You can actually get on boats and see the foliage along the shore [with] narrated tours. [The Connecticut River] is really a very unspoiled waterway with beautiful scenic vistas as well as small, quaint towns.

Vineyards ... are bearing their fruit ... so there are some wonderful wine tours.

The Connecticut River has become very well known for its bird-watching opportunities. During the fall ... we have migratory birds coming down from Canada heading south. ... We have an annual fall bird walk at one of our state parks right along Long Island Sound.