EAST WINDSOR AMERICAN HERITAGE RIVER COMMISSION
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to maintain and enhance the trails we have developed in the East Windsor section of the Scantic River State Park. We were charged upon our organization to bring recreation ideas to the citizens of the town. We attained blueway status by our efforts to open the river to paddling and greenway status with our work on the trails. Those trails are now marked, with bridges built over small streams and mudwalks placed in the swampy areas. We started as 'river' people but the river is only usable a short [art of the year because of temperature and river depth due to too much or too little water. Therefore, we turned our attention to the land, because rain or shine, hot or cold you can traverse the trails. We have worked diligently to keep the trails maintaiined for the use and enjoyment of a variety of people, young to older, hardcore hikers to leisure strollers. The recent Covid outbreak made outdoor activity more important as other means of entertainment were shut down. We have birdwatchers, Scout troops, family groups, mountain bikers, snowshoers and cross country skiers, as well as just plan walkers on the trails and for each of them there is something to enjoy. Our goal is to make the use of the trails as pleasant as possible, and as safe as we can.