CoffeeMilk's Blog

Just eight miles from the Rhode Island border is the maritime town of Mystic, CT.
The storybook New England town is full of coastal scenery, seafood restaurants, charming boutiques and plenty of history.

The town's 1922 drawbridge on the Mystic River opens hourly in summer to let boats through (and coffee milk in!).  

Mystic Seaport is the world's largest maritime museum.  The replica 19th century village takes up 17 acres along the Mystic river.

(you can reach the seaport by water taxi!) 

The 1841 Charles W. Morgan is the last of the nation's wooden whaling vessels. In the blubber room below deck, guides explain how whale blubber was sliced, diced, and boiled into oil.

Savor a "slice of heaven" at Mystic Pizza, made famous by the movie starring Julia Roberts.

To Start your own adventure...

Mystic Seaport

www.mysticseaport.org

S&P Oyster Company

Mystic Pizza

http://www.mysticpizza.com/

Know of a place we should visit?  Email us at ehopkins@wpri.com and erodriguez@wpri.com

All photos belong to Elysia Rodriguez and Elizabeth Hopkins.

(Special thanks to Mark for spending one of his last days in New England with us!) 

This month CoffeeMilk hit the road, and traveled to New York City for the WCBS NewsRadio 880/Caliper "Working Women's Luncheon," where the speaker was CBS's own Katie Couric.

CBS Evening News Executive Producer and 34-time Emmy winner, Rick Kaplan...

The Reuters Building...

CoffeeMilk and their "swag" bags...

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