On the Town Green not far from Willington's Meeting House I saw a big slab of rough cut grey stone…read morein the shape of a cube with a rounded top. A lot of the stone monuments I see are smooth and almost mirror-like. But this one was heavily textured; sort of rough and tumbled. The stone has a dark tarnished plaque halfway up on the side facing the green. I found out the monument was dedicated to Willington's veterans of World War I. It reads: This Monument Is Erected By The Citizens Of The Town Of Willington, Connecticut In Sacred Memory And Appreciation Of Those Brave Men Who Went Forth In Response To The Call Of Our Country to Fight For Its Freedom And Peace. May 30, 1921 We Remember Them, Their Courage And Their God. I love the monument's simplicity, the stark striking look of the rough cut stone, and the powerful language of the inscription. I hope they maintain and restore the plaque before it gets in bad shape, I saw some streaking and weathering stains.

Standing on the Town Green next to a gorgeous old building now used as Willington's Meeting House…read moresits an enormous metal bell on a stone platform. The Gothic Revival building dates to 1876, and was first used as a church. It was sold to the Town in 1927 for $1, and became their Town Hall until 1974, The bell is significant, because during WW II, it was taken out of the bell tower because the building was used as an observation tower! The building is now used for public meetings. The marker on the bell's stone platform reads: In 1876 this bell was bought from the First Congregational Church of Stafford for $140 and hung in the belfry of the new Meeting House. In 1942 the bell rested in the entry when the tower was used as an observation post in World War II. On July 4, 1973 the bell pedestal was dedicated by the townspeople

Jonathan is a cute Husky statue that was donated by the alumni, sculpted by Larry Waisele. It is…read morelocated in the Thomas and Bette Wolff Family Park, located to the west of the Athletics Ticket Office. There are a couple of benches in there where you can sit down, relax, and just enjoy the view of the statue. The nose and the ears are worn, as students seem to rub it for good luck. Definitely a cute thing to check out if you're on the UConn campus :D +located in the Thomas and Bette Wolff Family Park +sculpted by Larry Waisele +located to the west of the Athletics Ticket Office

Jonathan the Husky is the mascot and symbol of the University of Connecticut…read more He is named after the state's Governor Jonathan Trumbull who served way back during the Revolutionary War. Jonathan became the school's official mascot in 1934 when it won a naming contest in a landslide. There is a real life Jonathan. His proper name is Jonathan XIII and he is a purebred Siberian Husky, white in color. He was born in Pennsylvania on December 17, 2006 and makes public appearances on behalf of UConn. This 1995 statue of Jonathan is located right outside of Gampel Pavillion, which serves as UConn's basketball arena. It's located in a mini-park at the main entrance to Gampel. There are benches and a long stone wall around the statue and it's a common sight to see students lounging around or rubbing Jonathan's nose for good luck.

With a population of around 15,000, Tolland is a nice quiet suburb of Hartford half-way to the…read moreMassachusetts line as you head up I-84. So it's only fitting that it has a nice quiet historical marker. It's rather brief text doesn't really offer any "wow" factors. So what does it highlight as epic moments in Tolland history? It was named after Tolland England. Its first homes were built over 400 years ago in a part of town named for ancestors of a 19th Century President. It was once the state's county seat. Its courthouse became a library and its jail became a museum. Not exactly scintillating stuff. This is a two-sided marker from the CT Historical Commission in the familiar white lettering on a blue background. It can be found on a grassy area on the side of the municipal building. It has the same inscription on each side. It dates to 1971 and is in very good shape.

Loved the CHEM 101: The Science of Photography exhibit. The Salon and reception for the CHEM…read moreexhibit was fabulous. I got to meet the talented artists who contributed to the exhibit. The museum is on the UCONN campus and it is free admission but they accept donations. Excellent staff at the museum. Enjoyed two very pleasant evenings at the Benton. Definitely worth a visit and nice place to bring the kids.

From the owner: The Benton is Connecticut's State Art Museum, located on the University of Connecticut campus at…read moreStorrs. The museum draws largely from its collection of over 6,000 works to present exhibitions of art dating from the 15th-21st centuries. Special events include lectures, gallery talks, art forums, campus art walks, music performances, and family programs. Admission is FREE.

Wonggumbaug. Now…read morehonestly, isn't that the coolest word you've read today? It's an Indian word that means "crooked pond" and that's how the natives described the area that eventually ended up as Coventry, CT. Coventry was the birthplace of Nathan Hale, one of America's first heroes of the Revolution. He was on an espionage mission for General Washington when he was captured and hung by the British in Manhattan. He was 21 years old. On a cheerier note, Coventry was also the birthplace of the Lakes Actors Colony - a community of entertainment stars from the early days of vaudeville and radio. This is a two-sided marker from the CT Historical Commission in the familiar white lettering on a blue background. Located in front of Town Hall, it has different inscriptions on each side. It dates to 1980 and is in very good shape on the front side, but is in much worse shape on the back side with big hunks of peeling blue paint.

