Destination Westport: In Gatsby’s Shoes Walking Tour

On Saturday, July 28, from 3 to 4 pm, come prepared for a gorgeous, vigorous walk in one of the East Coast’s most beautiful settings.

Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple – F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald – to its shores. Seeking respite from their whirlwind Jazz era lives, they set up in an 18th century farmhouse that has seen Revolution and the building of a nation over many decades. Zelda swims daily in the peaceful waters of the Long Island Sound while Scott takes advantage of the bucolic quiet to work on what he hopes will be his next great novel—The Great Gatsby. Join Richard “Deej” Webb, as he recreates the summer of 1920 and the sites and characters that influenced Fitzgerald’s Great American novel.

Please meet on the sidewalk in front of 244 South Comp Road; park along the shoulder of Narrow Rocks Road.

$20 suggested admission for members, $25 for non-members. No charge for children 12 and under. Reservations are recommended, register online www.westporthistory.org or call (203) 222-1424.

Tickets are nonrefundable. In the event you must cancel, we will consider your purchase a donation and will happily issue you a donation receipt.

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Submitted by Westport, CT

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