I woke up Sunday with an itch to ride, and decided to head to Connecticut since I haven't ridden there much. A quick google of "Ghost towns in Connecticut" came up with Johnsonville in East Haddem, CT. A bustling manufacturing hamlet fallen into abandonment; with an eccentric aerospace CEO, theme park and and international church thrown in to add some spice. Sounds like my kind of place.
A ride down highways and by ways quickly brought me there. Slowing down and creeping down the dead end street gave me slight chills; a thoroughly abandoned town devoid of life. No people, not an animal to be seen, only the sound of traffic passing on nearby route 149. I parked the bike and walked down the road, respecting the numerous "No Trespassing" and "No Entry" signs. The only signs of recent habitation are new "Church of Christ (Iglesia Ni Cristo)" hung at the main entrance and a "Work of Propagation" sign hung on the door of the old general store.
I hung around for a bit, enjoying the silence and stillness of the hamlet before getting back on my bike and exploring more of my Mother's home state.
By Charles Moore of Tank-slapper.
