Malerie Yolen-Cohen
Malerie Yolen-Cohen grew up sailing Northeast waters, and now lives in Stamford, Connecticut, with a husband who gets seasick on the slightest swells. She loves going out on OPB's and exploring hidden and not-so-hidden destinations. Malerie writes travel features for Newsday, Westchester Magazine and dozens of other publications. She also manages two local blogs: stamfordonthecheap.com and greenwichonthecheap.com
Focus on: Old Lyme, Connecticut
The 27 square miles of Old Lyme occupy a triangle of land, water and a marshy bit of both at the mouth of the Connecticut River. A thriving art colony and birdwatching paradise (Roger Tory Peterson once lived in...
Focus on: Chester, Connecticut
Boating through Chester, Connecticut, some 10 miles upriver from Long Island Sound, is like traveling through an Impressionist landscape. The Connecticut River’s banks are lined by stately trees and the private docks of handsome homes, tucked amid the foliage....
Focus on: Milford, Connecticut
Milford is a large city, geographically speaking. It occupies 16 or 17 miles of shoreline between the Housatonic River and the Long Island Sound community of West Haven, and comprises one of the few Connecticut harbors that border the...
Focus on: Clinton, Connecticut
As you enter Clinton Harbor from Long Island Sound, slipping behind the low-lying crescent of sand called Cedar Island, you’d be forgiven if you thought you had arrived in Block Island, circa 1957. Weathered shacks and docks and a...
Focus on: Stony Creek, Connecticut
Stony Creek is a tiny town of 1,500 people located a few miles east of New Haven and part of the city of Branford. The “downtown”, or business area, extends less than a quarter-mile from the town dock, which...
Focus on: New London, Connecticut
Morning fog can envelope New London like smoke from Benedict Arnold’s deadly fires. In 1781, America’s most famous turncoat led British troops on a raid that left this naval stronghold in cinders, destroying ships, homes and shops. One hundred...
Focus on: Essex, Connecticut
Bounded by South/Middle Cove to the south and North Cove to the north, Essex Village has a rich tradition in maritime commerce. It was one of 14 stops on the Hartford-to-New York trade route, and has long claimed a...
Focus on: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Many boaters think of Bridgeport as an industrial seaport fallen on hard times. However, the city has seen many changes in recent years—most for the better—and now has much to offer boaters. Bridgeport is located 50 miles from New York...
Focus on: Norwalk, Connecticut
Located 50 miles from Manhattan, Norwalk is a hard-to-pin-down kind of city. Families come here for the great museums, gourmands can’t wait to try out the newest bistro on the block, and boaters wax lyrical about the numerous marinas,...
