By Nicole Chalfant (c) Connecticut Explored, Fall 2011 SUBSCRIBE/Buy the Issue! On September 11, 2001, an alarming plume of smoke rising from lower Manhattan could be seen from the western-most point of Sherwood Island State Park in Westport, Connecticut. When its cause was revealed, the state immediately designated the park, easily accessible to I-95, close … Continue reading Destination: The Living 9/11 Memorial