Milford Things to Do

There are very old homes that are preserved by the Mfd Society. Milford was settled in 1638 - one of the oldest towns in CT.

Eels-Stowe House:Built in 1669
Stockade House:
Built in 1659,first house outside the stockade fence that protected Milford

(check out the walking tour on the linked society web page)

The society runs these places and hosts several events there. The hours they are open limited due to volunteer nature of the society..

Their website link shows the stone tower that is a signature landmark in downtown Milford. The other link below is to other historical societies in CT.

THE MILFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. P.O. Box 337, Eells-Stow House, 34 High St., 06460-4732. Co-Pres., Peter Brockett, William Byers; 1st Vice Pres., Timothy Chaucer; 2nd Vice Pres., Roseanne Hoagland; Cor. Secy., Virginia Pilla; Rec. Secy., Donna Bonyai; Treas., Michael W. Elgee.

The Westfield Mall is right on the Post Road of Milford; just off of I-95. The Mall is quite large with an array of stores such as : Dick's Sporting Goods, Macy's Target, Aldo, Gap, Brookstone, Express, Hollister, J.C. Penny , Victoria's Secret and more. They also have a movie theatre if there is a decent flick to catch.

There are a variety of food and snack options such as Orange Julius, Dairy Queen, Buffalo Wild Wings and The Black Bear. We like to grab a bite to eat if we are shopping or pre-movie.

We enjoy this mall expecially the Macy's. The sales associates are very friendly and there is always a good selection of merchandise.

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The Westfield Shopping Center is conveniently located off of I-95 at exit 39 (B). You'll find well over 190 shops many Ferni and I enjoy shopping in like Best Buy, Body Shop, Brookstone, Express, Gap, Gymbore and Macy's.

You'll also find a host of other specialty or Department stores and a nice selection of typical mall stores. Along with all the shopping of course you'll find plenty to eat either at the food court as well as a nice selection of your usual "family-style" dinning like Black Bear, Buffalo Wild Wings, Mo's Southwest, Johnny Rockets and many others.

Ferni and I enjoy coming to this shopping center whenever we are in Milford for a bit of shopping at some of our favorite stores as well as catching a movie at the Connecticut Post 14.

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The Connecticut Post 14 Cinema is located inside the Westfield Shopping Center directly up the escalator from the food court. Its a really nice movie theatre showing all the recent relases and some in digital 3-D. Ferni and I like that stadium seating and the fact that at any given time if there is a big release, you can rest assured that it'll be showing in at least 2 theatres.

The conseccion stand is quite large with the usual items to choose from and the staff and workers are all quite pleasant. We like that fact that you can watch movies in their regular release, 3-D and even a Director's Hall showing (at a premium price) with butler service.

Our last movie here was the 3-D version of AVATAR, not what I would have chosen to see, but nonetheless and interesting movie.

The theatre itself is quite clean and we love their stadium seating. If you arrive early, purchase your tickets, then take a walk around the mall, a nice way to kill a bit of time. If you prefer to wait in the theatre, they have nice comfy couches as well as table and chairs.

The bathrooms were impecably clean...not bad for a theatre that was quite crowded.

You an purchase and print your tickets on line, or at a kiosk at the theatre.

Prices for the 3-D movies are $15 for adult, $11.50 for children and seniors; Regular showings are $11 for adults, $8 for children/seniors;

Connecticut Audubon Society manages this open space marshland in cooperation with the New Haven Bird Club, on behalf of its owners, the State of Connecticut. A boardwalk protects the dune and beach habitat that faces Long Island Sound. The inland site of the preserve is adjacent to an 840-acre unditched salt marsh.

The building houses displays, hands on stuff for kids, workshops, an observation tower overlooking the marsh, they also have kayak trips into the marsh land. Lots of birding here.

1 Milford Point Road
Milford, CT 06460

Hours:
Tues-Sat: 10am-4pm
Sunday 12-4pm

Admission:
Free

Arcade games, water rides, batting cages, pool tables, video games and something called Laser TAG. Not much stuff that I like to do with my $$, but someplace to go and be active if this is what you like.

Smile Entertainment Center
From their web site:

We've got the fun for every day and night, all year long. Come enjoy Connecticut's largest Video Game Arcade, Kids Kingdom & Music Atrium, Skee Ball, Pool. Plus our seasonal Kiddie Park, Bumper Boats, Batting Cages, Miniature Golf, Midway Games and more!

Milford is the small town... well here

Welcome to Milford, "A Small City with a Big Heart!" Seventeen miles of Long Island Sound coastline funnel into our harbor that wends its way to meet the Wepawaug River in the heart of town. The sixth oldest town in Connecticut, 50,000 residents are proud to boast of a meticulously maintained "town green", the second longest in New England.

Milford has more shoreline than any other town in CT. Not all of it is accesible to the public

I stole this from the link below, but corrected/updated a few things

BEACHES: Walnut Beach(Devon section), Gulf Beach(near the Harbor entrance off Gulf St), Anchor or Crescent Beaches, Middle Beach.(all in Woodmont, search for Hawley Ave.)

Here's a beach picture of Gulf Beach. It is a nice place to visit and spread your blanket for some sun and it's very scenic. There are also summer cottages and apartments close by.

This picture is a great view of the new pier they built - nice fishing too. Charles Island is off to the left in the distance so it's not very far from Silver Sands SP

NOTE: You can NOT walk to Silver Sands, unless you can walk on water. This beach is on one side of Milford Harbor and SS SP is on the other

During the summer this beach gets packed. They made new parking areas to hold the traffic. But there are neighborhoods nearby, the the neighbors just walk to the beach. There are signs posted that say, "No Animals allowed" but that just may be for the summer season. When I was there in February, there were several dogs on the beach. There are also signs posted to stay off of the dunes, and take out your trash with you.

Seasonal Parking Passes: Resident parking stickers may be obtained from the Traffic Division while nonresidents may purchase a seasonal parking sticker for $150 from the police department.

Day Parking Passes: There is a parking charge of $5 per day for parking in the areas adjacent to Gulf Beach or Walnut Beach. There is no charge to walk or bike onto any of the beaches. Parking attendants issue parking vouchers at the lots (weather permitting) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. during season. There is no charge for walk-on entry.

NOTE: Part of the Parking area near Gulf Beach is now a construction zone due to bridge work on Gulf St - that seems to be in limbo as no work has been done for MONTHS (July 2005)

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