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Two Local Rocks Featured In National Geographic

One boulder is in Stonington and another in Mystic

Caitlin Marquis, Neighbor
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Two local boulders have been featured in the "Pet Rocks" photo gallery in the March 2012 issue of National Geographic Magazine.

Photographer Fritz Hoffmann captured photos of one erratic, or a rock that has been delivered from far away by a glacier, next to a parking lot in Mystic and another boulder in the O'Boyle's yard in Stonington.

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Accompanying the photo gallery, National Geographic provided an informative piece on the history of glacial erratics written by Hannah Holmes.

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