Yale began here: the Collegiate School was chartered at Saybrook in 1701 and met in town until 1716, before moving to New Haven and taking the name Yale in 1718.
Our Old Saybrook retro logo uses Connecticut's oyster-shell motif over "Connecticut - Est. 1636," symbolizing shoreline abundance and tying the design to the colonial founding of the state. Its black-and-white styling is retro, resembling oyster crate labels and coastal signage, and it bridges Old Saybrook's dual identity: colonial port and modern shoreline town. On merchandise it reads authentic and vintage — an emblem of Connecticut shoreline pride.
Why People Visit Old Saybrook Connecticut
- Relax at Harveys Beach, shallow waters and soft sand for easy family time on Long Island Sound.
- Walk Fort Saybrook Monument Park, interpretive signs marking the 1635 fort site near the marsh and the river mouth.
- Tour the General William Hart House (1767), a Federal-era home with period rooms and gardens reflecting eighteenth-century town life.
- Stroll Saybrook Point, boardwalks and marinas with views to Lynde Point Lighthouse (1803) at the river mouth.
- Visit the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center on Main Street, an intimate restored theater hosting year-round performances.
- Drive across the causeway to Fenwick borough, a quiet shoreline community of shingled houses on the peninsula between South Cove and the Sound.
