Lake Waramaug, Connecticut

Northwestern Connecticut is wonderful for a visit, a land of covered bridges, pretty lakes and comfy inns.

To stay overnight here in summer, you've got to plan your visit and make reservations for accommodations, as they are relatively few, and fill early.

The drive around the lake can be done in less than an hour if you don't stop—but stopping is the whole point!

Stop for a meal, afternoon tea, a drink or overnight at one of the inns (Hopkins Inn, Lakeview Inn, or The Boulders).

Taste some of the wines made from French-American hybrid grapes at the Hopkins Vineyard on Hopkins Road in Warren CT.

Stop for sure at Lake Waramaug State Park for a swim, a picnic or a snooze on the grassy lawns. If you want to camp, you must reserve one of the 88 good lakeside tent campsites in advance.

North on CT Route 45 is the town of Cornwall Bridge, named for its pretty old-fashioned red covered bridge, with a stop and a photo.

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