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The hub of Middlesex County is the community of Middletown, located on the Connecticut River and offering easy access to major highways, airports, and railroads. The cityscape harmonizes rural, suburban, and urban settings with an historic downtown district, spacious parks, and lush open space. Good schools, fine restaurants, efficient services, and modern retail areas serve the entire region. Middlefield is a rural community that covers 13 square miles and maintains a small-town feeling in close proximity to leading urban centers like Hartford, New Britain, Middletown, and New Haven. This region provides varied recreational activities that include skiing, snowboarding, tubing, and ice skating in the winter; and swimming, hiking, golfing, and biking in the summer. Roadside stands and pick-your-own farms lure motorists from their cars in the warmer months, displaying the sweet fruits of country living. |
