America’s fifth state just turned 225, and we’re honoring the Constitution State with these five reasons we love Connecticut.
1. It’s bursting with New England charm.

Connecticut’s New England charm (Image: That Hartford Guy used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Connecticut’s New England charm (Image: Ken Zirkel)

Connecticut’s New England charm (Image: Francisco Anzola)
2. Nature is still the defining character of the landscape.

Connecticut’s landscape (Image: ReefTECK used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Connecticut’s landscape (Image: dannyfowler used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Connecticut’s landscape (Image: Mike Poresky)
3. And the colors are breathtaking come fall.

Connecticut’s fall foliage (Image: eschipul used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Connecticut’s fall foliage (Image: Dougtone used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Connecticut’s fall foliage (Image: citizenswaine)
4. Connecticut’s local farms are bursting with a bounty of fresh produce.

Connecticut’s bountiful produce (Image: stepnout)

Connecticut’s bountiful produce (Image: ben pollard used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)

Connecticut’s bountiful produce (Image: Dougtone used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license)
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