At the end of most growing seasons, tomatoes and potatoes suffer a bit of late blight—a extremely deadly disease responsible for the Irish potato famine in the mid-1800s.However, the disease has been spotted early in Connecticut.
DEP's Great Park Pursuit Concludes Fourth Year The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection has announced the winners of the Great Park Pursuit, a seven-week outdoor adventure in which more than 150 families participated in various activities at different State Parks and Forests.
Connecticut-Made Pikes Draw Interest, 150 Years After John Brown The spears that John Brown ordered from a Connecticut blacksmith for his abolitionist army were fearsome, primitive things. Nearly seven feet long, the pikes had 10-inch steel blades made for slashing and impaling those who resisted the slave rebellion Brown envisioned.
