One of the best parts about living in Albany is that it’s in a great location for day trips.* On any given Saturday, especially in the summer, it isn’t at all uncommon for us to find ourselves wandering randomly around Lake Placid, taking in the scenery in Vermont, or hitting the outlets (and the Trader Joe’s!) in Massachusetts.
Lately, one of my favorite day trips has been to Connecticut – specifically to New Haven and the Peabody Museum. We discovered it last summer, and I couldn’t believe that I’d live so close to it for so long without ever hearing about it! It’s a small museum, but it’s full of really cool stuff like dinosaur bones and mummies (it doesn’t matter how old I get, I’ll always think those things are awesome). Through this past January, they had a temporary exhibit of x-rayed fish – it sounds strange, but they were absolutely beautiful. I even went into the gift shop to see if they sold prints, but unfortunately, I was out of luck on that one.
It looks like it’s time for me to make another trip down there – their new multi-media exhibit about health, culture, and the evolution of eating is right up my alley. “Big Food” looks like a pretty powerful exhibit – since it opened in February, over 50,000 people have used their online app to pledge to improve the health of themselves, their families, and their communities by doing everything from watching less TV to celebrating Meatless Monday to buying local products and working to improve the quality of foods served in schools. (You can check it out and make you own pledge here.) 
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Meatball Salad
Yields 2 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 110 minutes
After walking around the museum for a few hours I’m usually starving. Food in New Haven tends to be pretty typical for a college town but I really like the patio at Box 63. The nachos are awesome, and I’m always intrigued by the meatball salad. I’ve never ordered it there, but I’ve recreated it at home and it’s really good – and a nice alternative for those of us who love meatballs but don’t always want the heavy carbs that usually accompany them. Of course, you can always seek out a Connecticut Style Lobster Roll, too.
Ingredients
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- 4 cups chopped Romaine
- 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 Lemon, juiced
- 2 ounces soft Blue Cheese (such as Roquefort or Cashel Blue), crumbled
- Roasted Red Peppers and Sliced Red Onion
- 6 Meatballs in Sauce
Preparation
- Put the romaine in a large bowl. Dress with the olive oil and lemon juice. Add blue cheese, roasted red peppers, and red onion slices. Gently toss to combine the ingredients.
- Divide the salad between two serving bowls. Top with meatballs.
[/print_this] (I’ll also let you in on my Connecticut secret – the Saks in Westport? Small, unintimidating, and soooo much less picked over during sale-times than the NYC location. (Especially the shoe section – I bought some gorgeous Jimmy Choos for less than you’d pay at Nine West). And there’s an Anthropologie right down the road. And across the parking lot from that is a super cute French antique store.)
*Yes, I just said that the best part of living here is how easy it is to leave.
Greg says
11/18 at 7:01 amNew London, perhaps this neat Seaport town-most historic in CT. for the discerning traveler.
Amy says
11/08 at 12:32 pmI’d like to go to New Haven to visit the IKEA! And, of course, the Yale British Art Museum, lunch at Claire’s (fab vegetarian food) and dinner at Sally’s (world famous pizza).
jodi mrykalo says
08/27 at 11:18 amI would want to stay at the shore for several days. I always take my family on day trips, with coolers full of food and drinks. The ride home always seems so long and just once I want to stay overnight and shower and get dressed up for dinner on the beach. (And maybe a cocktail or two and catch some local musical flavor).
Patrice says
08/08 at 11:29 pmI’d like to visit the mystic seaport!
Heather S says
08/08 at 10:59 pmtweet
https://twitter.com/buzz8/status/233396927360819200
Heather S says
08/08 at 10:58 pmI would go to Hartford
anash says
08/08 at 10:32 pmTweeted:
https://twitter.com/anashct3/status/233390238309941248
Thanks for the chance to win!
email: anashct1 [at] yahoo [dot] com
anash says
08/08 at 10:31 pmi want to visit either rich farm or kent falls! Thanks for a super giveaway!
shirley zolenski says
08/08 at 9:22 pmtweeted
https://twitter.com/daveshir2005/status/233372542591721472
shirley zolenski says
08/08 at 9:21 pmGulf Beach
Sand says
08/08 at 7:21 pmI would love to visit Washington Depot.
lisa says
08/08 at 6:08 pmBlogged: http://insanityisforthelame.blogspot.com/2012/08/big-food-at-peabody-meatball-salads.html
lisa says
08/08 at 6:08 pmI would love to visit Sherwood Island State Park.
maria cantu says
08/08 at 5:53 pmMystic.
ashley says
08/08 at 5:21 pmHartford!
