Festival Days: July 17, Kent, CT


HVA Housatonic River Day, Kent, CT
sponsored by the Housatonic Valley Association (HVA)

Join HVA, Rainwater Farm and the Kent Land Trust for a festive celebration of the Housatonic River.

Start the day with a walk on the Appalachian Trail along the river led by HVA Land Protection Director Elaine LaBella and Ann Sherwood of the Appalachian Mountain Club Trails Committee. Learn about the Trail’s history and the river’s ecosystem. Meet at 9 a.m. for this four-hour, five-mile walk at Southgate Trail Head, River Road in Kent. Wear good walking shoes. Bring water and a snack. Participants may return to their cars by foot or shuttle ride.  Reservations required.

Then visit Rainwater Farm and the Kent Land Trust on Route 7, south of the monument. Starting at noon, there will be activities for the whole family including games and contests, river walks, farm tours. There will be food vendors, home grown vegetables, farm-fresh barbecued chicken, special presentations on riverside buffer gardens and invasive species and music. Artist paint-out and more. For hike reservations and further information call, 860-672-6678.