Blizzard of 1888 130th Anniversary Program
13 Village Green, Norfolk CT
Join us as we explore the Great Blizzard, which crippled the Eastern Seaboard on March 12, 1888. The village of Norfolk was shut-off from the world for three days until the first train was able to make it’s way into the station after 70+ men hand shoveled the tracks from Winstead. The Museum will host a program at 4:00 P.M. with a slide presentation of historic photographs and first hand accounts from letters and journals, by Norfolk residents, who recored this historic weather event of the century. A special exhibition is in place highlighting other winter activities such as the Norfolk Ski Jump and the Great “Ripper” a 14-foot bobsled which is set up with a winter backdrop for a unique photo op. The Museum will open at 1:00 P.M