Orienteering is Tonight!
The weather promises to be perfect, and we can now tell you that the site for tonight's Community Corporate Cup Orienteering Event will be the Ansonia Nature Center. To learn more about this beautiful location, you can visit their web site at http://ansonianaturecenter.org/. We want to remind people to dress appropriately, bring the bug spray and sunscreen and enjoy the evening. The course can be rugged and wet in spots. More than 20 teams have registered to participate. Starting time is 5:30 pm.
Here are the directions to the Ansonia Nature Center: Coming
from New Haven on Fountain St - Rt. 243
After
Warsaw Park building, turn right onto Benz Street
Follow
Nature Center signs, and turn right on Milan Street, which will take you to the
Nature
Center
Coming
from New Haven on Rt. 34
When
you reach Derby, go straight onto Route 115 into Ansonia
Turn
right onto Elm St (in Ansonia) at the next traffic light (Shell gas station is
on your
left)
Bear
right up the hill onto Prindle Ave; go straight through 2 stop signs, going past
Emmett O'Brien High School
See
Baptist Church on left, and turn right onto Benz Street
Follow
Nature Center signs and turn left onto Milan Street, which will take you to the
Nature
Center
Route
8 North, Coming from
Bridgeport
Take
Exit 16 (Pershing Drive)
At
2nd traffic light turn right onto Division
Street
Go
over the river and through the traffic light (Shell gas station on your
left). The street turns into Elm
Street/Route
243
Follow Route 243 (Platt, then
Prindle) past sharp right bend, up the hill, and then a sharp left bend, to a
stop sign.
Go straight at the stop sign,
leaving Route 243 and staying on Prindle. There is a school at this
intersection.
Turn
right onto Benz Street at stop sign with Baptist Church on left
Follow
Nature Center signs and turn left onto Milan Street, which will take you to the
Nature
Center
Route
8 South, Coming from
Waterbury
Take
Exit 17 (Seymour Ave)
Take
the left fork of the exit
Go
straight through the light onto Atwater
Ave
At
next traffic light turn right onto Division
Street
Go
over the river and through the traffic light (Shell gas station on your
left). The street turns into Elm
Street/Route
243
Follow Route 243 (Platt, then
Prindle) past sharp right bend, up the hill, and then a sharp left bend, to a
stop sign.
Go straight at the stop sign,
leaving Route 243 and staying on Prindle. There is a school at this
intersection.
Turn
right onto Benz Street at stop sign with Baptist Church on left
Follow
Nature Center signs and turn left onto Milan Street, which will take you to the
Nature Center
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