Mother in Law Island
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Mother in Law Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. Local legend states that a newly married couple built a house on this island for the bride's mother, in order that she would cease to live with them.
[edit] References
- Wealthy Widow Buying Up Thimbles, "New Haven Register", January 22, 2006, page A1
- Half a Mile Off the Coast; Stacey Stowe; "In the Region/Connecticut", New York Times, July 30, 2006; Real Estate page 10.