things places weekend jolynn kennedy i write email express disappointment experience milford oyster festival husband i relocated connecticut years ago spent weekends exploring state fairly typical wake saturday morning decide drive mystic west hartford greenwich fairfield madison hartford new london litchfield explore town offerings family today milford’s turn pre planning knew nice boardwalk thought stroll…so went

when arrived milford excited town outdoor festival taking place event coordinator university i great appreciation goes putting like paid $500 park church headed festival strolled vendor area i thinking great event family wonderful surprise trip happened 15 minutes festival experience greeted milford police officer asked leave i shocked confused said dogs allowed i indicated beginning email explore state family weekend family includes husband 2 year old daughter 5 year old great dane told officer did signs indicated dogs allowed…his response “in paperâ€ obviously seen paper didn’t know festival taking place stumbling morning asked cut festival boardwalk response “no festival taking place everywhereâ€ asked leave…so went…back heads hung low

as leaving nice woman vendor explained years ago brought boa constrictor festival scared people i understand i don’t understand festival committee isolated incident make rule it’s like building church christmas easter “no pets ruleâ€ going strictly enforced notification obvious…signs posted event just newspaper 

you dog travels look information entering building store restaurant public transportation etc… today walked past barricades looked signs looked saw dogs assumed alright taken manhattan 6 times permitted enter aol tim warner building columbus circle dine restaurants earth i considered permitted enter outdoor festival public place vendors included animal rescue organization just doesn’t make sense

my husband i left milford today sheer disappointment incident cast shadow rest day returned home afternoon soon i sat i logged website send email i browsing i looked notification policy i didn’t look right sections i couldn’t either

in event i assure doesn’t matter won’t returning festival city milford again

with kennedy