Seymour Public Library to host talk on history of Keith Mitchell Forest

 

Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton to hold presentations on hiking

This talk is designed for people who are seeking the skills and confidence to explore Shelton’s 32-mile trail system (and beyond). 

Topics include being prepared, finding your way, evaluating trail hazards, and the benefits of local hiking. How do you keep from getting lost? What if there’s a bear? What’s the best way to avoid ticks? Find the answers to these common questions and gain some practical tips for the trails.

Teresa Gallagher has been the city’s Natural Resource Manager since 2006, making use of her degrees in environmental science and geology. She supports the Shelton Trails Committee and has been involved with the creation and maintenance of the City’s trail system since the mid-1990s.

The sessions will be held at Plumb Memorial Library.
Three dates are available. Please register to save your spot.

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6 p.m.:
https://sheltonlibrarysystem.org/.../suburban-hiking-101.../

Saturday, Feb. 22, 10 a.m.:
https://sheltonlibrarysystem.org/.../suburban-hiking-101.../

Tuesday, March 4, 6 p.m.:
https://sheltonlibrarysystem.org/.../suburban-hiking-101.../

This is shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

Archaeologist to discuss CT hiking trails in program at Seymour Historical Society

SEYMOUR - Former Connecticut state archaeologist Nicholas Bellantoni will discuss Connecticut's hiking trails at 2 p.m. Sept. 29 at Seymour Historical Society.

The Society is at 59 West St. Doors open at 1 p.m. Admission is free for members, $5 for nonmembers. Seating is limited.

Connecticut’s hiking trails are lined with ruins of Revolution War camps, Native American settlements, abandoned mansions and more.

These sites – including some in the Naugatuck Valley - will be the focus of a program led by Dr. Bellantoni, the former Connecticut state archaeologist whose folksy storytelling breathes life into historic locations and events.

He has co-authored a book, “Hiking Ruins of Southern New England,” which offers ideas for easy walks in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.

Even if you’re not the outdoors type, you’ll enjoy Dr. Bellantoni’s stories about an old lime kiln (in Seymour), a 19th-century amusement park, and old rock quarries littered with rusting equipment.

This is shared from Seymour Historical Society's Facebook page.