Harkness Memorial State Park is the former estate of Edward Stephen Harkness and his wife Mary Stillman Harkness. Edward and Mary were the beneficiaries of a fortune amassed by Edward’s father Stephen V. Harkness, who was a silent partner of John D. Rockefeller in the Standard Oil Corporation. During their lifetimes, Edward and Mary donated an estimated $200 million ($2 billion in today’s dollars) to innumerable charitable, cultural, educational, and health related organizations. In Connecticut, their generosity is reflected in buildings donated to Connecticut College, Yale University, and Trinity College. Lunch was at the Black Sheep Resturant
1st Day Of Summer Was Riverquest Boat Cruise & Black Seal Restaurant In Essex
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A trip to the lower Connecticut River and experienced an area that has been labeled by The Nature Conservancy as “One of the Last Great Places”. The cruise was comfortable, relaxing and safe. This is a great cruise for family, relatives from out of town or just to come for river ride. During the cruise they could see Essex Harbor and Coves, The Great Meadow, Hamburg Cove, Joshua Rock, Nott Island, the towns of Old Lyme, Lyme, Essex, Deep River and more. We will also see local wildlife, including Bald Eagles, Osprey and lots more.
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