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• Board of Directors Meetings
Click the icon at left for the monthly Board of Directors meeting schedule.
• Kids and books -- story trail walk
Come visit the Story Trail any time!
Kids, families, and adults are invited to our outdoor story trail. Park at the Land Trust’s cider barn, 330 Bush Hill Road, Manchester, and walk along the dirt road to the pavilion, to walk, read, and explore along the storybook trail. In cooperation with the Manchester Public Library, we periodically install a new book. The half-mile trail curls its way through a former apple orchard. Read more about the story trail here: story trail on our website.
• Giant Fundraising Tag Sale - Special Three-Day Opening
Friday, December 6, early shopping $5 admission 10:00 to 8:00, with free refreshments all day; Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and 8 from 10:00 to 3:00 each day (free admission) 
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Special three-day holiday tag sale -- check out the Christmas decor, entertaining needs such as tablecloths and stemware. At the former cider barn, 330 Bush Hill Road, Manchester (between Keeney Street and Hillstown Road), the Land Trust's farm property. The tag sale raises funds
to benefit the Trust and its land-preservation work. There are always loads of books, tools, golf clubs, dishes, artwork and frames, curiosities, furniture, machinery, household and sports items, near-antiques, glassware, toys, small appliances, music CDs, DVDs, holiday decor, and items both useful and decorative. Questions: Terry at 860-643-1823. You can
• Cheney Railroad history walk
Saturday, January 18, at 1:00 p.m., weather permitting
• Cheney Railroad history walk
Saturday, February 8 at 1:00 p.m.
South to North! NOTE LOCATION for beginning of this walk: Meet at the office steps, Fuss & O'Neill, 146 Hartford Road, Manchester. Hikers will trace the route of the former railroad, built in 1869 to connect the Cheney silk mills to the
main rail line in the North End. At 2.5 miles, it was the shortest private freight-and-passenger railroad in the United
States. We will start our hike in the South End, heading north toward Center Springs Park. We will see the town of Manchester improvements at the Park Street bridge and trestle over Center Street. Some of the hike will be along roads. About 3 miles round trip. Extreme weather cancels. No dogs, please. FREE. 1900 photo at right shows the depot of the South Manchester Railroad, located at that time just to the east of Cheney Hall. The depot was moved farther north in 1910, and is no longer in existence.
To enjoy the trail on your own, print a copy of this railroad map.
North to South, meeting north of the tracks that intersect Main Street near North Main Street (details below). 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. At 2.5 miles, it was the shortest freight-and-passenger railroad in the United
States. We will hike at a moderate pace along the one-mile portion owned by the Manchester Land Conservation Trust and then on to the bridge overlooking Center Springs Park and Bigelow Brook, about three miles round trip. Participants will hear about the history
of the railroad. Meet at the north
end of Main Street in Manchester, in the parking lot of the strip mall on the north (right) side of the tracks, across the tracks from the former Farr's Sporting Goods, 2 Main Street, Manchester,
CT 06042. Park at the southeast end of the strip mall, 220 North Main Street, or at the Eighth Utilities District office building, 18 Main Street (please do not park in
Farr's parking lot). A special favor will be given to children who attend the hike. We will hike if light snow or rain -- bring an
umbrella -- but extreme weather cancels. No dogs, please. Free.
To enjoy
the trail on your own, print a copy of this