Nathan Hale School House
Nathan Hale School House, open from Memorial Day to Columbus Day, is open from Noon to 4:00pm. Over two hundred years old, this red building served as a school house from 1750 to 1799. In 1772, Yale Graduate Nathan Hale came to teach thirty-three pupils, all ranging from ages six to eighteen, until the winter of 1773. During this time, Nathan Hale taught his students from seven in the morning until nine in the evening, with only one hour's lunch break inbetween. Shortly after his teaching in East Haddam, Nathan Hale took a position in at a Union Grammer School in New London.
Devil's Hopyard State Park
Open from eight in the morning, until sunset, this state park offers a wide variety of entertainment, including camping, hiking Map of Hiking Trails- [2], fishing, and even scary folk tales. The most famous tale was the story of the Devil getting his tail wet in the famous Chapman Falls, and becoming so angry that he 'burned holes in the stones with his hooves.' Chapman Falls, fall over sixty feet over a series of steps in a Scotland Schist stone formation.
Gillette Castle State Park
Costing $6 for adults and $2 for children ages 6-12, Gillette's Castle offers plenty of hiking Maps of hiking trails (http://www.ct.gov/dep/lib/dep/stateparks/maps/gillettescastlemap.pdf, picniking, food, gifts, and even a tour inside of the stone-made castle designed by William Gillette between 1914 and 1919. Built from farmer's fieldstone from around the state, and supported by a steel frame, 25 men worked together for five years to complete this dream castle located on 84 acres of land. Gillette, born in Hartford Connecticut in 1853, is known for his portrayl of 'Sherlock Holmes' in his playwrights. Onlooking the Connecticut River on the Seventh Sister Hill, Gillette's magnificent architecture captures the essence of nature that surrounds the area.