Mystic, Connecticut

Mystic is the kind of New England village you love to take a walk in. The rewards are the smell of the sea, the weathered boards on old style New England homes, and boats with their lobster traps and colorful buoys. The best may be to enjoy a few moments of tranquility from the noises of the freeway and city.

The story of Mystic's nautical connection is told at Mystic Seaport, the world's

largest maritime museum, which has preserved both a number of sailing ships and the seaport buildings ashore.

Mystic is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in New London County, Connecticut, in the United States. The population was 4,001 at the 2000 census. Mystic is a historic locality, though it has no independent government. It is not a legally recognized municipality within the state of Connecticut. Rather, Mystic is located within the towns of Groton (west of the Mystic River) and Stonington (east of the Mystic River).

A visit to Mystic would not be complete without a little rain and a new hat for Donna.

Homes on the Mystic River

This would make a nice painting for Barbara B.

Love the New England feel and look of the weathered lumber on the buildings

Not a bad scene to wake up to every morning...

Mystic Drawbridge ice cream shop

The wheels that move the Bascule Drawbridge

The control house for the Bascule Bridge

The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge, a type of drawbridge with counterweights; the bridge was built in 1922.

Look at me, I'm in full-bloom....

Mystic Pizza which inspired the name of the 1988 film, though that was not the location of the restaurant in the film.

The film starred Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, and Lili Taylor.

Mystic Pizza came out 21 years ago, and it was the beginning of Julia Roberts’ road to stardom. Her performance as Daisy Arujo was her first starring role in a feature film. One year later, Roberts earned her first Oscar nod with Steel Magnolias.

This was Matt Damon’s first movie too, he was in one scene and only utters the lines "Mom, do you want my green stuff."

For the adventuresome, you can paddle your canoe all the way to the Atlantic Ocean from here.