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"Erase those lingering doubts about where to go, what to see, and where to eat and sleep. . . . [This book] has all of the references you need and then some."
--The Hartford Courant (Connecticut)

"There is such a wealth of information on places to see and things to do, moms and dads will have a hard time choosing what to pick first."
--Greenwich Magazine (Connecticut)

Written by a parent, for parents, this opinionated, personal, and easy-to-use guide has hundreds of ideas to keep the kids entertained for an hour, a day, or a weekend! Fun with the Family™ Connecticut leads the way to amusement parks, historical attractions, children’s museums, wildlife habitats, festivals, parks, and much more.
The whole family will enjoy:

• Picking their own strawberries, jostaberries, peaches, and pumpkins at   Middlefield’s Lyman Orchards
• Tubing down the Farmington River—a 2.5-mile journey of water, sun, and    relaxation
• Acting as dinosaur archaeologists by creating plaster casts of prehistoric animal    tracks at Dinosaur State Park in Rocky Hill
• Discovering how ice cream is made at Bolton’s Fish Family Farm Creamery and    Dairy

Doe Boyle is a lifelong Connecticut shoreline resident and an accomplished writer and editor. She is author of Globe Pequot's Guide to the Connecticut Shore as well as a dozen children's books. She lives in Madison, Connecticut.