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Riverfront Recapture Invites You To Come To The River
Hartford Riverfront
The Connecticut River is where Hartford began. The Dutch established a trading colony here called The House of Good Hope by 1633. A few years later, a small band of colonists migrated to the area from Newtown, Massachusetts led by the Reverend Thomas Hooker and created dugout huts along the river in order to survive the New England winter.
For many years, downtown Hartford was cut off from the Connecticut River. In the year 2000, Hartford’s access to its river was formally reestablished thanks to the efforts of Riverfront Recapture and supporting organizations.
Riverfront Plaza is now an arena for strollers, events, performances and other river-related activities, and is connected to Constitution Plaza via a pedestrian bridge.
Riverfront Recapture, a non-profit organization is leading the effort to reconnect metropolitan Hartford with the Connecticut River and provide community access to the waterfront through four beautiful parks in Hartford and East Hartford. sponsors a fun line-up of free concerts, fireworks festivals and performances all season long on the Hartford Riverfront.
For more information on Riverfront Recapture events riverfront.org
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