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	LIVING AND WORKING IN NORTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT
		Connecticut residents are served by several airports, with the ideal choice depending upon one's destination and proximity.
		Connecticut is host to numerous excellent restaurants offering a variety of fare and ambiance, from formal, top-flight dining establishments with extensive wine menus to more informal local eateries.
		Connecticut is ideally situated within 90 minutes of Boston and Providence, and within three hours of New York City, allowing residents easy access to the pleasures and diversions of leading urban centers.
	www.engr.uconn.edu /SoE/living_in_ct.html (1308 words)

	Quiet Corner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Quiet Corner is a region of the state of Connecticut, located in the northeastern corner of the state.
		The Quiet Corner is known for being underpopulated and isolated in contrast with the rest of Connecticut, with many of its towns having populations below 5,000.
		Major attractions in the Quiet Corner include the main University of Connecticut campus in Storrs; Route 169, a National Scenic Byway running north-and-south through the region; the Prudence Crandall House Museum in Canterbury; the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry; and the many antiques shops of Pomfret, Putnam, and Woodstock.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quiet_Corner_(Connecticut) (413 words)

	Yankee Magazine - Autumn Splendor in Northeastern Connecticut's Quiet Corner (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Willimantic is one of many former mill towns in the Quiet Corner that helped bring prosperity to this region in the 19th century.
		By the mid-1800s, northeastern Connecticut was crisscrossed with railroad lines; some brought Manhattanites looking for summer retreats, one being local-boy-made-good Henry C. Bowen, who built his Roseland Cottage here in 1846.
		Self-dubbed the "Quiet Corner," the region offers attractions that are subtle in nature: The most rewarding discoveries come after a little digging.
	www.yankeefoliage.com /tour/ct.php (2209 words)

	Autumn In New England Part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		With a well-defined town center, it is in the heart of Connecticut's farm country as is shown by its 140-year-old annual farm fair.
		Therefore, as one of Connecticut's leading citizens and wealthy as well, he was ready and qualified to hold office, so he ran for the general assembly in 1730 and held that office until 1760.
		Next, he was a justice in the county's probate and superior courts, a colonel in the twelfth Connecticut regiment, deputy governor in 1766, and governor in 1769.
	www.romartraveler.com /RomarPages/AutumnNewEng_2.html (2644 words)

	An "Undiscovered" Antiques Show in Connecticut's Quiet Corner ; Maine Antique Digest, June 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Most, however, felt as Woodbury, Connecticut, dealer Susanne Gray did, that the show seemed to be "undiscovered," and that it had not yet gained the recognition it deserved in the antiques field.
		Preshow advertisements said it was in "Connecticut's quiet corner," along the Nutmeg State's northern and eastern borders with Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
		The three dozen or so Connecticut communities along I-395, which runs north-south through the "quiet corner," are relatively small historic towns and villages with miles of attractive rural open space between them.
	www.maineantiquedigest.com /articles/jun02/dan0602.htm (1269 words)

	Brooklyn Travel Story Part 3
		We had such a wonderfully peaceful time in our short stay in Brooklyn, Connecticut that we decided to revisit the "Quiet Corner." With so many places to see, returning to a destination is something we rarely, if ever, will do.
		The time we chose to visit the quiet corner was the Columbus Day Weekend and it happened to also be their 14th Annual Walking Tour Weekend.
		The Connecticut Repertory Theater is the producing offshoot of the University of Connecticut’s Drama Department and brings the dramatic arts to this area.
	thecelebritycafe.com /travel/brooklyn_connecticut_2004_11-3.html (1578 words)

	QUIET CORNER SHHH HOME PAGE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		QUIET CORNER SHHH, INC., IS A CHAPTER OF SELF HELP FOR HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE, INC. ("SHHH"), WHICH IS THE LARGEST CONSUMER ORGANIZATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HARD OF HEARING.
		QUIET CORNER SHHH, INC. ("QC SHHH") IS LOCATED IN ASHFORD, CONNECTICUT, IN THE "QUIET CORNER".
		Self Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc., is a non-profit, tax exempt organization and depends on donations from individuals like you to support its educational programs which include educational efforts directed at state and federal legislators regarding the special needs of people who have a hard time hearing.
	www.quietcornershhh.org (396 words)

