August 30th 2025: A Day in Niantic, East Lyme CT

 Today, we decided to head into Niantic, a beach area in East Lyme CT,

Niantic Baptist Church

Saint Agnes Church

Saint John's Episcopal Church

checking out the Niantic Children's Museum.

From here, we headed to Tony D's Craft Creamery nearby,

getting the For the Luv of Chocolate flavor.

Somehow, it felt a little powdery to me, but at least the little one loved it. From here, we continued down Main Street,

Charter Oak Federal Credit Union

Old Niantic Bay Apartments,
304 to 308 Main Street

Celeste the Whale,
279 Main Street

Liberty Green

Scheer Park

Morton House, 215 Main Street

reaching Sift Bake Shop,

where we got the Turkey Sandwich (brie, thin sliced green apple, spinach, cranberry, aioli on a croissant) and Coconut Custard Croissant,

and the Butterfly Lemonade.

Not bad, especially with the cranberry sauce on the side.

From here, we headed to the beach, and along the way we chanced upon an event going on at Gumdrops & Lollipops Candy & Ice Cream, 

where we managed to get free strawberry

and raspberry sorbet ice cream.

We headed to the Hole in the Wall Beach from here,

where there is the Niantic Bay Boardwalk on the left,

leading to Niantic Bay Beach at the other end,

and McCook Point Park on the right,

which has its own beach as well.

A perfect day spent in Niantic, and to think that I had thought we would have nothing much to do today.