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Take-a-Walk Wednesday: John Lohmann CT River Preserve – Wendy

John Lohmann CT River Preserve 33 Coult Lane, Old Lyme, CT, United States

A short steep incline opens to a beautiful expanse of meadow. We will walk along the mowed path to reach our destination, Whale Rock, a spectacular outcropping with views of […]

Botanical Walk at Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve

Brockway Hawthorne Preserve Brush Hill Rd, Lyme, CT, United States

Join us for an exploratory walk with the Connecticut Botanical Society at Brockway Hawthorne Preserve. This 82-acre preserve helps protect the Whalebone Cove watershed, with wetlands, vernal pools, mature forest […]

June 20, 2025 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Hercules and its glorious globular cluster M13 is high overhead, while the Milky Way makes its return to the night sky along the eastern […]

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July 18, 2025 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- The Milky Way rises from the southern horizon high up and overhead, with its 'steam' boiling out from the Teapot of Sagittarius. Among the […]

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August 22, 2025 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- In the northwest, we can look for the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51 (pictured). In the south we still see the Milky Way stretching out overhead. […]

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September 19, 2025 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Just east (left) of the head of Cygnus the Swan lies the small constellation Vulpecula, the little fox, and the glorious Dumbbell Nebula M27 […]

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