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Visiting Topsmead State Forest is a little like stepping back in time to visit a gracious country estate in the early 1920’s. The property was once the summer home of Miss Edith Morton Chase, as astute business woman who built up a substantial real estate portfolio which included the present Topsmead State Forest, which she bequeathed to Connecticut when she died in 1972. Today you can join a free tour of the fine homestead (which is filled with 17th and 18th century English antiques) on the 2nd and 4th weekends of each month from June to October. There are several trails and pathways to explore through the beautiful gardens and informal picnicking is allowed all over the estate.
Address: Topsmead State Forest, Litchfield, CT 06759, Phone: 860-567-5694
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