Betty C says
08/08 at 1:40 pmTweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/233256385893240834
Betty C says
08/08 at 1:39 pmI love visiting museums and art galleries but I’d most like to visit the seaports. Mystic especially interests me; I think it’s the name. It just sounds fascinating.
Rosey says
08/08 at 12:17 pmI shared on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mail4rosey/status/233235367367692288
Rosey says
08/08 at 12:15 pmI would like to visit the Essex Steam Train in Essex, CT.
spirit_kim says
08/08 at 11:30 amI would love to visit the northwest corner and stay at one of the inns in Woodstock. Some antiquing would be fun.
JAMES LYNAM says
08/08 at 11:12 amI would like to go to “DARIEN, CT.”
Kat Emerick says
08/08 at 10:36 amMy husband and I took a road trip from Pa. to Maine. We stopped at a place called Mystic Seaport and I loved it. Looking forward of going back.
kat_emerick@yahoo.com
Alec says
08/08 at 9:47 amI tweeted!
https://twitter.com/PopFitLife/status/233197297452863488
Alec says
08/08 at 9:36 amI would love to visit Kent during the fall. I’d also like to take a day trip to see Mark Twain’s house/museum. I just moved to CT from GA last week, so I’m looking forward to exploring what CT has to offer!
Alec
susan smoaks says
08/08 at 9:32 amhttps://twitter.com/fdp4life/status/233193875865477120
susan smoaks says
08/08 at 9:28 amI would love to visit Country Rambles and Ambles – #13 and forget my 21st-century troubles in eastern Connecticut.
susansmoaks at gmail dot com
Sherry Conrad says
08/08 at 9:24 amhttps://twitter.com/dddiva/status/233191870644232192
Sherry Conrad says
08/08 at 9:24 amCoastal Lighthouse
clynsg says
08/08 at 9:14 amI would like to visit and stay at some of the B&Bs, since I am very interested in some of the historic homes that have been converted.
tracey byram says
08/08 at 8:09 amI’d like to visit Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens
Melissa Shirley says
08/08 at 7:38 amConnecticut Dinosaur Trail
Jill H says
08/08 at 4:37 amTweeted
https://twitter.com/jillyrh/status/233119708273057793
Jill H says
08/08 at 4:37 amI’d love to visit Mystic
Liz Neal says
08/08 at 3:27 amTweet.
https://twitter.com/lizzieboo1961/status/233101701186469889
Liz Neal says
08/08 at 3:25 amI would like to visit New London.
Sarah L says
08/08 at 3:23 amhttps://twitter.com/slehan/status/233100933041639424
Sarah L says
08/08 at 3:21 amI’d like to go to Mystic.
Thanks for the contest.
Marie Howard says
08/08 at 2:00 amI’d love to visit hartford
heather c says
08/08 at 1:44 amTweeted – https://twitter.com/ilovetoclap/status/233075965041979393
heather c says
08/08 at 1:43 amI’d love to visit New Haven.
Carla says
08/08 at 12:10 amI’d love looking at old cemeteries there.
julieh says
08/07 at 11:20 pmtweet:https://twitter.com/jhoneypie411/status/233039999405268993
julieh says
08/07 at 11:20 pmI’d like to visit the city of hartford, ct
Kayla says
08/07 at 11:00 pmI used to work at the Peabody museum behind the scenes and loved it there, so I’d love to visit again!
angie lilly says
08/07 at 10:47 pmI tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/233031174367371264
angie lilly says
08/07 at 10:46 pmI would love to visit Brookfield Center with my hubby because he spent a few years living there when he as a child and I would love to see it with him now as an adult!
