IF THIS DOESN'T MAKE YOU WANT TO VISIT WILLIMANTIC, CONN., WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL

Williamantic boosters are parading around dressed as giant frogs to attract tourists to their town, according to this Hartford Courant article, which states that the frog-parage organizer "wants people in other communities to know that Willimantic has a lot more to offer than a reputation for heroin trafficking and prostitution."

This blog is calling its travel agent today.