Shelton, CT —
Country Living

When I first moved to Shelton in 1980 it was a totally different city than you will see today. To me, it was “country living.” There was farmland everywhere and just down the street from us was a milk machine. Yes, you stopped at the milk machine on Walnut Tree Hill Road, put your money in (cash) and when you were short on milk at 10:00 pm, you were always in luck. This was surely a primitive version of our now 24/7 convenience stores.

Shelton would not be on the map if were not for it’s famous Jones Tree Farm, Fairview Farms and Wells Hollow Farm.

At Jones Tree Farm, you must not let the name fool you! They are, yes, a Christmas tree farm but as the years went on they expanded to pumpkins, hayrides, corn mazes, strawberries, blueberries and wine. Fairview Farms has Christmas Trees, Legends of Fear Halloween ride, Fairview Ghosts Night and pumpkin picking. Wells Hollow has a corn maze, Christmas trees an ice cream at any time of year.

Shelton would not be on the map if were not for it’s famous Jones Tree Farm, Fairview Farms and Wells Hollow Farm.

"On this day, the main street in the downtown area shuts down to traffic."

Shelton has an abundance of open space. Through its open space are walking trails which you can find the exact trails and the length of the trail on the Shelton Website.

Dog Park: How great is this! A place where you and your pup go to play and to meet others in the area and have a great get-away from the rest of the world!

Shelton Day! On this day, the main street in the downtown area shuts down to traffic. Vendors, singers and performers take the place of the cars. You can eat, be entertained and find out a lot about local business. This is a fun and great family day. There are also carnival rides close by in the Veterans Memorial Park.

There is so much more, a community center with a pool, exercise equipment, meeting rooms and a party room along with a branch of our main library. Our main library is the Plumb Memorial Library located downtown. The Shelton Senior Center is a great place to look into, they have activities such as line dancing, bingo, plus more and offer lunches for a slight fee. We have our Nike Site which is home to baseball, football and soccer games for our youth. There are concerts on the Huntington Green during the summer evenings on Wednesday’s and many families enjoy. And, oh my, I almost forgot to mention our Fourth of July Fireworks which are in conjunction with our neighbor Derby. They are on the river and you get a double dose of fireworks. I have never been disappointed.

If you are looking to relocate to Fairfield County in Connecticut, please consider Shelton. It has a vast array of housing opportunities and can fit the needs of everyone.

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William Raveis

Shelton, CT —
Country Living

"On this day, the main street in the downtown area shuts down to traffic."

Featured Listings

1A Pratt Island, Darien (Pratt Island), CT

$15,600,000

1093 Pequot Avenue, Fairfield (Southport), CT

$12,999,000

1 Pratt Island, Darien, CT

$15,600,000

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