Sixteen Connecticut State Parks offered special hikes Wednesday as part of a program called First Day Hikes. The state wants people to start the year by hitting the trails out in its parks.

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Others, however, may want to put their best foot forward and celebrate New Year's Day in nature. The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection State Parks Division, along with ...

DEEP said they responded to Haddam Meadows State Park after a body was found around 2:30 p.m. The person was later identified as 69-year-old Steven Bauer, of Middletown. Free 24/7 Connecticut news ...

“A First Day Hike is the perfect way to start off the new year by getting outside with friends and family at one of Connecticut’s picturesque State Parks or Forests,” said DEEP Commissioner ...