Treasures of Southeastern Connecticut Book Features Avalonia Properties
The Day is very excited about their newest hardcover, coffee-table book, Treasures of Southeastern Connecticut: Our Proud History of Preserving Scenic Woodlands, Farms, the Shoreline and Other Natural Gems.
It highlights many of the land preserves, waterways and farms your organization has worked so diligently to protect – in fact, some of the essays, photographs and reference materials in this 144-page, full-color volume were provided by your own members.
The bulk of the book was written by Great Outdoors columnist Steve Fagin and Dirk Langeveld, a marketing editor at The Day.
The publication is the latest addition to the collection of books The Day has produced over the years. It is scheduled to be released in early December.
Some details about the book…
Oversized (11.125” x 9.5”) coffee-table book
Hardcover with dust jacket
144 full-color pages featuring professional and reader submitted images with accompanying essays
Ships in early December
Pre-sale price: $29.95 (pre-sale ends October 31st); retail price $39.95
ISBN: 9781597257831
This book celebrates our coastline, waterways, state parks and preserves that remain unspoiled in the region. Here is a listing of featured essays:
· Bluff Point, Groton
· Haley Farm State Park, Groton
· Barn Island, Stonington
· Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford
· Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme
· Pachaug State Forest, Griswold/Voluntown/North Stonington
· Minnie Island, Montville/Salem
· Nehantic State Forest, Lyme/East Lyme/Salem
· Selden Island, Lyme
· Gillete Castle State Park, East Haddam
· Avalonia Land Conservancy, Stonington/North Stonington/Preston/Griswold
· Hoffman Preserve, Stonington
· The Knox Preserve, Stonington
· Groton Open Space Association
· The Nature Conservancy
· Oswegatchie Hills and Save The River, Save the Hills, East Lyme/Waterford
· Lyme Land Conservation Trust
· The Preserve, Old Saybrook, Essex, Westbrook
· Riverside Park, New London
· Ocean Beach Park/Alewife Cove, New London
· Connecticut College Arboretum, New London
· Lantern Hill, Ledyard/North Stonington
· Poquetanuck Cove Preserve, Gales Ferry
· Morgan R. Chaney Sanctuary, Montville
· Mohegan Park, Norwich
· Uncas Leap, Norwich
· Beriah Lewis Farm, North Stonington
· New Mercies Farm, Lyme
· Holmberg Orchards, Ledyard
· Sankow’s Beaver Brook Farm, Lyme
· Morgan Farm, Ledyard
· Old Orchard Farm, East Lyme
· Tiffany Farms, Lyme
· Long Island Sound
· Connecticut River
· Pawcatuck River
· Eightmile River
· Shetucket River
· Sandy Point
· Salmon River
For a limited time the book is selling at a special rate of $29.95 (plus tax and shipping, if applicable) – this pre-sale will end on October 31st, 2018. Books can be pre-ordered at theday.com/cttreasures.
