Harkness Park July 8th

We LOVED Harkness!

We all enjoyed the tour of the mansion and the carriage house! Our tour guides were wonderful and shared so much information!

Once again, the kids loved the...

Sherwood Island July 8th

We almost didnt make the trip...thought we would get rained out, but it turned into a beautiful day...so glad we went.

The tour of the Waste Water Mgt. Facility was interesting and of course, the...

SemiFinalists June 26th

We had a great time, except for the Poison...

Thank You June 24th

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to say thank you for all that you have done this year .We saw and learned alot about our state. We live on the shoreline and have always loved the sound but we...

Peoples Camping Trip June 24th

The girls and I had a wonderful time this past weekend. We didnt fair well in the semifinals but did much better then I thought we would. The girls and I had fun trying anyway. It was ncie to see our...

We made the finals June 23rd

We had an awesome time at all the Great Park Pursuit events and wanted to thank everyone involved. We were able to see some beautiful parts of Connecticut we had never been to before. The...

Thank You!! June 23rd

Thank you Great Park Pursuit! What a wonderful way to promote family bonding, experience the great outdoors, and learn a little about our state. I cant say enough about how well run and organized...

Thank you GPP volunteers & staff June 22nd

We had a blast completing the semifinal challenge, exploring the forest, playing games, meeting new friends, singing songs, hearing stories, and eating smores around the bonfire. We loved the...

June 14 - Perfect Day at Harkness Memorial State Park June 21st

We could not have asked for a better day! It was perfect being at the beach with a beautiful mansion and flower gardens. We enjoyed the lawn games including croquet, bocce, and tennis golf! Our...

June 7 - Letterboxing at Southford Falls June 21st

This was the hottest event of the Great Park Pursuit!! It was good to be able to letterbox in the woods where it was cooler. We found a couple different letterboxes, but did not find the...

May 31 - Building Sandcastles at Sherwood Island June 21st

What a perfect day we had: building sandcastles on the beach, identifying shells, finding our way through a lobster maze and painting a mural! We did all this while learning about Long Island...

Finals here we come! June 20th

We have made it to all the parks and cannot wait for the final events. We had a great time playing this year . See you...

Harkness & Picnics June 20th

We are finally getting to writing about our Harkness experience, this was our last week of school.

We arrived early on Saturday and jumped in line for the hot air balloon ride. It was very hard...

Henry Whitfield Museum June 19th

We took advantage of the beautiful weather to visit the Henry Whitfield State museum. We had fun finding the clues for a scavenger hunt, while learning about the oldest Stone house in CT. It was neat...

Aloha Hamsters June 18th

It was a tropical day for our Island picnic at Harkness. We stuffed our cheeks full of tropical treats and won first prize. Weee. We had fun scurrying about doing all the activities. We had to...

Learning what NCLI is really about June 16th

NCLI is really NOT about the competition. That is merely a backdrop. Wholesome, good-natured, non-competitive enjoyment of nature is this programs true purpose, and thats why the Explorers...

On Safari June 16th

We packed out gear to head out for another day of adventure. After pitching our canvas fly and setting out our lovely dishes we all enjoyed a leisurely day at the beach. Balloon rides and badmiton...

Harkness State Park June 15th

We packed our picnic and headed for the shore. We won 2nd prize for our environmentally friendly picnic! The grounds were absolutely beautiful. After lunch, we took advantage of viewing the gardens,...