	Connecticut Bed and Breakfast, Elias Child House, CT B&B, Woodstock CT, Connecticut's Quiet Corner Lodging
		Elias Child House, a Woodstock, Connecticut Bed and Breakfast, is the perfect place for lodging and a relaxing getaway.
		Perrin Road is extremely lightly traveled, so city dwellers may have trouble sleeping due to the silence, which may be punctuated by the singing of the night "critters" or the hooting of an owl.
		Woodstock is located in Connecticut's "Quiet Corner" www.ctquietcorner.org, which is part of the Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor, also known as "The Last Green Valley" www.thelastgreenvalley.org.
	www.eliaschildhouse.com (155 words)

	Connecticut Houses Rentals Pomfret Old Sturbridge Village - Carriage House
		This new and spacious hideaway is above another cottage unit with a separate entrance and, a canopied double bed, corner kitchen, a big farm table, as well as a sitting area with a sofabed and a gas-log woodstove.
		Connecticut's Quiet Corner is a rich tapestry of rolling hills and meadows, quaint antique, and specialty shops and scenic byways (Route 169, a nationally designated scenic road runs right through Pomfret and the Quiet Corner).
		A journey to Pomfret and the Quiet Corner seems like a world away but is easily accessible from New York City (3 hours), Boston (1.25 hours), and Hartford and Providence (45 minutes), Worcester (35 minutes).
	www.vrbo.com /19649 (616 words)

	Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret
		The rural beauty of Connecticut’s Quiet Corner surrounds Connecticut Audubon’s newest facility in the northeastern region of the state.
		The Connecticut Audubon Center at Pomfret is a new community-based nature center that offers environmental education programs, bird walks and many opportunities to learn about and explore the natural world.
		This new facility serves as the gateway to the adjoining 700-acre Connecticut Audubon Bafflin Sanctuary with its vast rolling meadows, forests, streams and fertile grassland habitats.
	www.ctaudubon.org /OLD/centers/pomfret/pomfret.htm (172 words)

	EASTCONN
		The "Quiet Corner" or northeast Connecticut is inviting applicants to explore teaching opportunities within the region's numerous school districts.
		Teach in the "Quiet Corner" and enjoy the small villages, stone walls, scenic country roads and rural landscapes of this picturesque region of Connecticut.
		Simply send a copy of your resume, certifications, and reference letters to EASTCONN "Quiet Corner" and your credentials will be forwarded to the region's school districts having teacher openings.
	www.eastconn.org /humanres_QuietCorner.htm (160 words)

	Connecticut Audubon Society
		The rural beauty of Connecticut’s "Quiet Corner" surrounds Connecticut Audubon Society's newest facility in the northeastern region of the state.
		The Connecticut Audubon Society's Center at Pomfret is a new community-based facility that offers environmental education programs, bird walks and many opportunities to learn about and explore the natural world.
		This new facility serves as the gateway to the adjoining 700-acre Connecticut Audubon Society Bafflin Sanctuary with its vast rolling meadows, forests, streams and fertile grassland habitats.
	www.ctaudubon.org /visit/pomfret.htm (1729 words)

	Boston.com / Real estate / Hearing the call of a 'quiet corner'
		According to Gosselin, there has been a steady uptick in home sales in Connecticut's so-called "quiet corner" to buyers from Hartford, Providence, and Boston's western suburbs, which are within an hour's drive.
		The "quiet corner" of Connecticut takes some getting use to, said Waskiewicz's wife, Valerie Waskiewicz, a Medford native.
		From a parochial perspective, there would seem to be a drawback to Connecticut: Much of the state roots for New York sports teams.
	www.boston.com /realestate/articles/2004/12/26/hearing_the_call_of_a_quiet_corner?pg=full (1115 words)

