East Haddam, Connecticut

East Haddam, on the east side of the Connecticut River, is famous for the historic Goodspeed Opera House and neighboring Gelson House inn and restaurant.

It's a village noted for its music as well as musical drama.

At the southern end of the town is Gillette Castle State Park, crowned by the weird and eerie castle-mansion built by famous Victorian actor-millionaire William Gillette.

At the foot of the hill holding Gillette Castle, the historic Chester-Hadlyme ferry carries cars across the broad Connecticut River in the warmer months, as it has for centuries.

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