Krys R says
08/07 at 10:27 pmhttps://twitter.com/LuckyKrys/status/233026374984663041
Krys R says
08/07 at 10:27 pmThe Museum looks really awesome! Would love to visit.
ardy22@earthlink.net says
08/07 at 9:55 pmtweet https://twitter.com/Ardy22/status/233017873721880577
Richard Hicks says
08/07 at 9:55 pmalways wanted to visit Hartford!!!!
brich22 at earthlink dot net
Debra F says
08/07 at 9:45 pmI’ve always wanted to visit Mystic, Conn.
Bruce says
08/07 at 7:57 pmI would like to visit New Haven. Thanks.
Valerie Taylor Mabrey says
08/07 at 6:31 pmCONNECTICUT RIVER MUSEUM
vmkids3 at msn dot com
Zach says
08/07 at 5:24 pmI tweeted
https://twitter.com/Ilikefreestuff9/status/232950023774695424
Claire says
08/07 at 3:28 pmI’d love to visit the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art!
kathy pease says
08/07 at 2:12 pmhttps://twitter.com/klp1965/status/232902027850690560
kathy pease says
08/07 at 2:10 pmid love to visit the CONNECTICUT RIVER MUSEUM
Amy says
08/07 at 1:51 pmI didn’t know Stars Hollow was based on Washington Depot! Now I want to visit there too. I’ve never been to CT. I know I would love the seafood.
Denise Donaldson says
08/07 at 12:19 pmtweet
https://twitter.com/MistySunrise/status/232873557842067456
itsjustme62613 at gmail.com
Denise Donaldson says
08/07 at 12:18 pmI would love to visit Kent
itsjustme62613 at gmail.com
vanessa says
08/07 at 4:33 amThe beach in madison!
Erica C. says
08/07 at 1:21 amI’d like to try the Outdoor Sports Center Rock Climbing in Wilton!
ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com
tamar says
08/06 at 8:18 pmI heard great things about Mystic Aquarium.
Daniel M says
08/06 at 7:47 pmhartford, my parents lived there for a bit
Denise S says
08/06 at 3:08 pmMy family would love Dinosaur State Park.
Intisar says
08/06 at 2:37 pmMost definitely the Connecticut Ice Cream Trail!
Aimee Fontenot says
08/06 at 2:35 pmI would LOVE to go to the Peabody Museum in New Haven! I love going to museums, but I’ve never been to one with a lot of exhibits.
linda heffernan says
08/06 at 11:23 amI WOULD LIKE to visit all the great attractions in Hartford. The old state house looks so cool.
Jennifer says
08/06 at 11:02 amI have always wanted to visit Hartford!
Chelsea says
08/05 at 11:31 pmWashington Depot or Hartford. I always wanted to visit Washington Depot because it is the town Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls is based on.
lauren says
08/05 at 11:35 pmHow did I not know that?! I need to go there now, too!
Annette D says
08/05 at 1:22 pmtweet https://twitter.com/annedoggett/status/232164734357602304
Annette D says
08/05 at 1:22 pmI would enjoy visiting Hartford. I was there a couple of times in the Fall for work and it was lovely.
Michelle S says
08/05 at 2:07 amMark twain house.
Sonya says
08/04 at 10:37 pmThe Peabody Museum looks awesome!
Kyl Neusch says
08/03 at 11:55 pmhttps://twitter.com/bleush/status/231599264764157952
Kyl Neusch says
08/03 at 11:55 pmthe Mystic Aquarium’s Titanic exhibit
Trish says
08/03 at 10:21 amI have officially put Connecticut on my life’s list of places to visit. Wow. Mystic Seaport and Peabody Museum look so interesing. It would merit more than a day trip….
AuraR says
08/02 at 2:12 pmI’d like to go to Mystic Seaport
gina says
08/02 at 8:13 amWe would visit Mohegan Sun!
Debbie says
08/01 at 10:07 pmEssex Connecticut Griswold Inn Love this quaint town
Jeanne Popoloski says
08/01 at 3:20 pmEssex Steam Train & Riverboat
Lorraine McCabe says
08/01 at 11:52 amI was born and raised in Norwalk, Ct. Had lived in Ridgefield when my children were small. I now live in Va. Beach, still have family in Ct. I have so many wonderful memories of growing up in Norwalk, would love to have the opportunity to visit all areas that are in my memory.
