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 Weather Updates & Cancelations

#41 - Walk With a Forester at Goodwin State Forest on Sept. 25 has been CANCELED due to the weather.

#60 - Spooky Trails and Tall Tales on Sept. 30 is CANCELED.

#73 - French River Canoe/Kayak Trail on Oct. 4 is CANCELED due to low water levels.

#108 - TLGV Wander & Ponder: Garrison Park & Hubbard Sanctuary on Oct. 8 is CANCELED due to the weather.

#144 - Legends & Lore of Bailey's Ravine on Oct. 13 is CANCELED due to the weather.

# 162 - Historical Walking Tour of Downtown Webster on Oct. 18 is CANCELED due to the government shutdown. The National Park Service was conducting the tour. This may be rescheduled at a future date.

#247 - Walk & Talk With Pomfret's Board of Selectmen on Oct. 20 is CANCELED.

#181 - Wander & Ponder: Quinebaug Valley Trout Hatchery on Oct. 22 is CANCELED due to the weather.

#48 - Palmer Arboretum Tour is CANCELED on Oct. 22 ONLY. All other dates are still scheduled.

#210 - Wander & Ponder: Raven Rookery Trail at Leadmine Mountain on Oct. 30 is CANCELED due to the weather.

#123 - Cole Forest Trail Walk has been canceled on Nov. 1. But has been replaced with an alternate walk as part of Walktober #216 Southbridge Celebrates Its New Rail Trail Community Day.

#252 - A Joshua's Trust Guided Hike at the Church Farm on Nov. 9 has been CANCELED due to the weather and trail conditions.

#229 - Bull Hill Sunset Hike on Nov. 9 has been canceled due to the weather.

 

Additions & Updates

ADDITIONS

#219 - Town of Southbridge QVRT Ribbon-Cutting has moved to 11/7 @ 11 am.

#250 - How to Walk, 9/20 @ 9 am

#251 - Gurleyville Grist Mill Riverwalk and Tour, 9/21 @ 1 pm

#252 - A Joshua's Trust Guided Hike at the Church Farm, 11/9 @ 10 am

#253 - Autumn Open House, Oct. 18 @ 11 am

#254 - Hop River Mills Historic Site Tour, Oct. 19 & Oct. 21 @ 10 am

#255 - Sprague Land Preserve Early Morning Hike / AT Thru Hike Presentation, Oct. 17 @ 8 am

#256 - Sturbridge 35th Annual Harvest Fest, Oct. 18 @ 11 am

#257 - Acorn Adventure: Talking About Turtles, Nov. 8 @ 11 am

#258 - The Energy of Nature at Mansfield Hollow on Nov. 1 @ 12 pm

#259 - Haunted History at Leffingwell Museum on Oct. 18 @ 6:30 pm

#260 - When History Speaks at Leffingwell House Museum on Oct. 25 @ 7 pm

#261 - Dia De Los Muertos at Leffingwell House Museum on Nov. 1 @ 3 pm

#262 - The Intergalactic Beets Records - Pop-Up Art + Music Exhibition is a recurring event from 10/15 thru 10/27

#263 - The Wizard from Norwich: Daniel Dunglas Home; Prophet. Psychic or Fraud? on Nov. 7 @ 7 pm

 

CHANGES

#58 - Black Revolutionary Soldiers from Plainfield is now being held on 9/26 @ 6 pm

#131 - Paddle the Quinebaug River Water Trail - see the paddle description for a modified route due to 2 beaver dams.

#133 - Cider Pressing at Atwood Farm has moved to 10/4 from 1:30 - 4 pm

#188 - Trunk or Treat is now being held on 10/17 @ 6 pm

#216 - Southbridge Celebrates Its New Rail Trail Community Day has been updated with more details and new events.

#219 - Town of Southbridge QVRT Ribbon-Cutting is now being held 11/7 @ 11 am

Walktober Online Event Guide

1 a. TLGV’s Letterboxing Trail All Walktober Sunrise - Sunset 203 Main St, Danielson, CT, USA
2 b. Art and Sculpture Walk at UConn All Walktober Sunrise - Sunset
3 c. Clouds at The William Benton Museum of Art Tues. - Fri. 10 am - 4 pm Sat. & Sun. 1 -4 pm All Walktober
4 d. Hike & Seek: Discover Avalonia All Walktober Sunrise - Sunset 756 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard, CT, USA
5 e. Pachaug Pursuit All Walktober Sunrise - Sunset hike Easy Pachaug State Forest, Voluntown, CT, USA
6 f. Self-Guided Windham Center Lower Green Tour All Walktober Sunrise - Sunset 4 Scotland Rd, Windham, CT, USA
7 g. Self-Guided Windham Center Upper Green Tour All Walktober Sunrise - Sunset 1 Weir Rd., Windham, CT
8 h. Self-Guided Windham Center Plains & Scotland Roads Tour All Walktober Sunrise - Sunset
9 i. Self-Guided Windham Center North Road Tour All Walktober Sunrise - Sunset
10 j. Ekonk Hill GIANT Corn Maze 11 am - Sunset every Saturday & Sunday Walktober thru 10/26 and also open 10/13 Ekonk Hill Turkey Farm, LLC, 227 Ekonk Hill Rd, Moosup, CT, USA
11 k. The Art of Miguel Ortiz 9/1 -9/30 Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge, MA
12 l. Guided Tours of the Prudence Crandall Museum Fridays & Mondays 10 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm & 3 pm. Saturdays & Sundays 11:30 am & 3 pm thru Walktober Entry Fee Event, Prudence Crandall Musuem, 1 S. Canterbury Rd., Canterbury, CT
13 m. Harvest Hayrides at Lapsley Orchard Sundays in Sept. & Oct. 12 - 4 pm Lapsley Orchard, 403 Orchard Hill Rd., Pomfret Center
14 o. Finland’s Deep Connection with Nature 10 am - 3 pm 9/27, Wednesdays in Oct. & 10/11 Finish American Heritage Society, 76 N. Canterbury Rd., Canterbury, CT
15 p. Wee Faerie Village 10 am - 4:30 pm 9/27 -11/2 Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme, CT
16 q. Griswold Campus Haunted Nature Trail October Weekdays 3:30 pm - Sunset. Weekends Sunrise - Sunset Griswold Elementary School, 303 Slater Ave, Griswold, CT, USA
17 r. The Photography of Ray Arnold October during library hours Jacobs Edward Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge, MA
18 s. Griswold Campus Backpack Challenge Sunrise - Sunset Weekends in October Griswold Schools Campus, 267 Slater Ave., Griswold, CT
19 t. Current and Former NFA Art Faculty Exhibition Opening 10/11 thru Walktober Slater Memorial Museum, 108 Crescent St., Norwich, CT
20 u. The Art of Julie Caprera November during library hours Jacob Edwards Library, 236 Main St., Southbridge, MA
262 v. The Intergalactic Beets Records – Pop-Up Art + Music Exhibition The exhibition will be open from October 15th to October 27th at the Silver Circle Gallery. We encourage you to join us on Friday, October 16th to Sunday, October 18th to meet the artist behind the project, Joey Rodriguez, and explore a galaxy of music and art together! Silver Circle Gallery, 2nd floor, 134 Main Street, Putnam, CT, USA

Week of: 9/29/2025

94 Architectural and Natural History Stroll Around Lebanon Green 10/04/2025 2:00 pm 588 Exeter Rd, Lebanon, CT, USA
103 Quasset School Tour 10/05/2025 1:00 pm 24 Frog Pond Rd, Woodstock, CT, USA