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From
List: Hot Spots _CT
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F/T CT Emply.
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Annual Revenue
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Senior Officer
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BOL CT
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Why be there?
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Where is it?
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Food & Drink
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May-Labor Day 1
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Legendary lobster shack noted
for its giant lobsters
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117 Pearl St.,
Noank
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Outdoor Recreation
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Year round
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At 2,316 feet, the highest mountain
entirely within CT
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Rt. 41,
Salisbury
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Food & Drink
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Year round
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Noted for its great ribs & great jazz
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350 Asylum St.,
Hartford
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Sports
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August 22-28, 2005
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Presented by the Hartford Jaycees
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TPC at River Highlands, Rt. 99, Cromwell
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Outdoor Recreation
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Year round
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The place to be for all manner
of outdoor activities
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Farmington River Valley
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8,692
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DOES NOT APPLY
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Robert Sheldon
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Chief Operating Officer
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Resort & Casino
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Year round
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One of the largest casinos in the world,
1,400 guest rooms/suites
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Rt. 2,
Mashantucket
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Entertainment
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July 15-17 2005
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Over 80 hours of music performed by internationally acclaimed artists
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Bushnell Park, Hartford
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DOES NOT APPLY
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Food & Drink
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Year round
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Innovative cuisine includes Pacific Rim inspired dishes
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185 Asylum St.,
Hartford
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Resort & Casino
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Year round
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Over 300,000 s/f of gaming space, entertainment, 34-story hotel
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Rt. 2A,
Uncasville
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Place of Interest
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Year round
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Exotic fish, penguins, sea lions
& Beluga whales
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55 Coogan Blvd.,
Mystic (off I-95)
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Place of Interest
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Year round
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Northeastearn CT: museums, vineyards, nature preserves, historic inns
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Tolland & Windham counties
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Food & Drink
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Year round
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Houses 10,000 s/f of sports enjoyment,
60 TVs & 30 beers on tap
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51-14 Shunpike Rd., Cromwell
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Place of Interest
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Year round
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Home to great restaurants, shops & boutiques
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Washington Street area, South Norwalk
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6
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DOES NOT APPLY
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Mark Arute
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CEO
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Sports
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April-October
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One of New England’s most popular venues for motor racing
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Rt. 140,
Stafford Springs
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Sports
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November-March
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These top-ranked mens & womens teams were 2004 NCAA champions
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Gampel Pavilion, Storrs Hartford Civic Center
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Place of Interest
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Year round
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America’s oldest public art museums
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600 Main St., Hartford
(near Bushnell Park)
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Footnotes:
1 Fri., Sat. & Sun thru Columbus Day. 2Last Saturday of season, odd-numbered years .
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