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HARTFORD, Conn. (WTIC Radio) - Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont is welcoming visitors from the public to tour the Governor's Residence, which is now fully decorated for the holiday season.
The open house is being held today Saturday, December 9, 2023. The first day was on Friday.
It is located at 990 Prospect Avenue in Hartford.
There is no admittance fee and tickets are not needed, however monetary donations will be accepted on behalf of Operation E.L.F., an annual fundraising campaign of the Connecticut National Guard Foundation.
“I love having the opportunity to continue this annual Connecticut tradition at the Governor’s Residence,” Governor Lamont said. “[First Lady Annie Lamont] and I are happy to invite everyone to join the festivities and view the seasonal Christmas trimmings that were generously donated by Connecticut growers and small businesses.”
All of the decorations at the Governor’s Residence, including Christmas trees, wreaths, and seasonal greenery, are donated at no cost to the state.
This year, those generous donations come from the Connecticut Greenhouse Growers Association, the Nurserymen Association, Jones Family Farms, Kathryn Hunt Studios of West Hartford, and students from Lyman Hall Future Farmers of America.
Operation E.L.F. provides support to military families who are enduring the hardship of separation due to deployment, including those whose loved ones are deployed, preparing for deployment, or recently returned from deployment. The goal is to lessen the financial stress these families can face resulting from their call to active duty.
The Governor’s Residence is ADA accessible.
The tours became an annual tradition during Former Governor Lowell Weicker's administration in the mid-1990s.
