When most of us think about quintessential New England, we think of a charming hamlet, complete with a village green, rainbow-hued cottages and boats moored in the harbor—all caressed by the salty spray of the sea. In other words, Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport.
Just five minutes off Interstate 95, between New York and Boston, Mystic could be a throwback to another century—a time when whaling ships plied the Atlantic and sailors set off for exotic ports of call. Groups can explore this maritime heritage at a re-created New England seafaring village and view the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden whaling ship in the world, or they can watch shipwrights hard at work restoring the Mayflower II.
Visitors can tour specialty shops, sample free fudge at a local bakery or sit down for a meal at any number of group-friendly restaurants. If a group is interested in a nautical experience for themselves, they can go on a river cruise aboard a 1908 steamboat or on a navy launch.
For more on Mystic Seaport, reach out to Margaret Milnes or go to mysticseaport.org.
Top photo: The Charles W. Morgan in the harbor at Mystic Seaport
Photo by Mystic Seaport
