticed them after my older brother pointed them out to me. He showed me that some of the leaves were shaped like mittens, but when he mentioned root beer, I…
Walktober’s First Week Offers A Variety of Adventures
27-years strong, and bigger and better than ever, Walktober kicks off Sept. 21 to celebrate the autumnal equinox. Brought to you by The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV), the 2017 Walktober offers an array of adventures, with more than 220 unique experiences and more than…
Elmer Bitgood was the Paul Bunyan of Voluntown
One of the more enjoyable aspects of working for The Last Green Valley has been to discover the many interesting, historical, “characters” that lived or were born in one of the 35 towns that comprise the National Heritage Corridor. In 2008, TLGV published a booklet…