Obtain a marriage licence.
This was a little interesting because Mystic is a township and not a real city. The west side is technically Grotton, and the east side is Stonington. Where you get your licence depends on which side of the city the ceremony is performed.
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| This is one of my favorite pictures |
We were looking cute and ready to get married!
We headed straight for Stonington Town Hall on the morning of our wedding.
The Town of Stonington was out of the way and had really neat houses. I enjoyed the huge Town Hall. I wonder if it has always been a town hall, or if it was originally a grand house.
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| Obligatory pose with the licence |
The ladies in the office were very nice and smiled a lot. I think people find it cute when you get married, whether they know you or not.
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| Yay! We are getting Married!! |
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| Obligatory Pose with the Licence |
The little downtown area in Stonington had a old time feel to it, and I'm sure most of the buildings were from the 17- 18 hundreds.
We ate at Noah's Restaurant (a charming place that I found on the internet).
The food was tasty. Steve observed that this is probably a retirement town. A lot of the restaurant patrons were over 60. We were outnumbered by the grownups. Most of the waitresses looked as if they were young 20's, so some residents are under 60. I think this is just the kind of small town, on the water with huge houses, where I would like to retire.
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| The Future Mr. Rachel |
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| The Future Mrs. Steve |
We noticed we were just a few blocks from the water, so we took a stroll and found a nice shady place to sit.
The view was gorgeous, and there was a nice breeze coming off the water. We sat for a long time, looking at all the boats and taking bets on what the couple would do with their dingy once they were on their proper boat.
In the distance you can see Fishers Island. If it were a clearer day, you can supposedly see Long Island from here.
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| The Wind would not accept any hair that was not free and blowing in the breeze! |
The houses have their own docks. The one in the center has a ramp that extends into the water so their dogs have an easier time going in and out.
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| There were many types of boats to watch |
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| Steve enjoying the shade. |
We spied some interesting looking buildings and decided to check them out. On our way we found Cannon Square. We have no idea why they named it that.
Turns out that the cool buildings belonged to the Stonington Harbor Yacht Club. After walking on the grass to read this sign, I was annoyed to see the "we spray tons of pesticides on this grass so keep your pets and rug-rats off it."
The buildings were still neat, and the chemicals keep the grass very green.
There was another outlet to the water, so we took a closer look. It seems no matter where you go in this town you are not far from the ocean. The view here was beautiful but sunny and hot.
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| Really neat houses in the background. |
It was time to go check into our Hotel. On the way we found geese! Steve knows my love for them, so we stopped to say hi. A yard near by had ducks, geese, and all manor of creatures. Yep, I officially love Stonington.
Onward to Mystic!
