The Willimantic River is often referred to as one of the Quiet Corner’s most valuable natural attributes. Each year the RiverFest, sponsored by the Willimantic Whitewater Partnership (WWP), offers ...

There are few things better than connecting trails and preserves that pass through fields, woods and forests across the state. One of those is connecting open space parcels and preserves that protect ...

A woman in Willimantic was pulled from her sinking car Monday night by strangers who ran to help her. According to Willimantic Fire Chief Marc Scrivener, the driver was having mechanical issues and ...

“To the lost man, to the pioneer penetrating a new country, to the naturalist who wishes to see the wild land at its wildest, the advice is always the same — follow the river. The river is the ...

Prior to 1821, the town of Willimantic wasn’t known by one word. It was known as “Willimantic Falls.” The Willimantic River “drops” some 90 feet in just a little over a mile. The earliest mills in the ...