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Eagle eyed: Cruises out of Essex provide a chance to spy the majestic bird
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 8—The boat moved deliberately and smoothly over the ripples on the surface of the Connecticut River. The people onboard, some holding tight onto binoculars, gazed to the right, to the left ...
Steve Fagin: Flood vs. tide: The flood prevails
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 20—Hazy skies, drenching humidity and stifling heat would have made kayaking up the Connecticut River enough of a challenge this week, but I also struggled to make headway against an overpowering ...
Storm debris travels down the Connecticut River
The Day, New London, Conn.· 10 months agoJul. 13—OLD LYME — Boats that traveled along the Connecticut River Thursday between Old Lyme and Old Saybrook encountered debris washed downstream from recent strong storms in northern New England ...
A noxious weed threatens the CT River. Students created a device to join effort to eradicate it.
Hartford Courant via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe multi-million dollar threat to the lower Connecticut River from the invasive aquatic weed hydrilla has attracted attention from around the country, as scientists work on ways to contain ...
Steve Fagin: Swan song for swallows on the Connecticut River
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoOct. 5—The sky turned orange, pink, and then several shades of purple as the sun set over Goose Island on the Connecticut River in Lyme this week. We kayakers drifted with the current, waiting ...
Long Reviled as ‘Ugly,’ Sea Lampreys Finally Get Some Respect
Yale Environment 360 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe sucker-mouthed marine lamprey has been dismissed as grotesque and a threat to sport fish. But fisheries managers in New England and the Pacific Northwest are recognizing the ecological importance ...
Steve Fagin: The Greatness of Great Island
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 22—A gusty breeze kicked up whitecaps near the mouth of the Connecticut last week as our flotilla of six kayaks approached the southern tip of Great Island. High-pitched chirps of circling ...
Steve Fagin: Poking into Stonington's hidden coves
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 8—Moments after kayaking beneath a bridge at the mouth of Stonington's Quiambaug Cove the other day, Andy Lynn, Phil Plouffe and I encountered a great egret imperiously perched on a rock ...
Steve Fagin: The Bridges of New London County: A quiz
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 6—Because all streams and rivers in Connecticut flow north to south, and many roads line up east-west, the state has plenty of bridges. Drivers see these spans only through their windshields ...
New London group competes for Old Saybrook's Lynde Point Lighthouse
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 13—The Lynde Point Lighthouse is a beacon in the fight for public access now that the New London Maritime Society has set its sights on the historic structure sequestered in the tony enclave ...