Nadine L says
08/01 at 10:25 amI tweeted https://twitter.com/eyzofblu63/status/230670472856076289
Nadine L says
08/01 at 10:23 amI would love to take the 5-hour tour with Captain John to see the lighthouses
Maria Herrick says
08/01 at 9:10 amLooking forward to our trip CT,and visiting the Peabody museam would be great!
ucancmeto2002@yahoo.com says
08/01 at 6:25 ami would like to see mystic
Kelly B says
08/01 at 6:01 amLove to visit the wineries in CT! Sharpe Hill and so many others! There are so many great places!
Jess D. says
07/31 at 8:19 pmI tweeted about this giveaway here:
https://twitter.com/SweepinPoodle/status/230457486296109056
Jess D. says
07/31 at 8:14 pmI would love to visit the Mystic Aquarium and then Mystic Pizza. My Dad always loved the movie and would make me watch it with him when I was growing up, so it would be fun to go and visit.
Robert Noble says
07/31 at 3:11 pmCan’t wait to take the kids to the Peabody!
Ravzie says
07/31 at 12:44 pmThis would be a tweet for CT and the blog! https://twitter.com/DiverSheila/status/230343116551491585
Ravzie says
07/31 at 12:43 pmThe Peabody Museum looks really interesting! My family loves things Egyptian, so we’d like to see that exhibit. And who doesn’t love dinos???
Jillian says
07/31 at 11:57 amI would really like to visit Mystic! I hear there is a ton of history there and a great aquarium!
Marsha Depace says
07/31 at 10:49 amLove Connecticut
Maria Cummins says
07/31 at 10:44 amIt would definitely be Mystic for me! Between the aquarium and gorgeous seaport, my days would be filled with beauty!
Vicky says
07/31 at 7:50 amhttp://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthy-delicious.com%2F2012%2F06%2Fbig-food-at-the-peabody-meatball-salads%2F&h=UAQHwCZm4AQHqKt2Yb2LvAtAaDvGLKBan2KRk8XvWSbFKqQ&enc=AZO2D8sZjezBhj5mvRYAVfNJv8VjIfKqTez6LrPdynlTV312veFUoBvGu86mFLIEp3ll0_2zkvtk2OEGbTtbM-fE
Ky says
07/31 at 7:46 amI would visit my dad and sisters who i do not get to see very often. I would like to see the museums and amusement parks and go to a Wendys!
Carol Davis says
07/31 at 7:28 amI love taking the ferry and visiting Mohawk Mountain Ski area.
Jacob LaFountaine says
07/30 at 10:36 pmI’d want to hang out with Martha Stewart at her home
patricia skinner says
07/30 at 6:16 pmI would love to go to Mystic Seaport. I would have to do a road trip!
Deanna Rowley says
07/30 at 2:21 pmI would love to take the grandkids to Peabody museum. I took their parents there as kids and I’m sure it’s even better now.
Susan Hood says
07/30 at 12:35 pmI’d like to spend a few days in Niantic to walk around Rocky Neck State Park, while away many, many hours in the various Book Barn locations (a fabulous used book store), and take short trips to Mystic and other nearby towns and sights along the shore.
Brianne says
07/29 at 10:06 pmHere is my twitter link 🙂
https://twitter.com/farmerbrie/status/229759612243566592
Brianne says
07/29 at 10:05 pmI would take my little man to the Peabody Museum and then for pizza in New Haven!!
Paul Rego says
07/29 at 10:02 pmI miss New England. In all the years I lived there, I never visited Mystic Seaport. But I’d love to go!
Karen says
07/29 at 8:32 pmThere is so much to do in CT, would love to go to the Mohegan Sun or Dinosaur State Park, which I think the little one would love.
Crystal F says
07/29 at 4:30 pmI think it would be fun to see the Mystic Aquarium’s Titanic exhibit. thank you!!
