tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129744325910615664.post1711922374277720871..comments2023-10-13T05:00:04.668-04:00Comments on The Size of Connecticut Archived Posts (2009 - 2017): Happyland!Johnna Kaplanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16948555749029603252noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129744325910615664.post-48463929200449364592017-01-20T06:45:59.065-05:002017-01-20T06:45:59.065-05:00It might be an interesting ride since I live at th...It might be an interesting ride since I live at the other end of the state. By the time I arrive I'll certainly need gas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441463968710892010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129744325910615664.post-51234370305610505792017-01-20T06:42:35.179-05:002017-01-20T06:42:35.179-05:00I'm not sure if I want to visit or not. I neve...I'm not sure if I want to visit or not. I never new it existed, but since I live at the other end of CT it might be an interesting ride.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441463968710892010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129744325910615664.post-32507618198774136102016-07-20T10:51:43.444-04:002016-07-20T10:51:43.444-04:00Poquetanuck Cove is a great place to put in and ka...Poquetanuck Cove is a great place to put in and kayak. You can then paddle around the Happyland penisula out into the Thames River and paddle up past the Mohegan Sun casino further upriver to Norwich.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349402376441300295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129744325910615664.post-71980352704370906022014-03-31T19:07:17.178-04:002014-03-31T19:07:17.178-04:00I thought I might want to visit, now I changed my ...I thought I might want to visit, now I changed my mine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556993176258022369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129744325910615664.post-78214680350623294222013-06-03T00:24:19.402-04:002013-06-03T00:24:19.402-04:00there WAS a happyland regular town welcome sign. a...there WAS a happyland regular town welcome sign. at least in the '80s. i was in norwich & needed to get to the ct. shore in no particular hurry so i looked at a map that didn't show happyland & took rt. 12 south. just a regular, green, town sign said "happyland" & i started laughing. i think i passed a soft-serve ice cream place but noticed nothing else along the road. i told some friends about this, but no one believed me in the late-'80s anyway & it sounded just like something i would make up as a joke. so a couple of years later i was in the area again & determined to explore happyland & brought a camera. but the sign was gone. i found a KFC on rt. 12 & stood in line just to ask directions. when i got to the counter i told this mean looking guy i just wanted to ask directions & he starts staring me down. i said "do you know where happyland is?" i guess he thought it was a prank that was wasting his time, so he starts yelling at me to get out. then i felt a gentle tap on my shoulder from behind & i spun around & this old lady with a HUGE smile says "I know where happyland is!" this was getting weird so i fled.bobby cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988312012607751900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7129744325910615664.post-45578706583034055342012-12-25T10:22:19.480-05:002012-12-25T10:22:19.480-05:00Happyland was primarily a summer resort community ...Happyland was primarily a summer resort community that was known for its famous clambakes, dancing and bands. Civic organizations from New London County and beyond held many picnics there with varied activities. The nearby small homes were mostly summer cottages. The 1938 hurricane destroyed the dance hall and eating area but the land has remained in the Schulz family. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com