Mystic YRE
New London County
5/10 km (3.1/6.2 mi.)
January 2 - December 31, 2008
NE08-79093/Y1508
CLUB: Connecticut Valley Volkssport Club, AVA 784
AVA SPECIAL PROGRAM CLASSIFICATION(S):
- Riverwalk America
- Cemetery Stroll
- Lighthouse
A AWARD: is a 4” x 3” patch depicting a U.S. postage stamp of the Charles Morgan whaling ship.
FEES:Everyone is welcome to participate in this event.
- "A" award & IVV Credit $6.00
- "B" award & IVV Credit $4.00
- IVV Credit $3.00
- Just walk free
TRAIL HIGHLIGHTS: A shipbuilding center with a lively Main St. and over 75 shops, restaurants and former sea captains' homes. The Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, and Olde Mystic Village make the town the top tourist attraction in Connecticut. The walk includes picturesque views of the Mystic River. A reproduction of the tall-ship Amistad, (see the Farmington walk), was built at Mystic Seaport in 1999 and may be seen there when it isn’t at sea. Special Events at the Mystic Seaport: Lobsterfest (Memorial day weekend), Sea Music Festival (2nd weekend in June), Antique and Class Boat Rendezvous (4th weekend in July), Melville Marathon (last weekend in July), Chowderfest (2nd weekend in October), Lantern Light Tours (early to mid-December. Also, an Outdoor Art Festival takes place in Mystic (2nd weekend in August).
Addition information about Mystic at http://www.mysticchamber.org/
TRAIL RATING: 1, suitable for strollers or wheelchairs.
START POINT LOCATION & HOURS: Howard Johnson Inn, 179 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic. Tel.: (860) 536-2654. Hours: daily, dawn to dusk.
DIRECTIONS:
- FROM I95S: take exit 90 off I-95. Take left at end of ramp. Lodge is the first hotel on right.
- FROM I95N: take exit 90 off I-95. Take right at end of ramp. Lodge is the first hotel on the right.
- Map
PARKING: In hotel parking lot.
PETS: Must be leashed!
CONTACT: Bob McDougall, (860) 342-3062 CVVC@SNET.NET