The most common question I'm asked is if Mystic Pizza, the inspiration for the movie, "Mystic Pizza," was still serving. I'm so used to that question that when a woman pulled over in her van...
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I am working on an image-driven book about Mystic for a publisher with co-authors Kent and Meredith Fuller. Do you have any photos of a Mystic building/scenery/event you would like to be c...
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Mystic's Melissa Ryan works with the Deep Submergence team at NOAA's Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, and the team is conducting deep dives off of Puerto Rico during the month of April....
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Excerpt from my travel memoir: Mystic Seafarer's Trail: Secrets behind the 7 Wonders, Titanic's Shoes, Captain Sisson's Gold, and Amelia Earhart's Wedding : All alone out in Fishers Island Soun...
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I'm trying to find unclaimed bodies from the Metis shipwreck off Watch Hill, R.I. I have recently received a very interesting lead that I'm following up on. Anyone else know where there are un...
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First chapter of my travel memoir, Mystic Seafarer's Trail : 1 Wanted: Epic Adventure Shortly after stepping out of my new home with my hound for our first st...
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EXCERPT from Mystic Seafarer's Trail by Lisa Saunders The massacre at Fort Griswold, led by traitor Benedict Arnold in 1781, is no secret. But what continues to puzzle historians i...
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The “Tomb Chamber” revealed after a hurricane in the mid-1950s in Gungywamp. Don't miss this rare chance to visit this famous, yet very hidden site! I saw its mysteries feat...
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Need a presenter for your group? I am available to speak on the "7 Wonders and the Mystic Seafarer's Trail." THEME: Finding adventure in Mystic, Connecticut, named top "100 Adventure Town" ...
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After a five-year restoration, the Charles W. Morgan will depart Mystic Seaport to begin her 38th Voyage on Saturday, May 17 at 9:15 a.m. The ship will travel to New London, the fir...
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The following recipe was called "Jennie Lind Bread" by Julia Gates* (buried in Lower Mystic Cemetery). She was the sea captain's wife I featured in my book, MYSTIC SEAFARER'S TRAIL . In my las...
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I became interested in Julia Gates (buried in Lower Mystic Cemetery) when the Mystic River Historical Society showed me her mournful Christmas letter to her husband. Fearing he was lost at sea...
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Do you hold the key to finding what happened to Mystic's Captain Charles H. Gates and his son? There are no bodies under this memorial in the Lower Mystic Cemetery. The following is an excerpt...
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HAVE A FREE EVENT OR RECIPE TO SHARE? I accept submissions for free events (or the type where you can spend as little or as much as you want) and for simples recipes (I'm particularly look...
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WILL THE REAL FRANCES SAWYER WOLFE SISSON PLEASE STAND UP? I am currently writing an article about Frances Sawyer Wolfe Sisson, widowed twice by sea captain husbands, for a magazine ge...
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THE MYSTIC & NOANK LIBRARY OFFERS VISITORS A RESTFUL SPOT OVERLOOKING THE MYSTIC RIVER VALLEY TO ADD PIECES TO THEIR ONGOING COMMUNITY PUZZLE (PHOTO OF PUZZLE BY CINDY MODZELEWSKI). Vo...
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MYSTIC YANKEE POT ROAST by Cathy Mauritz Mystic Yankee Pot Roast is an excerpt from "The Mystic Woman's Club Cookbook - Sharing Our Best" (page 61): "The Mystic Woman's Club Cook...
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Watch the short video below of Dick Dixon of Old Mystic setting his punch on fire! This punch, known as FEUERZANGENBOWLE, is a German winter hot flaming punch made with red wine, rum and carme...
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Mystic's Captain Wolfe, the Civil War and the North Star THE NORTH STAR--DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT KNOWING HOW TO FIND IT. by Lisa Saunders Embarking from Mystic on an epi...
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Mystic Seafarer's Trail is available in the following Connecticut and Rhode Island shops and: Online as e-book or paperback: (AMAZON ) BANK SQUARE BOOKS of Mystic, CT THE DENISON HOMESTEAD ...
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I first became intrigued by Mystic’s dead while researching the “back stories” for my article, "The 7 Wonders of Mystic.” Deciding that the Memorial Arch of Elm Grove Cemetery was a “...
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Winter is the time for seal watching if you come to the Mystic area. Book your trip with Project Oceanolgy . A reporter filmed our excursion, which you can click on within the following excerpt ...
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There is an open house & party (for those over 21) at the Cottrell Brewery today, Sat, Feb 22, 3-6pm. I wrote about the owner and his discovery of Perry's Revenge--a shipwreck off Watch Hill, so ...
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Photo caption: The final resting place of Captain Charles Sisson in Lower Mystic Cemetery, Conn. His quest for gold during the California Gold Rush ended tragically, and later, his wife died ...
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Mystic, Connecticut, was named top "100 Adventure Towns" by National Geographic. You can embark on your own adventure in this historic seacoast community by following the Mystic Seafarer's Trail...
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