IN THE MAKING.
>> YOU LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN, BUT YOU DON’T FEEL LIKE IT BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH TO DO.
>> WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT, KNOWN FOR ITS ELEGANT NEIGHBORHOODS, EXPENSIVE PUBLIC BEACH AND THE ARTS.
ALL CLOSE TO AN IMMACULATELY GROOMED TOWN CENTER WITH SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS.
>> WE ARE 45 MILES FROM NEW YORK CITY.
AN HOUR ON THE TRAIN.
IT WAS A BOHEMIAN TOWN, LOTS OF ARTISTS, PAUL NEWMAN LIVED HERE.
COMPO BEACH AND MARINA IS A 29 ACRE PARK OPENING ONTO LONG ISLAND SOUND.
DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, THE BRITISH LANDED HERE TO INVADE NEARBY DANBURY.
>> THAT’S WHAT MAKES IT FAMOUS, BUT THE BEAUTY OF THE BEACH, THE WHOLE TOWN IS THERE WHICH IS WHAT MAKES IT SO PROMINENT.
>> HISTORIC PROPERTIES ARE APLENTY.
INCLUDING THE INN AT LONGSHORE BUILT IN 1890.
IT HAS A WATER VIEW ITS OWN GOLF COURSE.
THIS IS ALSO THE TIME OR F SCOTT FITZGERALD WROTE "THE GREAT GATSBY.
THE THE ITALIAN COLONIAL DATES BACK TO 1795.
IT’S A GATHERING PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC WITH FREE WI-FI AND PING-PONG.
>> THE CURRENT EXHIBIT IS A CONTRIBUTION OF OUR AFRICAN-AMERICAN WEST PORTERS.
>> A FAMED ATTRACTION HERE IS THE WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, WHICH OPENED IN 1931.
>> WE ARE IN A THEATER WHICH STATE WE ARE THE CLOSEST TO NEW YORK CITY.
ALL THE ARTISTS WE NURTURE ARE FROM THAT POOL.
>> STARS WHO HAVE PERFORMED HERE INCLUDE JANE FONDA, JAMES EARL JONES AND NO SURPRISE, PAUL NEWMAN AMONG MANY OTHERS.
IT WAS FOUNDED BY MEMBERS OF THE THEATER GUILD WHO ARE LEGENDARY PRODUCERS.
THEY WANTED A PLACE OF THE CITY WHERE THEY COULD DEVELOP NEW PROJECTS INTO PLASTIC PLACE.
-- AND TO CLASSIC PLAYS.
>> SHE HAD ROLES IN THE ORIGINAL PLAYS OF CATS AND DREAM GIRLS WITH MULTIPLE FILMS AND TV SHOWS.
SHE START IN THE PLAYHOUSE RECENTLY.
>> THEATER CHANGES LIVES.
THE BETTER THE THEATER, THE BETTER THE JOB.
WHEN THE AUDIENCE -- THE THEATER IS A BEAST CERTAIN CALIBER, THE THEATER SUSTAINS ITSELF.
>> NATURE HAS A STARRING ROLE IN WESTPORT AS WELL.
A 62 ACRE SANCTUARY WITH MORE THAN TWO MILES OF TRAILS IN THE LEARNING CENTER.
>> CHINCHILLAS ARE FROM THE ANDES MOUNTAINS WITH AWESOME FOR THAT IS VERY DENSE AND SOFT.
>> LEANNE ABBY EXPLAINS CHINCHILLAS HAVE UP TO 80 HAIRS PER FOLLICLE.
>> SHE WOULD GET SUNBURNED.
THEY PREFER DARK SPACES.
THEY ARE NOCTURNAL.
>> CHATTY AND SERENA, A PAIR OF ARTICLES WHO CAN NO LONGER FLY.
GUESS WHICH ONE IS CHATTY.
BRIDGET MARRINER, FORMER DIRECTOR OF MARKETING.
>> OUR TRAILS ARE OPEN ONTO DESK TO THE PUBLIC.
KIDS LIKE TO EXPLORE OUR INTERACTIVE DISCOVERY AREA.
KIDS GET TO BE A CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH NATURE’S CREATURES PART --.
HOPEFULLY IT CREATES THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS AND LEADERS OF TOMORROW.
>> OUTDOOR EXPORT NATION DESPERATION IS BIG.
MANY LOCALS SHOP THIS SURE -- STORE.
DOWN UNDER IS A KAYAK, PADDLEBOARD AND SURF SHOP.
THEY TEACH PATTER WITH YOUR PCKET.
-- PUP.
>> IT’S A GREAT WAY TO BOND WITH YOUR DOG OR YOUR FRIENDS.
>> MEET FINN, OTTIS, JASPER AND COOKIE, PADDLING WITH A PUP CAN BE TRICKY OR SIMPLE.
>> IT DEPENDS ON THE DOG.
MY DOG, IT IS EASIER TO LEARN IT.
>> JASPER IS A PUPPY.
>> HE IS NINE MONTHS AND 85 POUNDS.
A HUGE GUY.
>> COOKIE, AND EIGHT AND HALF-MONTH-OLD PUPPY BELONGS DUE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE FANS OF DOWN UNDER AND WESTPORT WATERY WONDERS.
>> WE ARE HERE ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND.
IT’S AMAZING HOW EASY IT IS TO GET ON THE WATER.
I HAVE DONE MOONLIGHT PADDLES.
NOW WE CAN GET OUR DOG ON TH