Fun & Rec
Meet me at the Center — June 2025
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Please visit granby-ct.gov/senior-services or check your Center Life Newsletter for a complete listing of health services, support groups, clubs and ongoing activities.
Great Outdoors
Male wood duck with painted turtles
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Photo by Jim Watso during the GLT Spring Migration Walks at Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve.
Salmon Brook Historical Society
Historic National Guard coat donated to New York State Military Museum
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Textile volunteers at the Salmon Brook Historical Society happened across a blue wool military coat last year. The coat appeared to be from the Civil War era. A detailed search of our records found no information about this coat, but a handwritten signature was discovered inside its left sleeve. In flourishing cursive, it states “C. A. Coffin, Co. A.”
History
An American soldier remembered
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I recently found a small book, The American Soldier’s Creed, in my grandfather’s papers. My grandfather, Elmer C. Vreeland, proudly served in WWI and the creed (reprinted in this article) depicts the ideals for which his generation was fighting.
Great Outdoors
Community Garden kicks off!
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The Granby Community Garden, located at 79 Hungary Road, officially launched its growing season on May 3 with its annual work day, drawing a strong turnout of returning gardeners and enthusiastic newcomers alike.
Verse
June’s Gifts
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In the park June greets us with her roses.
Their beautiful colors and sweet scents give us Hope and Peace.
Great Outdoors
A Force for Nature: Support the Game Refuge Headquarters Fund
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The McLean Game Refuge (MGR), Connecticut’s largest private wildlife sanctuary, needs a new headquarters to continue the important work to study, maintain and preserve its 4,415 acres.
People
Community forum brings area residents together
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Take A Breath community forum, a non-partisan informational session on several key topics of interest, was held at the East Granby Senior/Community Center on April 26.
Granby Land Trust
Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve a haven for birds
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The Granby Land Trust’s (GLT) annual spring migration bird walks at the Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve delivered exciting sightings again this Mother’s Day weekend. Despite the somewhat windy conditions, participants identified 50 bird species on Sunday and 48 species on Monday.
Granby Land Trust
GLT hosts spring ephemeral walk
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On a beautiful late April evening, GLT member Aubrey Schulz helped a group of 24 participants locate and identify spring ephemeral plants on the GLT’s Mary Edwards Mountain Property in North Granby.