MelissaO says
07/29 at 3:14 pmI am long overdue for a nice long hike with the dog in the woods of the northeast corner of the state…hoping to get there for the fall foliage!
wolverina401 at gmail dot com
Aviva says
07/29 at 12:39 pmHello again! I just tweeted about this at
https://twitter.com/omyc_blog
I’m not sure how else to link to it, but I don’t tweet that often, so it should be very easy to find!
Aviva says
07/29 at 12:33 pmI would love to bring my five-year-old up to Litchfield County, an area of the state that we haven’t explored much. From what I’ve seen of it, it is beautiful and there’s a lot of history there.
Daniel Santorso! says
07/29 at 11:03 amI would stay in Hartford for Connecticon at the Convention Center.
Cindy B. says
07/29 at 10:21 amI would love to take my husband to Mystic it looks beautiful and have never been to CT. All the beaches are calling my name!!
Laura Spencer says
07/29 at 9:54 amWould like to take all the kids and husband to the shore for a week.
Paula St Amand says
07/29 at 8:56 amI would stay in Mystic. I love it there and go shopping and then a day at the casinos!
Maria Herrick says
07/29 at 7:59 amWe would love to vist Mystic and the Aquarium, the Peabody Museaum and ofcourse would love to walk on the beach and enjoy the ocean
Michele Carlage says
07/28 at 9:04 pmMy favorite daytrip is to take a train ride in Essex and then the boat ride past Gillette Castle. Later in the day I enjoy having a picnic supper on the Gillette Castle grounds, which are so pretty.
tracy davis says
07/28 at 6:25 pmI would love to do Hogsback
patrick says
07/28 at 3:08 pmwriting a song about conneticut
Philip Georger says
07/28 at 3:07 pmLove to take my grandkids to oakdale to the dinosore place
Phillip Pendley says
07/28 at 11:34 amI want to visit the Essex Train and various museums.
Lori LaPorte says
07/28 at 11:15 amI would love to explore the state ‘East of the River’. I have never spent any time there, and I hear that it is beautiful!
Debbie Kraft says
07/28 at 11:09 amFrank Pepe’s Pizzaria and Libby’s Italian Bakery on Wooster St. in New Haven, Foxon Park Soda Co.(Best Birch Beer), Hammonasset Beach, Foxwoods Casino and a walk at Fort Nathan Hale Park.
Cheryl picard says
07/28 at 9:44 amHaving 5 kids ranging in age from 18 to 6 I would have to say mystic aquarium & seaport.
Deb says
07/28 at 8:17 amSee my mom and take her out to enjoy the hot spots in Milford CT
Pete says
07/28 at 8:15 amAtlantic City
Victoria Carbone says
07/28 at 8:14 amI would love to visit family and friends and take my children to Mystic and The Maritime Center.
Mary-Anne says
07/28 at 7:33 amI would visit the Mystic area and then drive over towards Old Saybrook,Westbrook and Clinton. In Mystic there is plenty to keep you busy and happy; the seaport,aquarium and even shopping. Old Saybrook and surrounding towns has great beaches, restaurants and again great shopping including some terrific outlets. You can have beaches, scenery, food and shopping all within the same area; the CT shoreline.
Sarah says
07/28 at 6:04 amLets see…so many places to choose from! I would love to go to the Barnum museum and then the Dolphins Cove in Bridgeport for lobster. I used to go there and enjoy sitting on their large deck at the waters edge. I would also visit the many beaches to collect shells, sea glass and driftwood. Another stop I would make is the Essex train ride around Halloween. I loved the costumed affair as a kid and have many fond memories. Connecticut is beautiful and I hope to live there, once again, in the future.
NancyRS says
07/28 at 1:15 amI would visit all the wonderful art museums and galleries in Connecticut, starting in Greenwich with the Bush Holley House and the Bruce Museum, working my way through the state, all the way to Mystic. My favorite is the New Britain Museum of American Art. Many do not realize how rich we are in art.
Jim B says
07/28 at 12:46 amI would take my 3 children to the shore for a week of “Just them & me”!!
NancieG says
07/27 at 10:41 pmLiving in CT, if I won I would take my grandchildren on a tour of all the great museums, the aquariums, the zoo and more!
