Cruisin’ Connecticut – Tour from The Top of Lighthouse Point Park

1911. IS THIS YOUR FIRST INTERVIEW ON A CAROSUEL? YES IT IS. YOU'RE ON QUICK SILVER, AND I'M ON SWEET SUE. QUICK SILVER IS OUR LARGEST OF 69 HORSES. THIS IS ALL GOLD LEAF. IT'S HAND PAINTED IN JAPANESE OILS. THERE IS MARINE VARNISH ON THE TOP OF IT. SO WE HAVE 69 HORSES, A BEAUTIFUL CAMEL, WHICH THERE ARE ONLY THREE IN THE WORLD AND TWO GORGEOUS CHARIOTS. SO SABRINA DO YOU EVER RIDE SIDE SADLE ON THIS THING? NO I DON'T. WE WANT PEOPLE TO ENJOY IT FOR MANY GENERATIONS TO COME. FROM THE CAROSUEL, WE GO ROUND AND ROUND WE GO, ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP OF THE LIGHT HOUSE. RANGER JOE, CAN'T WE JUST DO THE INTERVIEW FROM DOWN HERE? IT'S ONLY A FEW MORE STEPS RYAN. OK GLAD I'M IN A SUIT. SO THE ORIGINAL LIGHTHOUSE HERE WAS WOODEN. IT WAS BUILT IN 1805. THIS LIGHTHOUSE HERE REPLACED IT IN 1847. SO THE LIGHTHOUSE ITSELF WAS MADE OF BROWNSTONE ON THE OUTSIDE, WHICH WAS QUARRIED IN EAST HAVEN. ALL THE BRICK WE SAW WALKING UP IS NEW HAVEN BRICK. IN A 360 VIEW, WE HAVE DOWNTOWN NEW HAVENM, THE WEST HAVEN BEACH AND EVEN PART OF BRIDGEPORT. SO HOW MANY STEPS DID WE JUST OG UP? 72. THAT'S A WORKOUT. CAN WE DITCH THE CROSSFIT AND STICK WITH THIS? IT'S THE ORIGINAL STAIRMASTER. 3 VISIT LIGHTHOUSE POINT PARK - LIFGUARDS ON WEEKENDS AND AFTER SCHOOL HOURS AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY. ADLIB TOSS TO