Hidden Gems Of Connecticut

MANCHESTER, CT — The latest trek to a Hidden Gem in Connecticut goes over the river and through the woods to a secluded part of Manchester, where a ropes course is making a comeback from the coronavirus pandemic.

The Manchester Ropes Challenge Course reopened this year after a pandemic-related the lockdown and is again offering the rare opportunity for people to try a high-ropes climb.

Typically, climbing is reserved for groups and organizations who have gone through our team-building and empowerment programs, but anyone and everyone can try it out.

On Oct. 23, members of the public can come to the course and play. Organizers are asking for a small donation that will be used to help revitalize the course.

The course is also in need of some help from the community on a few beautification tasks.

Manchester Ropes Challenge Course is located in the woods next to the Veterans Memorial Soccer Fields at 180 Hillstown Road near Manchester Community College.

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The Hidden Gems series features out-of-the-way mom and pop restaurants, small specialty stores you may have never heard of, little-known historical markers or beautiful nature spots that may be a bit off the beaten path, all located within Connecticut. Other columns in this series for 2021 include:

• 4-H Education Center at Auerfarm
• Fuego Picante Food Truck
• The Amistad
• 9/11 memorials
• Club Champion Golf Fitters
• New England Civil War Museum and Research Center
• Avery's Soda
• Salt 2.0 Restaurant
• The Grave of Jonathan, The Original Husky
• Golden Gavel Auction House
• Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut
• The Cogswell Temperance Fountain
• The Old State House
• BouNom Bakery
• Union Pond Park/Jay Howroyd Fitness Trail
• The Submarine Force Museum/USS Nautilus
• The UConn Dairy Bar
• Grove Hill Cemetery, Vernon
• Backwoods Smokin' BBQ
• The Ranch House
• Connecticut State Police Museum
• Berlin Historic District
• Connecticut Parachutists Skydiving Club
• Tail Winds Ice Cream Shop
• The MLK Mural
• The Hilltop Restaurant and Bar
• Fork & Fire
• Lena's Italian Kitchen
• The Benedict Arnold Trail
• Swank Pearce
• Vernon Depot Historic Park
• Farr's Sporting Goods
• Robs Drivin Diner

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