Storrs Secrets: Turbines, Duckpin, and Puppets

Logosofia no Dia a Dia · Jul 16, 2026 · 20m

What makes Storrs, Connecticut genuinely extraordinary? This episode explores the hidden layers beneath the UConn campus and strip malls. Discover the Gurleyville Gristmill, still grinding corn with its original 1860s Leffel turbine; the duckpin bowling lanes where no one has ever bowled a perfect game; and the Ballard Institute’s collection of over 3,000 puppets from around the world. From industrial archaeology to nearly extinct sports to one professor’s decades-long obsession, Storrs reveals itself as a place where the ordinary and the extraordinary coexist. Episode 4322 —…