Submit Your Photos
Looking at Old Saybrook from Old Lyme, Kathleen DeMeo
You can help us show how special and important the Zone and the Connecticut River are by sharing your photos of favorite locations and activities in the area. Please submit your photos of scenic river views, wildlife, plants and terrain, sunsets and more so we can inspire more people to care about the river.
The Connecticut River Gateway Commission will feature photographs on its website, social media (Facebook and Instagram), and within printed outreach materials. We can use only photos taken within the Zone and we will post photos in season.
Thank you for submitting your photos. Together, we can make sure the Connecticut River and the special places within the Zone are cherished for generations to come.
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100s of Years Quarrying Granite in the Lower Connecticut River Valley
With help from the Connecticut River Gateway Commission, the Middlesex Land Trust preserved a quarry in Haddam Neck. The Brainerd Quarry Preserve offers ridgeline paths with breathtaking views of the Connecticut River and Haddam Meadows State Park. In the 18th century, granite blocks were split from outcroppings and sent down the steep hillside to be shipped via the river to New York, Philadelphia, and even New Orleans for construction.