Connecticut

One of the original 13 states, Connecticut is known as the "Constitution State." It gets its name from an Algonquian word meaning "land on the long tidal river." 

Hartford has been the capital of Connecticut since 1875 and the state flower is the mountain laurel.

5 Teddy Bears Picnics

• Louis' Lunch
• The Mark Twain House
• Sisu and Creativity-The Essence of Finnish Immigrants in Eastern Connecticut
• The Beckley Blast Furnace: East Canaan, Connecticut
• Monday Night Jazz Series and Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
• Connecticut's State Song
• Parade Spectacular