Editing Union, Connecticut (section)

== Tourism ==

===Recreation===

With over 40,000 acres of forestland in and around town and a major interstate going through it, Union is known for outdoor recreation such as hunting, [[fishing]], [[hiking]], [[camping]] and picnicking.<ref name="unionconnecticut.org"/>  The area's elevation and dominance of evergreen trees makes the area cooler than surrounding places.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wunderground.com/?cm_ven=cgi|title=Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions &#124; Weather Underground|website=www.wunderground.com}}</ref>  Most activity is centered on [[Bigelow Hollow State Park]], and especially at [[Mashapaug Lake]].

[[Snowmobile|Snowmobiling]] is also enjoyed in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nipmucktrailriders.com/index.html |title=Nipmuck Trail Riders |access-date=February 9, 2012 |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412015126/http://www.nipmucktrailriders.com/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Landmarks===
The village of Mashapaug in Union is the site of the Traveler Restaurant, a unique eating establishment that gives away [[used book]]s to its patrons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hiddenboston.com/TravelerRestaurant.html|title=Traveler Restaurant, Union, CT|website=www.hiddenboston.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitingnewengland.com/traveler-restaurant.html|title=The Traveler Restaurant, Union Connecticut CT - Dining Review - VisitingNewEngland.com|website=www.visitingnewengland.com}}</ref>

Camp Pomperaug, a Boy Scout camp operated by the Connecticut Yankee Council, BSA, is situated within Union, and borders the state forest. It was originally property of the Wells family, for whom Wells Pond is named. The camp was originally situated on Lake Zoar in Monroe, but was relocated to the Union property when the original camp's dining hall was destroyed by a severe winter storm.

The camp includes old stone foundations of the buildings once comprising Well's Mill, and also includes a small Revolutionary War cemetery where, among other soldiers interred, lies a brother-in-law of Benedict Arnold. The burial site is thought by some to be haunted.

The Union Free Public Library is housed in one of the town's few public buildings. The library was established by a town meeting in November 1894, and opened March 25, 1895, in a private home. In 1912 it moved into a newly built building, which it still occupies.<ref>[http://www.unionconnecticut.org/library.php Union Free Public Library] website, accessed June 25, 2009</ref>

*[[Union Green Historic District]]