Invasive Plants – A species or type of plant that is not native to the ecosystem, is harmful to it and tends to spread out of control.
Fun Facts
Gillette Castle State Park was once owned by William Gillette, a famous actor best known for playing Sherlock Holmes.
Mr. Gillette loved trains and had a small train and 3 miles of train tracks on his property. He often entertained famous people and liked to scare his guests by driving the train very fast.
Many of the trails in the park consist of the old train track beds and includes train tunnels.
It took 20 men five years to build the Gillette castle. The castle is made of native field stone and hand carved Southern Oak wood.
Mr. Gillette owned a houseboat called the Aunt Polly which burned and sank in the CT River.
