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110 Doing Business in Connecticut | 2014 uptick in the 18- to 34-year-old demographic visiting the area for its outdoor opportuni- ties, particularly due to the numerous canoe- ing and kayaking opportunities. "We've always had people coming here for hiking, and you used to always see bikes, but on the weekend you're more likely to see a kayak on top of a car now," she said. e Quiet Corner, as it's also known, has two rivers, 80 ponds and lakes, seven state forests and 16 state wildlife management areas. A majority of visitors (66 percent) to this part of the state are day trippers from Boston, a fact that the Quiet Corner has embraced. "Boston is a big draw for us and that is different from other parts of the state," Cutler said. "Connecticut has normally marketed the state in the metropolitan New York-New Jersey area. We've always mar- keted toward Boston." While Northeastern Connecticut draws from Boston, the western side of the state is in many ways the playground for New Yorkers. One business owner who sees this fact regularly is Ira Goldspiel, owner of the Inn at Kent Falls, which he bought 10 years ago. e upscale bed and breakfast, built in 1738, has six guest rooms and can accommodate 14 to 16 people at a time. Business in his corner of the state, known as the Litchfield Hills, has held up well despite the recession in 2008. at year was one the best, Goldspiel said, because his B&B was a more affordable option thanks to its $350-per-night price point. 2014 has been good so far as well, he said. Winter is an important season for the Inn, as many visitors — mostly New Yorkers — are drawn by the local snow resort, Mohawk Mountain. But come the fall, it's leaf peepers who descend upon the region. "In October, they come from all over the world," Goldspiel said. "It's like Disney Land. People come from all over Europe. It's kind of amazing." q Industry sPOtLIGHt › Tourism Mohegan Sun in Uncasville — one of two casinos in the state — has evolved beyond offering slots and card games. Visitors can gamble, but they can also eat, shop, dance or simply take in the sights, including the 55-foot water wall pictured here. Come June, the roses are in bloom at Elizabeth Park in West Hartford. The 2.1-acre park is the oldest public rose garden and the third largest in the United States. > Continued from page 107 PHOTO/OFFICE OF TOURISM-ROBERT GREGSON PHOTO/COURTESY