National Designation for the Connecticut River Byway
The Connecticut River Byway has been named a National Scenic Byway. More

Visit the Connecticut River Byway's official web site. Tour the ten Waypoint Communities, and learn more about the valley's nature, history, culture, recreation, agriculture, railroad heritage, and local products. You'll find your way to delightful covered bridges, colorful local events, fascinating museums, farmers' markets and farm stands, and more.

Take a video tour of the Byway in "Welcome to the Heart of New England."

How the Connecticut River Byway came to be
In 1999, the States of Vermont and New Hampshire gave official stamp to years of planning by designating a bi-state route for the new Connecticut River Scenic Byway along New England's largest river. Their goals:

  • to balance the preservation, promotion, enjoyment, and stewardship of the Connecticut River Valley
  • to link people, organizations, communities, and agencies in promotion of the Connecticut River Byway as a tourism asset 

Connecticut River Byway Council

Members from a variety of interests within the Connecticut River Valley have formed a council to share decisions on promotion, preservation, and the future of the Byway.

River Byway News - Newsletter of the Connecticut River Byway Council. Download it here. (please be patient - PDF files)

"Welcome to the Heart of New England" ... a 14 minute video about the Connecticut River and the Byway.

Available in VHS or CD ($9.95) and DVD ($14.95) from the Connecticut River Joint Commissions. Price includes shipping and handling. Send your check to Connecticut River Joint Commissions, 10 Water St. Suite 225, Lebanon, NH 03766

Take a road trip!

 A 77 mile driving, walking, or biking tour of Plainfield, Cornish, and Claremont, New Hampshire, and neighboring Hartland and Windsor, Vermont, for the historically and architecturally minded. For a free copy, send a stamped (63 cents), self-addressed business-sized envelope to the Connecticut River Joint Commissions, 10 Water St. Suite 225, Lebanon, NH 03766