Annual Thanksgiving Weekend Hike

The Hollister/Whitehouse Preserver offer vistas from which hikers can view the Connecticut River Valley, the Hartford skyline, and Glastonbury. The Hollister Preserve honors Carl Hollister and the Waring family, who were long-standing advocates for open space preservation in Glastonbury. The Whitehouse Family Nature Preserve was given to the Town of Glastonbury and is overseen by the Kongscut Land Trust.

Long-time Glastonbury resident and LHC Board member, Tim Ryan will lead the walk. Tim has enjoyed hiking and the outdoors for many years. In recent years, he embarked on a mission to geolocate all the trails in the Hollister/Whitehouse preserve, resulting in a detailed map of the properties' extensive trail network.

The moderate hike is free and open to the public, refreshments served at end of hike.

The Land Heritage Coalition (LHC) of Glastonbury, Inc. is a member-based, nonprofit organization that focuses on local land use issues, seeking ways to foster support of farming, to acquire open space, and to protect wetlands, flood plains, surface and ground water sources.

Directions from Glastonbury Center: - from Glastonbury center, drive south on Main Street, turn left on Overlook Road (eastward), continue to end at intersection with Sherwood Drive, turn left on Sherwood Drive, the walk will start at the preserve trail at the cul-de-sac at the end of Sherwood Drive.