Mystic Country has kindly made us aware of a bunch of “retro” activities in their region. These are activities that are a throwback to an earlier era that are still going strong in the 21st century. Some of these great places…
- Connecticut’s oldest Agricultural Fair, the Brooklyn Fair (1809) that is held in August
- A boardwalk with 1940 era art-deco buildings at Ocean Beach Park in New London
- Bowling at Lucky Strike Lanes (1954) in Mansfield
- General stores:
- H.L. Reynolds Co. General Store (1859) in Lyme
- The Mansfield General Store (1856) in Mansfield Center
- Lunch at Carson’s Store (1907) in Noank
- Movies at the Mansfield Drive-In Theater (1954) in Mansfield
- Skating at the Galaxy Roller Rink (1955) in Groton
- Antique soda – root-beer, cream, sarsaparilla and birch beer sodas from Hosmer Mountain Soda (1912)
- Takeout from:
- Hank’s Dairy Bar (1957) in Plainfield
- Sea Swirl in Mystic (1955), the site of an original Carvel’s
- Harry’s Place (1920) in Colchester, which is on the National Registry of Historic Places
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