	Worcester Telegram & Gazette News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Under the consolidation, the Northeastern Connecticut Visitors District was closed and merged with the southeastern Connecticut district, creating a huge, diverse district that runs from Thompson to Long Island Sound.
		She said northeastern Connecticut tourism might be described as “mom and pop,” compared with southeastern Connecticut’s more “corporate” approach.
		The 21-town northeastern Connecticut area, promoted as “the Quiet Corner,” boasts of town commons, scenic roads, bed-and-breakfasts and attractions such as the Prudence Crandall House Museum in Canterbury and Roseland Cottage in Woodstock.
	telegram.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060608/NEWS/606080477/1002 (741 words)

	TheRide.tv -- Printable Directions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		At the intersection of 12 and 14, you have the option to take a left and re-join 14 toward Connecticut or a right and loop the reservoir the loop is about 6 miles, and if you have the time we recommend this run.
		Steve and Mary enjoy riding the western part of Rhode Island, it is a tranquil rural run, with fabulous views of unspoiled forests, apple orchards, old farms and long stretches of stonewalls, dividing beautiful woodlands.
		Add about 10 miles to the odometer along route 14 and you are welcomed to the “quiet corner” of Connecticut.
	www.theride.tv /print2.htm (493 words)

	TownGreens.com Ashford Green (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A stone fence marks part of the western boundary and there is a remnant along the lower part of the eastern border of the green.
		The land slopes rather steeply from the north where the Babcock Cemetery is located to the southeast corner.
		The green appears much smaller than the original ten acres allotted because the dense wooded portion covers most of the site to the west of Fitts Road and a good portion to the east of it, or about two-thirds of the green.
	www.towngreens.com /greenlink/index.cgi/view/12 (193 words)

	SeeAmerica - Connecticut - Cities & Regions
		Between Rhode Island and the Connecticut River are charming villages,rolling farmlands,and a wave-lapped coast.
		Mystic and the Quiet Corner - Connecticut East
		Connecticut's cultural center, offers stupendous restaurants, events and sites that thrill you, plus Totally Amazing Facts, including the birthplace of the first hamburger and home of the first football game.
	www.seeamerica.org /visit_connecticut.jsp?type=cities (363 words)

	Quiet Corner & Norwich
		Mansfield, is home of the University of Connecticut which has a number of interesting museums on site, including a Museum of Puppetry.
		He is Connecticut’s state hero for his bravery, and subsequent loss of life, during the Revolutionary War.
		One of the most interesting museums in the Quiet Corner is located in Willlimantic.
	www.mestern.net /usa/connecticut/quiet/index.php (1370 words)

	Elias Child House B&B - Woodstock, Connecticut - BBOnline.com / Introduction
		Described as the 'mansion house' by the mid 1700's, the inn is set on 47 pastoral acres on a quiet country road.
		The Inn is located in a rural area on 47 acres of pasture and woodland.
		Located in the Quiet Corner of Connecticut the Inn is only...
	www.bbonline.com /ct/eliaschild/index.html (378 words)

	TownGreens.com Brooklyn Green (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		It is roughly a 1.75 acre square bounded on all four sides by streets as well as being diagonally crossed by them, thereby dividing it into four triangles.
		The Brooklyn Green is the nexus for the flow of traffic through Brooklyn and while it derives much of its character from that role, it also suffers from it.
		In 2001, Connecticut Department of Transportation and the Town of Brooklyn working on plans to change the road configuration to allow for better traffic flow without alerting the green substantially.
	www.towngreens.com /greenlink/index.cgi/view/11 (205 words)

