On September 11th join thousands of people in motion, for a 10,25.40 mile bike ride or 4 different 1-hour walking tours of Hartford,CT.

A record number of teams have registered to race at Riverfront Recapture’s Tenth Annual Riverfront Dragon Boat and Asian Festival on Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22, on the Hartford Riverfront.

Jim and Cindi from Durham, CT sent me these fab photos of a bear enjoying sunflower seeds in their side yard recently. Thought I would share….

REGAP of CT, Inc. (Retired Greyhounds as Pets of Connecticut, Inc.) will hold its Third Annual PETSAFFAIR on Saturday, September 25, 2010 (Rain Date: Sunday, September 26th) from 10:00am – 4:00pm at 105 Fairwood Road in Bethany, CT.

Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that she is calling for a day of remembrance on Monday, August 9 to honor those who died in the shootings at Hartford Distributors in Manchester. Governor Rell asked that a moment of silence be observed at 9:15 a.m.

Connecticut is home to almost 50 agricultural fairs from July through October. Fairs featuring tractor-pulls, delicious fried-dough, carnival rides, best-in-show farm animals, petting zoos, baking competitions for the foodies and a lot more! Best of all – they’re so local you can add them to your Staycation To Do List.

Next Saturday, August 14th there will be a Hartford Whalers Reunion & Fan Fest at Rentschler Field in East Hartford… Grown Men Cried: The Story of The Last Hartford Whalers’ Game…