Events

Charcoal hike at Highland Park

Birch Mountain Road parking lot 78 Birch Mountain Road, Manchester, CONNECTICUT

Strenuous 4.25-mile walk over rough terrain to visit a charcoal mound on the east side of Case Mountain. We will also visit the Adirondack-style summer house at Upper Case Pond, […]

Tour of West Cemetery

271 Spencer Street, Manchester ct 271 Spencer St, Manchester, United States

Walking tour plus stone-cleaning demonstration at the West Cemetery, which was laid out in 1740, when the land was part of East Hartford. It became part of Manchester in 1823, […]

Railroad history walk

2 main street manchester ct 2 Main Street, Manchester, CT, United States

Hikers will have an easy, fairly flat, walk along the former railroad, built in 1869 to connect the Cheney silk mills to the main rail line in the North End. […]

Walking tour in Center Memorial Park

Town Hall 41 Center Street, Manchester, CT, United States

We'll visit the monuments in the park, noting the memorials to soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, Civil War, and Spanish American War. About one hour, and about one […]

Landmark District walking tour

146 Hartford Road, Manchester 146 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT, United States

Free history walk in the Cheney Brothers National Historic Landmark District, co-sponsored by the District Commission, and the CT State Community College Manchester Institute of Local History. This two-hour walk […]

New Year’s Day walk on the Great Lawn

146 Hartford Road, Manchester 146 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT, United States

This free history walk features the “Great Lawn” and proceeds along streets and lawn to view historic mansions and the nine acres purchased by the Town in 2005 for open […]