	Worcester Telegram & Gazette Heritage T&G (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Korean-born, 20-year resident of Connecticut recently completed production of his first feature film, “Zen Man,” which was filmed at various locations throughout the Heritage region.
		Kim searched for areas in the Quiet Corner that seemed similar to his grandmother’s description of the places in Japan where his grandparents lived.
		Kim and Troop D’s unofficial Web site, the Connecticut State Police were the first state police agency in the United States to celebrate 100 years of active service, a fact that is showcased in the film.
	www.telegram.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060716/HERITAGE/607160474/1004/NEWS04 (708 words)

	Stonebridge Press Adds NE Connecticut Weekly Newspapers
		Beginning September 23, the Putnam Villager, Woodstock Villager and Thompson Villager, will be mailed weekly to every home in the Northeast Corner of Connecticut.
		A new office has been opened for Villager Newspapers in the historic Belding Mills Complex at 107 Providence Street in Putnam, Connecticut and a team of news, sales and support staff has started to work on the first issue of each of the newspapers.
		"The Quiet Corner of Connecticut has a real need for local community newspapers that are focused on local news," said Frank G Chilinski, president and publisher of Stonebridge Press, and its new division, Villager Newspapers.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-15-2005/0004108227&EDATE= (413 words)

	Boundless Playground
		The Killingly Quiet Corner Regional Lions Club, and the concerned citizens of the Northeast Corner, a playground that is over 70% accessible to children with disabilities is going to be built.
		Although we are mainly targeting the Northeast Corner of Connecticut (The Quiet Corner), residents from this tri-state area will participate in the fun, development and learning for all children.
		The Killingly Quiet Corner Regional Lions Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
	web.bryant.edu /~croethle/boundless_playground.htm (1106 words)

	TheRide.tv -- Printable Directions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This run is about 45 miles through what is known as the” quiet corner” of Connecticut and then on to Rhode Island's South County.
		The Quiet Corner is about charming villages surrounding classic town greens; scenic farm roads and ancient stone walls.
		With the pristine landscape of the quiet corner as a backdrop experience about 7 miles of fresh air country riding along route 169, as you are welcomed to Brooklyn, Connecticut.
	www.theride.tv /print26.htm (488 words)

	pomf5250 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Classic New England Cape tucked away on 3.69 rolling acres in the northeast corner of Connecticut's "Quiet Corner".
		Separate Carriage House over 2+ car garage offers private entrance, corner kitchen, full refurbished bath, 650 sq of living space and gas-log woodstove; ideal as in-law apartment, office, B&B or RENTAL unit.
		Connecticut's Quiet Corner is aptly described by The New York Times as "classic New England without traffic or kitsch."
	www.nerealty.com /homes/pomf5250.htm (268 words)

	Welcome to the Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
		Northeastern Connecticut today has the best of two worlds: prosperous industries and easy access to large cities; picturesque countryside and beautiful old homes.
		Business and Industry: The strength of the labor force of northeast Connecticut is rooted in a past that cherished hard work, craftsmanship, and innovation.
		The area towns have a number of sites available for industry and commercial enterprise, including large and small vacant parcels, existing facilities, historic mills and fully serviced municipal industrial parks.
	www.nectchamber.com (124 words)

	Town of Canterbury
		All others are not endorsed by the town and cannot be presumed to have official and reliable information.
		The Town is proud to participate in this CT Department of Information Technology and Connecticut Conference of Municipalities statewide effort to provide municipal information via the Internet.
		Every effort is made to include accurate and up-to-date information in good faith; however the Town takes no legal responsibility for the information provided or found as a consequence of this service nor for any loss or damage resulting from this information.
	www.munic.state.ct.us /CANTERBURY/index.htm (255 words)

	Brooklyn Commons - A 55+ Adult Housing Community within the borders of the Quiet Corner
		Construction of the homes is scheduled for June/July of 2006 with the first residents expected to be moved in for the Holidays.
		Welcome to Brooklyn Commons, a sophisticated 55+ active adult community being developed in the heart of Connecticut's Quiet Corner.
		Brooklyn is located at the crossroads of the Quiet Corner.
	brooklyncommons.com /index.htm (289 words)

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