Locally Grown History

🎄🏠 Step Inside the Holiday Magic! ✨Get inspired at the Ridgefield Holiday House Tour—a cherished annual tradition where elegance, history, and festive design come together in perfect harmony.
🏡 Step inside six uniquely stunning homes, each beautifully styled by talented interior designers and welcoming homeowners. Discover how timeless holiday style is artfully woven into every corner!

📅 Saturday, December 6, 2025
🕘 Choose a timed entry at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 1:00 p.m.
🎟️ Start your day at the historic Lounsbury House—pick up your tickets, shop the curated Holiday Market, and enter to win fabulous raffle prizes from local businesses!

🚌 Relax and ride! Enjoy complimentary bus transportation from home to home, with two convenient stops near Lounsbury House.

For tickets https://ridgefieldhistoricalsociety.org/programs-events/house-tour
📩 Questions? Reach out at [email protected] or call 203-438-5821.

Celebrate Earth Day with Great Mountain Forest! 🌱
Since April 22, 1970, Earth Day has gone from a single event to a worldwide movement 🌎—celebrated in over 193 countries!
It’s all about coming together to protect and preserve this incredible planet we call home.✨ This year, for Great Mountain Forest’s Earth Day
events in Norfolk! 🌿 We’ve planned inspiring programs:
Saturday April 6th at 1:00 PM - Spring Ephemeral Wildflower Walk!
Sunday April 7th at 1:00 PM - Build a Toad House!
At GMF, we believe Earth Day isn’t just one day! It’s a powerful call to action to build a greener, more🌍 sustainable future for everyone. 💪💚
🌱 Will you join us? Let’s make every day Earth Day!
👉 Email [email protected] to get registration information

🎿 Celebrate 99 Years of Tradition at Jumpfest in Salisbury! 🎉
Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Jumpfest 2025 is just around the corner, happening January 31 - February 2. This iconic event, now in its 99th year, is a cherished tradition in Salisbury, featuring:
The thrilling Human Dog Sled Race 🐕❄️
Exciting ski jumps at 20, 30, and 70-meter hills
The Junior National Ski Jumping Championships
But that's not all! This year, don’t miss The Jump, a heartwarming new program by CPTV. This inspiring film tells the extraordinary story of Salisbury’s dedicated community, who came together to save their beloved ski jump. 🌟 It’s a tale of resilience, volunteerism, and local pride, featuring a heroic Salisbury athlete who overcame polio and went on to represent the U.S. at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Italy. 🇺🇸❄️ The Jump is now available online:
https://www.ctpublic.org/watch/collaborative-features/the-jump
And on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/7V0MttFiRFc?si=5PlmRyKSee-Ka6QL
Come for the jumps, stay for the history, and be part of this amazing tradition. 🏔️✨
📍 See you at Jumpfest, January 31 - February 2!

The Jump In a heartwarming story of small-town magic, the townspeople of Salisbury, Connecticut, unite to save their cherished ski jump spurred by a can-do spirit of ...