The Connecticut 169 Club

The Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport and Guide to Exploring Connecticut

Join us on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 from 6:00pm – 7:00pm at the Watertown Library when we welcome author and historian Marty Podskoch for a book talk and signing.

His book, The Connecticut 169 Club: Your Passport and Guide to Exploring Connecticut, encourages travelers to visit all of the towns and villages of our beautiful and unique state.

Marty will discuss his collaboration with individuals from each town, in writing the book, who offered highlights of their town's history, interesting places to visit and local attractions. He also incorporates a fun contest with audience participation to see if they know the location of pictures of interesting places in towns.

Podskoch created this book to be a guide and a passport. The book has a space for travelers to journal about their experiences and a place to get the book stamped or signed by a resident or business. Travelers will get to know the locals and perhaps learn about a good place to eat or an interesting local attraction and learn a lot about Connecticut and its residents in the process.

People who visit all 169 towns will receive the “Leatherman Award” patch at a luncheon or dinner held at a different town each year. The award is named after the vagabond who lived in caves and traveled a route regularly (approx. 34 days) from the Connecticut River to the Hudson River during the late 1800s.

Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Space is limited, registration is required.

Please contact the library at 860-945-5360 or email Reference@watertownlibrary.org to register.