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Friends will publish a book featuring Dinosaur State Park The Friends of Dinosaur Park and Arboretum, Inc. will produce a full color book featuring the unique aspects of the Park and the history of the discovery of the tracks. A contract was signed with Nicholas McDonald who is completing the manuscript. Photographs have been taken throughout the past year by Richard Bergin to reveal the beauty and history of the park. Watch for a publication date! New Dinosaur Tracks Found on West Street On a sunny day in August 2006, just off of West Street, an excavator tore through the bedrock of gray sandstone. On the overturned rock, he saw several three-toed dinosaur tracks. Fortunately, he understood their value and notified the site's general contractor. Does of all of this sound familiar? This account is nearly identical to what took place during the discovery of tracks in 1966. However, this happened within a week of August 23, the Park's 40th anniversary! The construction site, which will be a new health care facility, lies on the grounds of the State Veterans Home, located across the street from the Park. MORE See PHOTO Reliving the Past: the Evolution of Dinosaur State Park The fortieth anniversary year of the track discovery was celebrated with a program on July 12, 2006, featuring five speakers: Hugo Thomas, former professor of Geology at the University of Connecticut; Sid Quarrier, geologist at Dinosaur State Park from 1966- 1970; Richard Krueger, supervisor at Dinosaur State Park from 1970- 2003; and Roseann Gorski, representative of the Friends of Dinosaur Park and Arboretum who held numerous positions on the board of directors. and Gina McCarthy, Commission of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. MORE See PHOTO |