Free Guided New Year’s Day Hikes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is sponsoring free, guided hikes at 13 state parks on New Year’s Day.
The Jan. 1 offerings are part of the First Day Hikes program, a joint effort by all 50 state park systems and a private organization called America’s State Parks. The concept began more than 25 years ago at a state park in Milton, Massachusetts.
DEEP Commissioner Robert Klee says the hikes offer individuals and families &ld