The town homepage says it best "A place of uncommon natural beauty in all seasons." We who live in Western Connecticut among the hills of the Berkshires or the shores of Lake Candlewood know that this area is not only one of the most scenic areas of the US but also has one of the highest quality of life indexes anywhere.
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An interesting fact about Candlewood lake is that the famous ace of WW1 Eddie Rickenbacker was injured in an airplane crash in
1941 near Atlanta and was not considered to survive; he did and spent time recuperating on Candlewood lake. The following link
describes that event and the second link is contextual information about he and Charles Lindbergh in those tempestuous times. PARAGRAPH FROM THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE DESCRIBING STAY ON CANDLEWOOD RICHBACKER PLAYING GOLF ON LAKE CANDLEWOOD 1941
