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Faces, places, treasures, and trends that caught our attention
Judith Petrovich
Famous and beloved for her children’s books, Madeleine L’Engle wrote her most famous stories while quietly living in a farmhouse still standing on West Street in Goshen.
The Spa at Litchfield Hills celebrates its 20th anniversary, this year, with the unveiling of their newly developed wellness destination property in the fall of 2024.
Gears in Heaven, a nonprofit run out of their home which helps the families of motorsport enthusiasts who have been killed or seriously injured in a vehicle accident.
Fun Things to Do in Litchfield County this March! Events include art openings, St Patrick's Day parties, workshops, band performances, and more.
Mike Paniccia 
Torsten Gross has spent his lifetime defeating the no’s, and in doing so has become an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, founder of a non-profit, race car driver, and now star of a soon to be released tv series. Oh and he happens to be a quadriplegic. 
The Bellamy-Ferriday House in Bethlehem has been open to the public for decades. But that doesn’t mean researchers know every secret of this 1700s home, not to mention its original owner–a powerful pastor and slave owner.
Feel the love at some of these Litchfield County February events including new films, Valentine's Day dinners, workshops, sporting events, and more!
Ryan Lavine
Our readers voted for their favorite things about Litchfield County in a wide variety of categories for our annual 2024 Reader’s Choice Contest in this Best of Litchfield County issue.
In the way that other youngsters might be interested in making doll clothing, Brinkers had a fascination with footwear from an early age. In her 20s she began actually making them.
Eleish Van Breems Home, the eponymous Scandinavian home furnishings and antiques brand is continuing to spread their mantra of “bring good design to everyone” with the launch of their new shop in New Preston.
My goal was to get to know Logan Connor, Ripley’s 26-year-old director of aviculture
Dunes and Duchess will have a grand opening this spring and hope to host events at the new location in the coming year.
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