Florence Griswold Museum
Ivoryton Playhouse
essexct.gov
essexct.com
CT River Museum
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Florence Griswold opened her timeworn family home to artists searching for a quiet country retreat where they could rejuvenate their spirits and find sources of inspiration. The group was known as the Lyme Art Colony and Miss Florence's boardinghouse became the center of Impressionism in America. To honor Miss Florence and the Colony, the Florence Griswold Museum was established and has flourished in exciting ways.
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The official web site for the Town of Essex, Connecticut.
Our town consists of three villages: Essex, Centerbrook and Ivoryton, each part of the whole yet uniquely different.
www.essexct.gov
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Essex, CT
Enjoy three of the most picturesque villages in New England! Essex is on the Connecticut River with an excellent harbor for boaters from Long Island Sound. We are ready to show you the best in American living. Please use this site to make the most of your visit to Essex, one of the best small towns in America
www.essexct.com
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Housed in an 1878 warehouse at the old Essex Steamboat Dock (#1 on your map), the Museum preserves and interprets the history of the Connecticut River Valley and its people, with emphasis on the lower Valley's maritime heritage. Exhibits include ship models, a full-size reproduction of the world's first submarine, navigational instruments and shipbuilding tools, Indian artifacts, Valley industry and agriculture, and small water craft used on the River.
Also on the site, in an 1813 Federal-style chandlery, is the Thomas A. Stevens Library, a non-circulating research facility for the study of Valley and maritime history.
The Museum is open year round Tuesday-Sunday from 10 am to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, Children $3, Members free.
www.ctrivermuseum.org
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See Beautiful New England the old-fashioned way. All aboard for a leisurely 2 1/2 hour ride by rail and water through the natural beauty of the Connecticut River Valley. Let the train's clickety-clack take you back to the 1920's. You will ride in restored vintage cars to the boat landing where you will board a multi-deck replica steamboat. Fun for all ages, rain or shine. Open May through October. Special holiday runs for Easter and Christmas. Call for schedule.
Located off Route 9, Exit 3, Essex. Dinner train May - October, 2001.
www.essexsteamtrain.com
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