On the Road in Northern Connecticut: Connecticut Casino
Former Springfield City Councilor now Connecticut businessman Anthony Ravosa, Jr. discusses his role in a partnership proposing a casino in East Hartford to keep Connecticut gambling dollars in that state and challenge the MGM Resorts International Casino scheduled to open in downtown Springfield in 2017.
On the Road in Northern Connecticut: Ovation Guitars
After it was sold and closed in 2014, many thought that it was the end of the line for US production of Ovation Guitars in CT, which had been in New Hartford for 47 years, and production of all Ovation guitars was sent overseas to Asia. However, after a recent purchase by Drum Workshop, former Ovation plant workers made a pitch to their new owners to resurrect production right here in the United States, and as a result the plant is reopening and guitars bearing the iconic local Ovation brand name will be made in Connecticut once again!
On the Road in Northern Connecticut: Hartford Stage
Jennifer Roberts, Director of Education for Hartford Stage professional theater company discusses that organizations’ 16 year old “Connections” education program which has reached more than 60,000 students in classrooms in almost 50 communities across the state of Connecticut.
On the Road in Northern Connecticut: Tobacco History
Early New England settlers found the Windsor, CT area’s sandy loam the perfect soil for growing tobacco and by the mid-19th century the “Tobacco Valley,” ran from Hadley, Massachusetts, to Hartford, Connecticut.
In 1988, aware of the disappearing tobacco culture in the valley, local residents established the Connecticut Valley Tobacco Historical Society. Its mission was to preserve the stories and artifacts that made up such a significant part of the area’s identity. Producer Dave Fraser visits the Luddy/Taylor Tobacco Museum in Windsor, CT as well as the Connecticut Valley Tobacconist Store in Enfield to learn more about the agricultural history of tobacco.
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Historical Society
Connecticut Valley Tobacconist Store
