Weston tourist information
Weston is a residential community in Southwestern Connecticut (about 45 miles from New York City) with a population of 10,037, two acre zoning, and a Board of Selectmen - Town Meeting form of government.
Most shopping opportunities are outside of town. We have one small shopping center for conveniences. There are no condominiums, apartment houses or corporate offices. We have no public transportation. The New Haven Line of Metro North provides commuter trains from Westport into New York City. JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Airports are used by most residents for airline service. Major cultural activities are available in adjacent Westport, and in New Haven, Stamford and New York City, to name a few. The Weston Commission for the Arts plans exciting cultural events in Weston each month. Our Recreation Department provides for a wide range of activities for residents of various ages. The 53 acre Bisceglie-Scribner Park provides active recreation and contains picnic facilities, a swimming pond and the Kiwanis Fitness Trail.
Forever Green. Weston is known for its purchase of conservation restrictions. Almost one quarter of the Town is permanently devoted to open space use. Whether the northern Nature Conservancy Lucius Pond Ordway - Devil's Den 1765 acres or Katherine Ordway Preserve 60 acres on the east side of Weston, or 645 acres of Aspetuck Land Trust all around the Town, every neighborhood can claim some piece of recreational land nearby as its own.
Country fairs are Weston, too. Church fairs in Spring and Fall, and the Grange Fair at harvest time are typical Weston events. On each Saturday morning from April to October, the Weston Young Women's Club sponsors a Farmer's Market. The Hurlbutt Elementary School PTO Memorial Day Fair provides weekend fun and games, topped by the Weston Volunteer Fire Department's incomparable Memorial Day Parade. Everyone marches; more march than sit on the sidelines.
Weston is the way it is because of its history, and the Weston Historical Society on Weston Road serves as a signpost greeting visitors arriving by way of the Merritt Parkway Exit 42.
Weston's school system and facilities are among the finest in the nation. Our Board of Education, school administrations and staff have achieved a level of educational excellence which is unparalleled. Our PTO's are very active and involved with our schools and have a strong record of working hard for educational funding.
Weston is fortunate to be a town in which volunteerism is alive and well. Our citizens devote countless hours to serving on town boards and commissions and in the Volunteer Fire Department and EMS squad. The Kiwanis Club, the Young Women's Club, the Weston Garden Club and the Saugatuck Garden Club regularly dedicate themselves to improving or beautifying the town. The Women's Club volunteers their help with town wide mailings. The League of Women Voters is very active offering public information meetings. We invite every resident to become active in one or more of our many organizations.
Weston Florida
Weston is located in Broward County, west of Fort Lauderdale on Hwy 84, between Tamarac and Davie (part of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida metropolitan area). The 15,000 acres of land now covering the City of Weston was first amassed in the 1950s by a gentleman named Arthur Vining Davis, the original owner of Westons primary developer, Arvida. The name of the Arvida development was changed from Indian Trace to Weston, and in 1984 the first homes were completed in Windmill Ranch and Country Isles, and Weston had its first residents.
The Town of Weston is an attractive suburban town on the perimeter of metropolitan Boston. Incorporated in 1713, the town is located on a rugged upland plateau. Early settlers discovered that the amount of useful agricultural land was limited as was the water power potential in the town. But colonists moving in from Watertown in the mid-17th century established scattered farms in Weston and by 1679 a sawmill, several taverns, some doctors and, according to the historians, "probably some lawyers", had settled in Weston. By the 18th century residents were profiting by the traffic on the Boston Post Road. Taverns of great historic importance were established on the Road. The Golden Ball Tavern, built in 1750, still exists in the town. Unfortunately, commercial stagnation followed the loss of business after the opening of the Worcester Turnpike in 1810 drew commercial traffic from the Boston Post Road. Townspeople turned to boot and shoe making, and the manufacturing of cotton and woolen mill machinery.
By 1870, substantial country estates were being built in Weston by Bostonians, establishing a prosperous residential character for the town. Farming continued to be a significant support for the local economy and an organ factory opened in 1888 which employed some residents. The Weston Aqueduct and Reservoir was built in 1903 and the Hultman Aqueduct followed it in 1938 to bring Quabbin Reservoir water into Boston.
In exchange, Boston residents continued to build homes in Weston, many of them architect designed. Such famous architects as McKim and Richardson designed luxurious houses in the town, which witnessed a rapid increase in population from 1920 to 1935 and then again after World War II. The Boston oriented suburbanization has continued as a major factor of the town's development. Residents are very proud of the town's school system and the handsome homes in quiet, well-kept neighborhoods, but tend to brush off the town's reputation as one of the most affluent communities in the state.
Weston has carefully retained significant amounts of open space and maintains over 60 miles of hiking and horseback riding trails, playgrounds, ball fields, golf courses and cross-country skiing areas.&127;
Eastern Massachusetts, bordered by Lincoln on the north, Waltham and Newton on the east, Wellesley on the south, Natick on the southwest, and Wayland on the west. Weston is 12 miles west of Boston, 27 miles south of Lowell, 29 miles east of Worcester, and 207 miles from New York City.
Weston Wisconsin
The Village of Weston is the largest community, experiencing strong growth in its residential and buisiness development. Located along Highway 29, the state's busiest east-west route, Weston has several developers looking to build in the village, including the new Weston Business Park.
Weston is proud to be the western entry point to the Mountain-Bay Trail: the longest bike trail in the state's 'Rails to Trails' program. The Weston Aquatic Center is a $2.3 million facility located at Kennedy Park and is the perfect place to spend a hot summer day.
Even with these fine facilities, Weston's crown jewel remains the Greenheck Field House, an indoor recreation facility featuring a state of the art ice-skating rink.
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