Turn The Tide On Plastic
Eliminating single use plastic is a worldwide initiative that gets a tremendous amount of press. Educating yourself and then 
taking small steps to improve your own footprint isn’t difficult to do.
To help educate and to encourage there has been an active town wide program here in Madison for a few months that has been adopted quickly and effectively. Our “Turning The Tide on Plastic” is not mandated but has seen a lot of success. Chamber of Commerce executive director Eileen Banisch stated “we want people to want to do this, not have to do this”. Many of our local businesses have taken steps to immediately eliminate plastic products from their offering. For example, don’t be surprised if the straw in your water is a paper straw and don’t be offended if you’re encouraged stop using single use bags from the grocery store.
Because of our proximity on Long Island Sound we have a very keen interest on the amount of pollution that we can easily eliminate. I’m very lucky in life that I get to walk the beach every day all year round. I long for the day that I don’t have to pick up garbage while I’m walking.
Here at the Scranton Seahorse Inn we are taking steps to help too.
- We have a 5-gallon bottle of water dispenser that we encourage guests to use to refill their reusable water bottles
- Our soap is hand made locally and wrapped in recycled paper
- Beginning this summer our toiletries and amenities will be packaged in recycled and recyclable material.
I’d love to hear what you’re doing as an individual, family or town to help Turn The Tide on Plastic.
We look forward to seeing you at The Scranton Seahorse Inn soon.
One of the aspects that Philadelphia is known for is its influence in the arts. Therefore, you must come explore the 
great season to be here on the Connecticut Shoreline and in Madison. And I promise you won’t run out of things to do. Are you looking for quiet down time with a book, a movie, or maybe a spa treatment or two? Are you like me and love walking the almost empty beaches and trails in winter? Winter concerts? Gallery events? Wine dinners? We have all those too.
We sure loved hearing that The Scranton Seahorse Inn was included in this story about unforgettable places to stay in Connecticut. If you’re considering a vacation in Connecticut this list might help determine path. We hope you include us & Madison in your Connecticut summer vacation 2016!
Am I the only one that looks forward to welcoming THIS month more than the rest? June starts that phase of “ahhhhh” we all look forward to and take advantage of. Whether it’s lying down on a beach blanket, riding a bicycle, walking through the woods or eating a grilled hot dog, it seems most of us figure out how to turn it down a notch & appreciate simplicity. Why do we wait so long!? In this day and age, some of us need to write it on the calendar or tell Siri to remind us to relax today. Whatever the reason and whatever it is that helps you relax, please take some time and do it.
Calling all Cole Porter fans. Anything Goes opens on April 8th and plays through mid June. The venue is just 20 minutes from our front door at the spectacular Goodspeed Opera House located right on the Connecticut River. 