[0:04] why Stonington there's no other place
like Stonington that's why
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Stonington why ston because the ocean is
[0:20] right here because we have the best
oysters in the world because there's no
[0:23] better place to get a haircut I've
traveled all over the US and it's just
[0:27] this is the most welcoming place I've
been I'm going Timmons and I'm Sally
[0:31] Timmons and we grow riverhawk oysters in
Stonington Connecticut there's a focus
[0:36] on local sustainable healthy fresh food
and to be right here where we're a mile
[0:42] away from our restaurants that we
deliver to we're pulling our oysters out
[0:46] of the water and getting them there
within
[0:51] hours my name is Chris fftl and I'm the
owner of a Mion print house we're right
[0:56] off the highway it's halfway between
Boston and New York City yeah ra a
[1:00] family in Stonington has been an amazing
experience we've met so many good
[1:04] friends through our children's friends
we have a really great Network a really
[1:08] good Community here the school system is
the best around we feel very safe here
[1:13] fun it's a beautiful place for the kids
to grow up couldn't imagine it anywhere
[1:18] else one of the things I love about
living around here is that there's so
[1:23] many things to do in the wat this
community loves nature and learning
[1:27] about it through our many programs The
Velvet Mill is a great place it's a cute
[1:32] little Community with many different
artists and business owners and it's
[1:36] really inspirational sington is a really
great place for art because there's lots
[1:40] of young artists that are local around
here and you can all get together and
[1:44] support the local art community my name
is Cheryl pervis and my husband and I
[1:49] moved to Stonington in 2007 after I
retired I started volunteering here at
[1:55] Mystic Sea port I love the history the
energy
[2:00] and it truly is a National Treasure
because we have the coma we have tennis
[2:06] courts paddle courts a thrift shop just
come see I'm Nancy felini I own the red
[2:12] boats and we came to Stonington 40 years
ago we looked all around the coast we
[2:18] loved the tradition of it we love the
history of it we love the access to the
[2:22] ocean we love the town we like the
people for us there was no other place
[2:27] CES is the oldest steampowered CER in
the United States people come here for
[2:32] our Donuts our fresh cider as we're
pressing today Stonington is a great
[2:37] place to take part in Traditions to
build something exciting be it a home a
[2:43] family a business a way of life because
stoning T you smell the air of the sea
[2:52] you feel the freshness of life around
you and you feel the love of the people
[2:57] around you
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