Next Historical Collaboration to Focus on the Optical Heritage Museum in The Last Green Valley!
Next Historical Collaboration to Focus on the Optical Heritage Museum in The Last Green Valley! History is our story in The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor. Â To help preserve and pass on compelling stories, The Last Green Valley, Inc. (TLGV) and the Optical Heritage…
Share Your Love of The Last Green Valley by Giving Priceless Gifts This Holiday Season!
Tis the season to celebrate and to give! The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor is a sparkling gift we all enjoy in so many ways – the 35 towns in eastern Connecticut and south central Massachusetts each has something unique for you to love…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Hibernating season is upon us
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Hibernating season is upon us The calendar still says autumn, but sunrise today revealed a dusting of snow on the cars and driveway. During morning farm chores I had to break up the thin layer of ice that had skimmed…
“Green by Day” and “Dark by Night” – Please Support our Annual Appeal
As 2016 winds down, I hope you will pause for a few minutes, bundle up against the cold, and head outdoors on a clear frosty night to look at the stars. Set against the deep, dark sky, the stars always take my breath away and…
TLGV Member Program at the Ashbel Woodward Museum
On Saturday, December 10, from 2-4 pm, Members of The Last Green Valley are invited to participate in the Historical Collaboration program and tour at the Ashbel Woodward Museum in Franklin, CT. TLGV helps organize a quarterly event featuring an exciting and informative historical topic…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Opossum is only marsupial found in Connecticut
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Opossum is only marsupial found in Connecticut For the past few weeks my wife has been leaving food out for a beautiful stray cat. We hope to entice the animal with food so as to eventually tame him and include…
The Last Green Valley Has Many Thanks to Give
The Last Green Valley Has Many Thanks to Give             Thanksgiving has been celebrated nationally since 1789 and was proclaimed a federal holiday in 1863. Although The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor was officially designated by congress in 1994, much of the unique 35…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: The witch of the woods has many uses
Exploring The Last Green Valley: The witch of the woods has many uses This past month, I led a hike along the Nipmuck Trail in Ashford. The trail winds through the Natchaug State Forest and some of the more spectacular habitat in our region. The…
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Canada geese are here to stay
Exploring The Last Green Valley: Canada geese are here to stay Yesterday, a flock of Canada geese flew over our house. They were flying in their classic V-shaped formation and the chilled autumn air was filled with the cacophony of their honking music.I always stop…