The Westerly Morris Men Press Page
Being a performing dance troupe since 1974, The Westerly Morris Men have had plenty of news coverage. There have been hundreds of articles published in several states, with undoubtedly a few in England and maybe some in Canada as well. It did not hurt that George Utter, one of the founding members and the original Bagman (Treasurer), owned the Westerly Sun newspaper for most of those years. Given the relatively new prevalence of social media, extraordinary examples from there are now included below.
If you know of an article that includes mention of the Westerly Morris Men that you think is worth seeing, we would like to know about it. Please email a link to it to the Web Master at westerly-morris-men@cox.net.
"Spectators watch as the Westerly Morris Men mark the sunrise of the first day of spring on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, on top of Lantern Hill in North Stonington." Page 1 photo by Sarah Gordon / ©2018 The New London Day (This photo will be removed if requested.)
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PHOTOS: Westerly Morris Men Welcome Spring, Hartford Courant, March 19, 2024.
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[Photo] of the front page, extracted from a Facebook posting.
Great photos here, all copyrighted by the Hartford Courant: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11.
To my knowledge, this is the first time that the Courant has covered the event. Welcome and thanks! -
Welcoming spring with song and dance , New London Day, March 19, 2024.
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Great photos here, all copyrighted by the New London Day: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.
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PHOTOS: Westerly Morris Men dance their way into spring, The Westerly Sun, March 19, 2024.
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Great photos here, all copyrighted by The Westerly Sun: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16. -
The Naturalist's Journal: In advance of the equinox, the first spring day,
The Westerly Sun, March 2, 2024.
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- Westerly Morris Men welcome spring with song and dance, New London Day, March 20, 2023. [Screenshot]
- Westerly Morris Men return to ‘wake up the earth’ for spring, New London Day, March 20, 2022. [Screenshot]
- PHOTOS: Spring dancing with the Westerly Morris Men on Lantern Hill, The Westerly Sun, March 20, 2022. [Screenshot]
- Dancing to greet the spring, New London Day, March 20, 2021. [Screenshot]
- PHOTOS: Westerly Morris Men welcome spring with song and dance, The Westerly Sun, March 20, 2021. [Screenshot]
- Connecticut State Police - Troop E Montville Facebook page, March 19, 2020. See the photos: 1, 2.
- PHOTOS: Dancers on the road: Police take notice, The Westerly Sun, March 19, 2020.
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Not even coronavirus can stop this dancing, New London Day, March 19, 2020.
See the screen shot if you are not a subscriber. The Day's YouTube video snippet is HERE. - Pick of the Week, The Westerly Sun, March 12, 2020. Wrong event time, but great photo from unknown year.
- Dancers greet first day of spring, New London Day, March 20, 2019. [Screenshot]
- Greeting spring with a decades-old tradition, New London Day, March 21, 2018.
- PHOTOS: Westerly's Morris Men ring in spring on top of Lantern Hill, The Westerly Sun, March 20, 2018.
- Westerly Morris Men climb Lantern Hill for 32nd annual spring welcome with video, Norwich Bulletin, March 20, 2018.
- Westerly's Fawkes festivities: A 'nice excuse' for a party, The Providence Journal, October 14, 2017.
- Morris Men dance in spring atop Lantern Hill, New London Day, March 20, 2017.
- PHOTOS: A little dance to welcome in spring, The Westerly Sun, 2017.
- Westerly Morris Men welcome spring atop Lantern Hill, New London Day, March 20, 2016.
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At Peasants' Feast, memories flow like wine, The Westerly Sun, January 10, 2015.
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- Morris Men perform rite of spring on Lantern Hill, New London Day, March 20, 2014.
- Westerly Morris Men celebrate spring, The Westerly Sun, March 20, 2014.
- Men will welcome spring with dawn dance ritual, Norwich Bulletin, March 16, 2014.
- On a chilly morning, dancers do their best to usher in spring, The Westerly Sun, March 20, 2013.
- Westerly Morris Men welcome spring, Norwich Bulletin, March 20, 2013.
- Westerly Morris Men on Lantern Hill, The Westerly Sun, March 20, 2012. Some photos of last year's celebration. There's probably something better online if you are a subscriber to The Sun, but anyone can see the video they posted.
- Springtime Debut, New London Day, April 1, 2010. [Screenshot]
- Westerly Morris Men usher in spring atop Ledyard's Lantern Hill, Norwich Bulletin, March 20, 2010.
- The Westerly Morris Men hold their traditional May Day dance at Connecticut College , New London Day, May 1, 2008.
- A Rite Of Spring, Minus One, a column about Wally Fenn, New London Day, March 18, 2007. [Screenshot]
- Songs and Dances Welcome Spring, The New York Times, March 18, 1990. Partial scan.
Vernal Equinox on Lantern Hill, North Stonington, Connecticut
Musician Peter Leibert on Lantern Hill
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