Tag: Essex

• October 1, 2023. Essex to Cooperstown, NY.

  I haven’t written anything about it up until now because there wasn’t anything to report. But today, the start of October, was our first fall “leaf-peeping” day of the trip so far (albeit probably at least a week or so off from the peak) as we travelled from Essex to Cooperstown, NY. Cooperstown, renowned for…

  Rackley

  October 2, 2023

  Travel

  Baseball Hall of Fame, Connecticut, Cooperstown, Essex, New York, Road-trip, Travel

• September 30, 2023. East Haddam, CT.

  Today, we ventured north about 20 minutes next to the Connecticut River to the town of East Haddam where an ancient ancestor of mine helped to establish the town many years ago. I’ve been to East Haddam before back in 2014 but I’d wanted to show it to Lorna since I first saw it. Nicholas…

  Rackley

  October 1, 2023

  Travel

  Ackley, Connecticut, East Haddam, Essex, Genealogy, Gillette Castle State Park, Goodspeed Opera House, Nicholas Ackley, Road-trip, Travel

• September 29, 2023. Nantucket to Essex, CT.

  We had a leisurely morning at the inn (checkout 11) before departing Nantucket on the 12:30 fast ferry back to Hyannis. We walked downtown to do a little more shopping and came across the usual funny items for sale that one often sees in tourist hotspots like this. Fortunately, in Nantucket, we were able to…

  Rackley

  September 30, 2023

  Travel

  Connecticut, Essex, Ferry, Massachusetts, Nantucket, Rhode Island, Road-trip, Travel