Elaina K says
07/27 at 10:28 pmI’m from Boston and would love to take my daughter to the Mystic Aquarium. I hate to say this but I will. The Boston aquarium is soooo boring. I love animals and would also like to visit the Beardsley zoo. So the zoo and aquarium would be on my to do list in Connecticut.
Laura Malone says
07/27 at 10:28 pmI would love to celebrate my 25th anniversary on the shoreline in Mystic!!
cristina says
07/27 at 10:26 pmMaybe Mystic or Niantic again or I see people like the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat sounds nice
Jimmy says
07/27 at 9:17 pmI would like to visit the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat
Cathy says
07/27 at 8:59 pmI love taking the grandkids to the Stepping Stone in Norwalk.
Lauren Duffy says
07/27 at 8:57 pmI’ve heard downtown Milford is really awesome 🙂
Jane Bogdan says
07/27 at 8:53 pmMystic seaport and Mohegan Sun are places I would love to go.
Sue Ann Armour says
07/27 at 8:44 pmI would love to visit some of the wonderful vineyards along the CT Wine Trail!
carmine daddario says
07/27 at 8:34 pmalways wanted to do the essex train ride in the fall
Jennifer Birmele-Lama says
07/27 at 8:34 pmLove to go to Gillette Castle
Cynthia Palmatier says
07/27 at 8:29 pmI want to vacation, and Conneticut sounds like a wonderful place to spend lots of time and probably money 🙂
margaret garcia says
07/27 at 8:03 pmi’d be tickled pink to win
beverly buchholz says
07/27 at 8:01 pmI would like to visit the “quiet corner” an poke around the shops.
Carolyn Mowery says
07/27 at 7:52 pmI would love to take my husband to connecticut and treat him to the best vacation I can give him for taking care of me all year when I have been very sick. I had gastric bypass surgery that went bad. I was on a ventilator and almost died. my husband has endured more than anyone can expect. he has been my walk and I would love to repay him with my love in a vacation and his favorite meal to take them out for a lobster dinner.
elaine says
07/27 at 7:50 pmI would love to visit Stonington and Mystic. They are beautiful.
Carolyn Mowery says
07/27 at 7:49 pmI would like to stay at a Bed & Breakfast any where and treat my ROCK of a husband, for taking care of me and my illness for one year. I had gastric bypass that went bad was on a ventalatorand almost died. I have been ill for over a year and now healthy to travel enough to surprise my husband for sticking by me. It was very difficult for him to see me sick all the time.
krista fowles says
07/27 at 7:47 pmFoxwoods for an adult night out
Mary Volpe says
07/27 at 7:44 pmMy boyfriend is from Mass. I would love to share with him how beautiful Connecticut is and take him to Mystic.
Barb says
07/27 at 7:39 pmI would explore the “Quiet Corner” of Ct, slowly and quietly!!!
connie forte says
07/27 at 7:37 pmDanbury, to see long lost relatives
Donna Tappin says
07/27 at 7:21 pmI would love to visit Kent in the Fall.
Anne says
07/27 at 7:16 pmMystic. I would go to the aquarium and the shops and my husband could go to the seaport. We would meet up later for dinner.
Beverly Vought says
07/27 at 7:10 pmMeandering through the entire state to explore areas sometimes missed by tourists as well as known areas of interest is my desire!
Diane says
07/27 at 7:10 pmI would love to venture into Litchfield county in the fall and see all the covered bridges, stay at a quaint Bed and Breafast Inn, window shop at some of the antique shops and have a nice relaxing meal.
Kristine M. says
07/27 at 7:05 pmI would love to go back to our honeymoon stop at Foxwoods.
Marcus DuPOna says
07/27 at 7:05 pmI would love to take the Essex train ride and Connecticut River boat ride again…and then for a steak dinner at Mario’s in Saugatuck! They just don’t have places like that in the midwest!
Angie says
07/27 at 7:00 pmWould love to take my daughter to Mystic Seaport. I remember
going as a little girl.I want her to have those memories. Such a beautiful
area, just which We lived closer.
donna curtis says
07/27 at 6:58 pmI would head up to Litchfield County and explore the area and stay at the Interlaken Inn which looks beautiful! Catamount Adventure Park would be one of the stops on our adventure!
