Local Charm

It's easy to be dismissive of what Connecticut has to offer, despite being a New England state, it has always seemed to be lacking when compared to the others. We aren't known for our beaches, blocked off from the Atlantic by Long Island, there are no mansions to tour, islands to visit for a long weekend, and despite being given credit for inventing the lobster roll, only a resident of Connecticut would bother to look that up. Yet, if I'm willing to let go of the idea that I need to book a ferry to Block Island to soak in some New England charm and simply drive twenty minutes down the road, I can have breakfast on a stone patio overlooking a river that flows into the...