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CT Trails Day Celebration Coming to Mansfield
Experience the great outdoors - locally! - with family and friends.
Fill up your water bottles and lace up those hiking boots. The nation's largest National Trails Day celebration is fast approaching.
Connecticut's National Trails Day Weekend 2013 is set for Saturday, June 1-Sunday June 2, and it promises to be a "fun-filled" event.
This year, participants can choose from nearly 300 events in over 150 towns on more than 560 miles of trail, according to the Connecticut Park & Forest Association.
So why not start the celebration in Mansfield?
Here's what to expect:
Hike
Saturday, June 1: 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Mansfield Hollow State Park/ Nipmuck Trail
Questions and to pre-register: Contact Debbie Tedford, (860) 373-8573
Paddle
Saturday, June 1: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; Willimantic River
Questions and to pre-register: call (860) 429-3015 x0
Park Maintenance
Saturday, June 1: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Eagleville Preserve
Questions: Contact John D. Calandrelli, (860) 236-4405, connecticut.chapter@sierraclub.org.
Nature Walk
Sunday, June 2: 1 p.m.-3p.m.; Mt. Hope Park
Questions and to pre-register: Contact leaders Tom & Sue Harrington, hoopoe@sbcglobal.net.
For a complete guide, visit the CT Woodlands Web site.
Happy trails!
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