Courant Community Newspaper Coverage of Our Walktober Event on the Historic Clark Property

Canterbury Historical Society

November 14, 2016

On October 28, 2016, the historical society once again participated in The Last Green Valley’s annual Walktober event, welcoming visitors to the historic Captain John Clark in property in Canterbury for a walk and talk. Thanks to reporter Denise Coffey of the Courant Community newspaper for this coverage of the event.
http://www.courant.com/community/canterbury/hc-kn-canterbury-walktober-1110-20161108-story.html

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