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Composed by Jos. Morneault. \u00a9 22 Mar 2025\u00a0 All Rights Reserved.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Hartford Courant 1897<\/p><\/div>\n

In March of 2025, I was challenged by, Elizabeth D. Kaeser, the director of the Connecticut River Museum<\/a>, to compose a song, which “must be child-friendly,” regarding a little-known CT River cryptid.\u00a0 I am not known for “children’s songs”, but I gave it a go along with some input by some of my music followers…<\/p>\n

It was first seen, according to historical record<\/a>, on 8 Sep 1886 by two gents rowing a skiff near Cromwell, CT, a little north of Middletown, CT on the river. Early that morning, they were bumped by something that then hit the little craft harder, launching it a bit out of the water, and as it came back down, the two men landed in the bottom of the boat. Peering over the side in some shock, they witnessed turbulent water and a long neck upon which sat a “big black head” some ten feet over the surface, with “eyes as big as small plates”, and a long body twisting back and away in the water. They rowed pell mell for shore for help, but no one could see this creature, it having presumably submerged.<\/p>\n

This creature was apparently seen again several times of the next couple of years, with some accounts of varying believability, before it seems to have decided that the CT River simply had too much traffic to stick around. I’ve held the thought that perhaps it is one and the same as other sightings in other rivers or bays, or perhaps they’re related… Anyway, this<\/em> one was given the “pet” name of Connie, presuming that it was female, and only recently has the legend “resurfaced”; the Connecticut River Museum recounts the tale, has plushie Connies for sale, and a book on local cryptids that includes a chapter on Connie. There are no stories of harm having been done by, and therefore, the legend has come to be embraced almost as a mascot.<\/p>\n

Jos. Morneault<\/p>\n

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