Peoples State Forest in Barkhamsted is about the last place you’d expect to find a lighthouse. But here, more than 50 nautical miles from Long Island Sound, in the shade of oaks, maples, pine and ...

As we walked through the deep woods, the Barkhamsted Lighthouse remained hidden, yet it was all around us. Suddenly, my guide – Ken Feder, an anthropology professor at Central Connecticut State ...

The CT Files: The Barkhamsted LighthouseAlthough Connecticut is known for its rocky coast and the plethora of venerable harbor lights that guide sailors to safety, it is one particular, little-known ...

BARKHAMSTED >> The Barkhamsted Fourth of July parade was not only a celebration of American independence, but also a reunion of sorts. Some 150 members of The Barkhamsted Lighthouse Descendants ...

I mostly enjoyed Connecticut’s Hidden History, a 32-page insert included in our newspaper. As so often happens with the New Haven Register, one of the included stories got hijacked just as its ...

A state historic site in Barkhamsted that recently received an face lift fell victim to vandals. Someone spray painted the n-word as well as a male body part on the entrance sign to the Barkhamsted ...