Kathy Kerkes says
07/28 at 10:49 amExploring the Connecticut River and Essex Area looks like a great place for me. I live in western Connecticut and haven’t explored that side of the state as much as I should.
Sharell says
07/27 at 6:58 pmI would go to Waterbury. Everyone there seemed to be really nice. 🙂
Beverly Vought says
07/27 at 6:55 pmI would like to meander through the entire state as Connecticut has not been explored by me yet!
Beverly Vought says
07/27 at 6:55 pmI would like to meander through the entire state as Connecticut has not been explored by me other than Hartford!
lauren.halpin@att.net says
07/27 at 6:54 pmI’ve been really wanting to take my boys to the Peabody. Also, would love to go to Mystic.
Niecy says
07/27 at 6:53 pmI would love to explore Mystic or the CT wine trail. :-0
Robin O says
07/27 at 6:50 pmI tweeted about your promotion!! Thanks!!
https://twitter.com/rkosully/status/228985602341740547
Pamela says
07/27 at 6:50 pmI would visit Mystic and check out Kitchen Little’s new location!
Megan says
07/27 at 6:47 pmNiantic!!
Robin O says
07/27 at 6:45 pmI would love to visit for a week and see the Pequot Museum, Mystic Seaport, the New London Naval Submarine Base, and lots of other attractions!!
Christina says
07/27 at 6:40 pmWe have been looking to go to Mystic for a long time. We have never been there. Now we will add Peabody Museum to the list and go to one of them in the next few weeks!
Catherine A Kennedy says
07/27 at 6:38 pmI would visit Mystic, Connecticut.
Laura Henderson says
07/27 at 6:38 pmIf I win a trip to Connecticut I would love to visit Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme, Connecticut. I love to hike and my husband loves to fish so we would love to spend time exploring the beautiful beach on Long Island Sound. Then I would take my husband for a romantic stay at the Inn at Harbor Hill Marina in Niantic Connecticut. A very relaxing and romantic bed and breakfast where we would dine outside with water views 🙂 perfect
Frank Benevides says
07/27 at 6:37 pmI have resided in Florida for 16 years and its nice to be home….Ohhhhh New England.
carol meister says
07/27 at 6:36 pmI want to move permanently to New London County, so I want to visit Waterford again.
Frank Benevides says
07/27 at 6:36 pmI would love to go anywhere in Connecticut…The Tall trees , I miss most…Being a native New Englander, I feel Just to enjoy Connecticut , for the first time in such a long time…that would definitely do it for Me. Sterling is nice, an I wouldn’t mine seeing the largest casino “foxwoods” again, its been a long time. Guess I will keep my fingers cross that I get that chance.
donnal6474@hotmail.com says
07/27 at 6:34 pmI wold love a vacation in Mystic. We Just visited Maine, and we were told Mystic has as much beauty 🙂
roberta herman says
07/27 at 6:33 pmI love Mystic and the Aquarium, not far from the old ships.
Lovely restaurants and old houses nearby. Reminiscent of a great Era in American History.
Annette says
07/27 at 6:32 pmId love to go to mystic for a girls weekend with my sister. We both need to get away!
Kim Henrichs says
07/27 at 6:32 pmtweeted!
https://twitter.com/methhamfetabean/status/228981090235338752
Melissa B says
07/27 at 6:32 pmWe’d love to visit New Haven 🙂
Gordon Nelson says
07/27 at 6:32 pmSavin Rock: The beach, the ocean, Aps, Jimmies and close to New Haven!!!
Eric Petrone says
07/27 at 6:31 pmGotta visit Super Duper Weenie in Fairfield and then hit up the Mohegan Sun!!!
Kim Henrichs says
07/27 at 6:31 pmI would like to visit the Mystic area!
