Pomfret, Connecticut

Pomfret is a small rural town located in picturesque Northeastern Connecticut.

The town was incorporated in 1713. It was once mostly an agricultural town, boasting many farms. Today there are about 15 farms remaining, but it is considered a residential town. There are only a few, but well known business in Pomfret.

Leaving Brooklyn, traveling north on Rte. 169 the first farm you see is Lapsley Orchards.

They are open all fall for apple picking and for purchasing a wide variety of pumpkins and gourds.

What you will find in Pomfret are many historic buildings and landmarks.

These buildings are remarkably well preserved and help make this section of Rte. 169 one of the prettiest to visit.

One of the most popular places to visit in Pomfet is Mashamoquet Brook State Park.

Some of my earliest picnic memories took place there. My grandparents and all of my aunts and uncles, and cousins would meet there on Sundays and spend the afternoon, barbecuing, swimming, fishing and relaxing.

Those of us, who were up to it would hike the trails. If we had enough energy, we would hike all the way to Wolf's Den.

Wolf Den is famous as the place where General Israel Putnam killed the last wolf in Connecticut.

Wolf Den is now maintained as a state park and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service.

The cave where the wolf hid can still be seen. It is about fifteen deep and not more than three feet wide at any point.

Rich and I still like to go there weekday evenings to hike or to sit by the brook and relax.

They still offer picnic tables and elevated barbecue pits. The last time we hiked to Wolf Den, we found that it had been established as a letter box destination.

Pomfret boast a few good restaurants. The Vanilla Bean Cafe and The Harvest are both located at the intersection of Rtes 169 and 44.

Pomfret is also known worldwide for it's private schools. The quality of education they offer is excellent and thier buildings, along Rte 169 are some of the most beautiful New England has to offer.

The Pomfret School is a prepartory schools, for boys and girls in the 9th thru 12th grades. It was founded in 1894 and 75% of it's students board there.

The Rectory School is a private boy's junior boarding school and coed day school for 5th thru 9th graders.

The school was founded in 1920.

Last but certainly not least, Pomfret is home to Connecticut Audubon Society Center at Pomfret. The center offers environmental education programs and bird walks.

Next door is the 700-acre Connecticut Audubon Society

Bafflin Sanctuary with its vast rolling meadows, forests, streams and fertile grassland habitats.

Eastern Connecticut is very fortunate that all of this is offered in Pomfret, CT.