Once again this year, the New Canaan Historical Society is hosting it's annual "Lobsterfest" on Sept. 22 and 23 on the grounds of the Historical Society located on 13 Oenoke Road. This event coordinated by the Rotary Club will take place on Friday, Sept. 22 from from 5-8 pm, and on Saturday, September 24 from 12-8 pm.
Tickets are on sale in the Historical Society office for $35 each. The good news is that for each ticket sold, the Rotary Club will donate $15 to the Historical Society. If you are not a fan of lobster, chicken dinners will be available as well as a hot dog dinner for kids for $5.
A special opening of the Little Red School House, located on Carter Road will be open on September 23 in conjunction with this event from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors and residents will have the opportunity to explore this schoolhouse that was opened in 1868. This was Connecticut's last operating one-room schoolhouse that closed its doors in 1957.
Physically small, the room centered around the stove, with rows of slanted desks screwed to the wood-plank floor. The desks graduated in size, row by row, with first graders in front and fifth graders in back. Acquired by the Historical Society in 2003, it was
subsequently restored with the help of Society members, non-profit groups, former students and friends.
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