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Tom's Cabin)
and her brother Henry Ward Beecher, the famed preacher, both of whom
were born on North Street. On South Street be sure to visit the venerable Tapping Reeve
House and Law School, and pause at the green to admire the Congregational Church, with
its soaring white steeple.
Travel a few miles to the south of Litchfield on Rte. 63 to a spot where the fine art of
cultivationisondisplayinseasonattheprizewinninggardensandmeticulouslylandscaped
grounds of the White Flower Farm, a mail-order nursery.
4.
White Memorial Foundation
From the architectural splendors of Litchfield, the drive swings southwest on Rte. 202 to-
ward the woodlands and wetlands of the White Memorial Foundation, a 4,000-acre nature
sanctuary crisscrossed with paths that were first traced by Indians.
Deep within Catlin Woods, giant hemlocks intermingle with red maples and white
pines,andbeavers inhabit theshallow waters ofMiryBrook.Bothoutdoorrecreation (hik-
ing, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing) and education (a nature center and mu-
seum) are well served in this extraordinary environment.
Did you know…
Before refrigeration the Berkshire Ice and Southern New England Ice compan-
iesharvestedabout75,000tonsoficefromBantamLakeinLitchfieldeachyear
andshippeditbytraintoNewYorkCity.Ice-harvestingdemonstrationsarestill
being offered at the White Memorial Conservation Center.
5.
Mt. Tom State Park
From the rustic bluestone lookout tower atop Mt. Tom, the view across the treetops takes
in the Catskill Mountains to the northwest and one of Connecticut's highest peaks, Bear
Mountain,tothenorth.Inthepark'slowerreachesyoucanswimorscubadiveinabracing
spring-fed pond or picnic at the tree-shaded water's edge. At nearby Lake Waramaug State
Park (reached via Rtes. 202, 45, and 341), you can camp, swim, fish, or rent a canoe and
explore the hidden coves nestled along the lake's unusually scenic shoreline.
6.
Kent
Veering west at Warren, the drive coasts along Rte. 341toward the picture-postcard village
of Kent on the banks of the Housatonic River. The Appalachian Trail, which cuts through
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