The resort’s mascot, Cukoo, was a vaudeville clown that held contests and created theme weeks. Visitors stayed in rustic cottages, motel rooms, apartments, and resort lodging. Music echoed throughout the 146-acre campus brimming with such activities as horseback riding, sailing, swimming, tennis, basketball, and even an arcade plaza. During its heydays, theme weeks were abundant-from Christmas in July, to Halloween in the summer. During its 92 years in operation, it was also known as the Frank Davis Resort. Sunrise Resort was created by Hartford taxi driver, Ted Hilton in the 1930s. Families once bustled around the cabins, pool, gift shop, cafeteria, and recreational areas until its close in 2008. Many of the towns host fun seasonal events, like Deep River’s huge fife-and-drum parade in mid-July.During past summer days, it wasn’t uncommon to find hundreds of people vacationing at the Sunrise Resort. Gillette Castle in East Haddam was built by the early 20th-century stage actor who came to embody the character of Sherlock Holmes. The historic house and gardens of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme tell the story of America’s native Impressionist painters. Ivoryton Playhouse and the Goodspeed Opera House present many live shows. Two companies host river cruises to see bald eagles in winter.Ĭulture is abundant and really fun. In Essex you can board the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat, a two-part trip along the river in a historic excursion train, followed by a cruise in a paddlewheel steamer. Old Saybrook is where you can kick back at the lavish Saybrook Point Resort & Marina.
Sites of the Revolutionary War are found throughout the Lowe Connecticut River Valley, along with maritime and seafaring museums and fun art galleries.
Here you find town greens, white, steepled churches, and unique explorations, include a riverside train paired with a riverboat ride, and walking trails to a real castle. Some of the river’s most beautiful towns are near the mouth in Connecticut, bearing the memorable names Old Saybrook, Old Lyme, Essex, Deep River, Ivoryton, Chester, and Haddam. The picturesque Connecticut River traces a path through New England from Long Island Sound northward to the border with Canada.
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