Erica P. says
07/27 at 6:31 pmIf I won the $1000 I would like to sample wine and take a tour at Haight-Brown Vineyard in Litchfield, CT. It is something I have never done and would love for a chance for some extra money to take a long weekend getaway for rest and relation at the vineyard. Please pick me 🙂
Paul E. Murcko says
07/27 at 6:30 pmI have family in the Fairfield through New Haven area. To be more specific, a majority of them being in Stratford. It’s been almost twenty years since I’ve been up there to see them. And unfortunately, and sorry to put it this way, they’re getting older and starting to drop like flies. One of my Aunts passed away last year and the surviving Aunt and Uncle are in their late eighties. To say the least, I’d love to win a trip since I am currently unemployed. But one of the things I’d do while I’m there is go to Pepe’s pizza in New Haven and order a pie. It’s been way too long since I’ve enjoyed a bite; in need of my fix!!!
Paul E. Murcko says
07/27 at 6:36 pmp.s. I discovered four years ago that I had many lost distant cousins in the area too. Many of them are now my Facebook friends and have truly never met them. This would give me the opportunity to meet them too.
Dell Hoier says
07/27 at 6:27 pmI would go to Putnam. I have dear Aunts, an uncle and cousins that live there. They are getting older and I would love to see them.
Grace Gaynor says
07/27 at 6:26 pmwould love to take a trip to Mohegan Sun, go to a concert, shop and check out their restaurants!
Gary Nelson says
07/27 at 6:26 pmanywhere … I have not been to many places in CT except Mystic and my girlfriend would enjoy experiencing anything in CT … thank you for the chance to win ; )
DARIN KAMINS says
07/27 at 6:25 pmThe salad looks amazing. I would visit Mystic Aquarium, the Dinosaur Place and the Peabody museum. I would love to see the Dino Tracks in the Conn Valley then of course I would want to visit with my brother, who lives in CT who I haven’t seen in years.
Mark says
07/27 at 6:23 pmWhat a fun day trip!
jjenkins1090@comcast.net says
07/27 at 5:04 pmI’ll take healthy-delicious.com’s advice and make “New Haven and the Peabody Museum” one of my ddestinations
DeeAnn S says
07/27 at 4:29 pmEdgerton Park sounds interesting. Thanks.
Amy @ A Little Nosh says
07/27 at 3:52 pmHartford…I hear it’s beautiful! alittlenosh AT gmail.com
Chrystal D says
07/27 at 10:39 amI’d like to see Charles Island
RussR says
07/27 at 10:23 amI’d go to Avon
LOIS PAYTON says
07/27 at 9:40 amthe meatball salad sounds great, GOD BLESS AND KEEP YA’LL SSAFE IN HIS LOVING ARMS.
Joe K says
07/27 at 8:04 amI’d visit Old Saybrook for a seafood dinner.
Cynthia C says
07/27 at 7:13 amhttps://twitter.com/clc408/status/228807190050402304
Cynthia C says
07/27 at 7:10 amI’d like to visit Groton.
cgentry1952@yahoo.com says
07/27 at 12:28 amI have never been to Connecticut but my friends have and they have told usnot to miss Mystic.
Stephanie V. says
07/27 at 12:17 amWoodbury – Carole Peck’s Good News Café – creatively prepared dishes using organic, locally farmed ingredients – yum!
alyce poalillo says
07/26 at 11:45 pmI would like to visit Mystic Conn.
CATHY TRUMAN says
07/26 at 9:23 pmI would like to visit Mystic Harbor. Thanks
Margaret Smith says
07/26 at 8:53 pmI tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/228654165910511616
Thanks so much
rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com
Margaret Smith says
07/26 at 8:52 pmI’d really like to visit Mystic. There’s a number of attractions there that I think my family would love.
Thanks so much.
rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com
Adrienne gordon says
07/26 at 8:43 pmGotta visit Mystic Harbor when you are there.
Judy B. says
07/26 at 1:39 amtweeted
https://twitter.com/BBirdie2/status/228363248360124416
Judy B. says
07/26 at 1:38 amI’d like to explore the Middletown area and eat at Its Only Natural
Suzy Q says
07/20 at 12:02 pmMeatball Salad? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? That looks awesome! New Haven it is, then.
Erin says
07/16 at 2:57 pmmmm, this meatball salad looks delicious!