Rustic-chic private farm venue in scenic Stonington, CT 

Deans Mill Farm 

Built in the mid-1700s as a functioning livestock farm, Deans Mill Farm has gone through an evolution in recent decades. A full renovation of the historic buildings and rejuvenation of the surrounding 70+ acres has made the property into the incredible venue it is today. Deans Mill Farm now operates primarily as a private event space and five-room bed and breakfast tucked down a private road in Stonington, Connecticut. It shares its property with Dragonfly Equestrian Center and is home to dozens of horses. On the property lies meadows, hiking trails, beautiful fields and Dragonfly Disc Golf. The property can be rented for weddings, birthday parties and other special events. Additionally, the bed and breakfast can be rented by the room or reserved in its entirety for complete privacy. The Farm has the ability to host small private indoor events for up to 50 guests in the Farmhouse. Outdoor tented events are our specialty, with numerous locations on-site that are picturesque for your celebration. Outdoor tented celebrations can accommodate up to 250 guests.

New London County

Chris Rhatigan 

Hartford Metropolitan Area

Stonington-Mystic

Connecticut

Built in the mid-1700s as a functioning livestock farm, Deans Mill Farm has gone through an evolution in recent decades. A full renovation of the...

Twinkies. Hostess Cupcakes. Wonder Bread. Ding-Dongs. They will be gone forever, with reports that Hostess Brands, Inc.will sell off or close down its 82-year old business. Done in, the CEO claims, by labor union action. Hostess filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January. The company has been challenged by not only by snarly labor relations, and a national strike by its second-largest labor union, but also, <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324556304578122632560842670.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">posits the Wall Street Journal</a>, by consumers switching to healthier foods and high ingredient costs.  One caveat: The Journal says that Hostess has threatened liquidation before, and not followed through. The move puts <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/16/news/companies/hostess-closing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">18,500 workers out of their jobs</a>, CNN reports. What do you think about this end to a junk-food kingdom?

Twinkies. Hostess Cupcakes. Wonder Bread. Ding-Dongs.

They will be gone forever, with reports that Hostess Brands, Inc.will sell off or close down its 82-year old business. Done in, the CEO claims, by labor union action. Hostess filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January.

The company has been challenged by not only by snarly labor relations, and a national strike by its second-largest labor union, but also, <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324556304578122632560842670.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">posits the Wall Street Journal</a>, by consumers switching to healthier foods and high ingredient costs.  One caveat: The Journal says that Hostess has threatened liquidation before, and not followed through.

The move puts <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/16/news/companies/hostess-closing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">18,500 workers out of their jobs</a>, CNN reports. What do you think about this end to a junk-food kingdom?

Washington County

Joseph Hosey

Providence Metropolitan Area

Narragansett-South Kingstown

Rhode Island

Reports are that Hostess is starting to close down after a labor dispute. End of a beloved era, or good riddance to junk food heaven?