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8. CREATIVE MUSIC CENTER             12. APPLE FESTIVAL
     A community music store offering music   Every year on the first weekend after Labor
     lessons, instrument rentals, repairs and   Day, St Peter’s Church holds its annual
     sales of intermediate and professional   Apple Festival. Craft vendors from all over
     instruments. Creative Music Center serves   the Northeast set up tents on the historical
     music teachers programs, and students of   Monroe Green to sell everything from doll
     all ages in a plethora of towns throughout   clothes to jewelry. There are games for kids,
     Connecticut.                         tons of great food and baked goods, and
                                          apples, apples, apples!
     9. VERACIOUS BREWING COMPANY
     Veracious Brewing Company currently
     offers 19 beers and cider on tap. Their
     beer tour is a perfect weekend activity.
     Not to mention the brewery features food
     trucks on most Saturdays. Well supervised
     children and dogs are welcome! Their
     tasting room is open Thursdays, Fridays
      and Saturdays. The tap room and brewery
     are available to rent.
                                          13. SPRINT FOR MONROE 5K
                                          Monroe Road Race continues to be one of
                                          Monroe’s biggest community events and
                                          its popularity is based on the fact that is
                                          allows families, neighbor and friends to
                                          come together and celebrate healthy living
                                          and physical fitness. The 5K course features
                                          several rolling hills, and great crowd
                                          support. All proceeds are donated to local
                                          charities.


     10. WEBB MOUNTAIN PARK
     Webb Mountain Park is a 135 acre municipal
     park that offers hiking trails, rock climbing,
     nature study, and campsites in Monroe,
     Connecticut. The park also backs up
     onto land where there is a historic castle
     building!

     11. FARMERS MARKET                   14. GREAT HOLLOW LAKE
     Each week at the Monroe green the framers   Visitors enjoy relaxing and sunbathing on
     market sells the freshest, locally grown   the sandy, 700 foot beach and swimming
     produce, savory baked goods, prepared   in the 16 acre-lake. Aside from swimming,
     foods, local eggs, seafood and fine hand-  the body of water is used for rowboats and
     crafted products from right in CT.   fishing.
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