Showcases our community

• There is so much information at your fingertips. I enjoy reading about dining, spas, and just places where I can relax!

• It is a professionally produced showcase of all that is attractive about the area.

• It provides the reader with a broad overview of what our local community has to offer.

• It’s a great reminder of what there is to see and do in the area.

• It addresses all aspects of life in the community and is a valuable resource for every reader’s possible interests and lifestyle.

• I enjoy discovering things to do and places to go locally and the book does a great job of keeping current.

• I love the book because it gives me a bird’s-eye view of all the things going on. It is a great reference and guide to the communities!!!

• When I need to find information about what's going on in our area, I can count on the book to steer me in the right direction!

• It keeps me informed and educated about our community. The features and stories make me proud and excited about the incredible opportunities I have in living here.

• It gives me insight to things that are available in my area that I am not aware of.

• It gives me an overview of all being offered in my community as well as surrounding ones.

• It keeps you up to date on all the new places and services in our community.

• The book is a welcoming source of information which is updated yearly and keeps people informed. It keeps me connected with our local environment.

• It highlights all of the wonderful things about our community. No wonder it is so nice to live here.

• It keeps my family informed of all the wonderful services and attractions that are right in our backyard.

• It’s an updated resource for all your community needs in the area.

• It tells me what’s new!

• It provides me with useful information on the happenings, services, and attractions.

• It has info specific to my community and the photographs are nice.

• It provides an excellent resource for finding services and places in the area.

• It is easy/quick access to things I need to know about in the town I live in.

• It helps me find outlets for my lifestyle.

• I am not originally from the greater Hartford area and found our so many wonderful things that I did not know before.

• It helps me to love my hometown even more!!!!!!

• It has local listings and great detail. Though I have lived here all my life, I still find businesses I never knew.

• Just browsing through the book makes me realize how lucky we are to live in this town. Also, it has wonderful illustrations of local places.

• There is so much to learn about what our area has to offer and it is a wonderful source of information.

• It is focused on our local community and is visually very interesting.

• It gives me everything from soup to nuts in one book. I can get everything at my fingertips. It also is great for displaying for its greatly used and pretty on the coffee table.

• It’s got it all in one place, a local happenings for everyone.

• It is a great resource for finding out what’s new and what’s going on.

• It shows me what great services are available right in my backyard!

• It shows off our beautiful corner of the world.

• It helps to connect our family to the area we love and make our home in.

• It’s compact and full of information that is pertinent to my corner of the world.

• It’s a concentrated information source for our area’s services and resources, both man and nature supplied.

• It combines a high quality of living with close proximity to work and numerous recreational opportunities.

• It is a comprehensive body of information about what makes the area special.

• It opens my eyes to a world of our town I did not know.

• It has everything I need listed in it for the region I live in.

• As a resident—It is one source for all our personal social needs in the area and provides an annual update for new/current/corrective information.

• The book has so much information and is put together so well that I can find whatever I want anytime. The pictures are beautiful as well as the ads. Great Job!

• It helps me to appreciate one of my favorite areas of the beautiful state in which I live. It is well organized and useful.

• It is so very informative and useful to us as residents.

• It provides insights on the little hidden treasures that I can enjoy right outside my door.

• It provides me with an excellent source for local events and places to stay. It’s so easy to use and keep handy to look at.

• It lets me see services in my area that I may not be generally aware of.

• We like to support our community.

• It’s a completely locally focused resource that addresses our lifestyle.

• It is really useful for finding ideas for entertainment all in one place.

• It reminds me of all the great spots I forget about.

• It has everything in our area listed so it’s easy to find.

• I so am proud of our town Simsbury and the Farmington Valley towns. This book provides valuable information for my family and friends.

• Because it shows me the wonderful options that my family and I can share.

• It re-introduces me to my home.

• It is a great presentation of what’s good and bountiful about the towns.

• It has everything I need to know about the area I live and play.

• The great pictures of local sights make me want to visit them tomorrow, even though they are right next door.

• I love the book because it helps me discover more about places to visit.

• Because it helps me find what is going on and what is offered in my part of the world.

• I love the book because it has opened my eyes to what incredible services and places the Farmington Valley has to offer…and I’ve lived in the Valley my entire life.

• It provides a broad listing of the businesses and activities. I also like the community portraits section.

• It is such a complete listing. As we look through it, we are always surprised at the range of services the book provides.

• It is a good resource for the Valley. I love the photography in the book.

• It is devoted to my local community.

• It’s small and manageable…with easy to find information. I also like the fact that it limits info to the area that I’m interested in…my home area.

• It reminds me just how fortunate we are to be able to live and raise our children in this town.

• It gives me very accurate information and I find it very user friendly. I have lived in the area for many years and I am glad to have such a quick reference book when I want to find something of interest in town.

• It brings a piece of home into our homes.

• It is a complete source of all that is the Farmington Valley…sights, dining, activities, and much more.

• We used The Valley Book at our church for candidates for our pastor. The book gave them a good feel for our community.

• It is about my community now and historically.