While Scott makes claims to having clients in the high thousands, which include a range of…read morebackgrounds up to & including high profile clients, she provides no publicly-available evidence of this and has no public endorsements from these high profile clients. She also does not state how many are repeat clients. Whether or not she has repeat or high profile clients, I'll never know; but, falling for these unsubstantiated claims rests on me. However, what is not my fault is believing what she does claim on her website about her vocation: she can "see" Akashic Record "info." In her legal disclaimer, she neither claims that her services are for entertainment purposes only nor alerts her potential clients that she may not be able to "see" the Akashic Record pages well enough to read a first name-- or "see" any "info" at all. For these reasons, I believe that Scott provides deliberately misleading description of her services, which could be considered false advertisement. Given the reading I had with Scott, I take issue with several points most of which are listed as seen below: 1. Scott filled the time with unsolicited, self-evident, & earth-bound advice, which I wasn't paying for, and, in retrospect, not only caused my session to accrue overage fees but wasted the base session for which I had already pre-paid. 2. Scott could not see the Akashic Records, utilize her psychic abilities, or guides in order to answer if certain people from my past ever received "punitive" action about a situation they created. 3. Scott couldn't see the Akashic Records, utilize her psychic abilities, or access her guides in order to answer what the consequences would be if I ever "went public" with the information I had as a result of my interactions with said people in the above. 4. When asking about how many lives I have lived, she revealed that I had lived 7 on planet earth. I specifically asked her if I had ever lived in Ancient Egypt. She responded yes. I asked when and she answered, "1724." Ancient Egypt was in the B.C. times--not 1724. The Akashic Records don't lie; Scott does. 5. I asked her if the name of a specific person from my past who had gone by an alias was really named B**. She responded that she was turning the page [with her mind] and that she couldn't see the whole name, but that it started with either a B or a D. What a coincidence! 6. Everything and I mean every-thing she told me could have been extrapolated from the very questions I asked that she REQUIRED I read off to her--slowly--at the very beginning of the session. For example, she deduced that I liked the outdoors, nature, and animals before I asked her if magic were evil. Given the information she had about me and my question, she told me that she felt I would do well practicing as a shaman. Her response was based upon inference & not information from the etheric realm. The pattern in the session was two fold: (1.) She could easily access the etheric realm when OFFERING information but (2.) could not access any information when ANSWERING questions. Why? Even professional thieves have morals: she couldn't bring herself to answer specific questions that could truly cause collateral damage...or, conversely, was it because she didn't want to encourage a client to "go public" only to prove that Scott was indeed a fraud??? Her voice is soothing & hypnotic. Her demeanor is charming & warm. So, she sucks you right in. Scott ought to be in the radio industry or become a televangelist. She'd do very well. Scott does not have unfiltered online reviews, endorsements by public figures, or publicly-available evidence to back any of her her claims. That's why she deserves poor reviews from people who, like me, have been scammed and, therefore, harmed. For what could be argued as false advertisement, Scott needs to modify her claims and update her legal disclaimer. She does not note that her services are for entertainment purposes only or that she can't "see" the pages well enough to read them. After our session, I called her out via email on her garbage & she responded by emotionally abusing & gas lighting me! (And she calls herself a healer!!!!) I feel so strongly about how she treated me that I have reported her to the Atty General of CT; Consumer Affairs; Complaints Board; Rip Off Report; the BBB of Connecticut, Mr. Bob Olson, & the FTC. I have also stopped payment with Visa & plan to fight the payment to the furthest extent possible. Be advised she has a fraud complaint on Complaints Board dated year 2013, and the describes a similar experience. She has hired a lawyer to represent her to the ATTY Gen of CT....and that's because she can't hold her own...on her own. She had to hire a legitimate professional & a more gifted wordsmith. See ComplaintsBoard dot com for her 2013 review! October 2017: Her new legal disclaimer now reads to the effect of for entertainment purposes only. No liability for injury, etc.

Ms. Scott has a testimonial on her website in which my name and the title of a book I wrote are…read moreused by a third party, thus implying that I endorse or think highly of Ms. Scott. NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS IS TRUE! I have repeatedly asked Ms. Scott to remove this reference, but she has not done so. I want to make very clear here that I do NOT in any way endorse her, nor will I ever refer anyone to her!

Great theatre! The performance of "Disaster" that we watched was amazing and funny. The performers…read morewere fabulous! The theatre it self is a hidden gem at UCONN. It was a delight to also have not only Seth Rudetsky performing but having Terence Mann introduce the Nutmeg Series for CRT!

REALLY tiny! Ok, so it was free and seeing a Muppet or two was cool, but not worth a special trip.read more

One more reason to come to storrs, I can't begin to express my new found respect for puppets and…read morethe art.. before my visit to this museum today I looked at puppetry to be child's play.... least did I know one can get a bachelors degree in it. This is Storrs "hidden treasure" the Ballard institute offers workshops, museum tours, lectures, performances, and programs that promote the art of puppetry. A marvelous collection of worlds puppets are displayed in the front lobby... from a 100 yr old shadow puppet from India depicting the epics to Egyptian shadow puppets, Vietnamese water puppets, Japanese rod puppets, masks from Brazil , Italian/American/Russian marionette .... some so complex..esp the Banraku puppets as the guide was saying takes 30 years to master..wow! the two other rooms display banners, cranks and cantastoria (a theatrical form where a performer tells or sings a story while gesturing to a series of images painted, printed on fabric or any material)....The tour was totally worth it, I learnt so much today. I'm definitely returning to watch a show here. They have shows scheduled almost every weekend this summer... check out the schedule on their website.