View from highway Point of Information - crossing Farmington River. Photo view looking North at the river. Every year, thousands of people canoe, kayak and fish the waters of the Farmington. The river is an important habitat for wildlife, such as otters and bald eagles, and the Farmington River Valley is currently the only place in Connecticut with nesting bald eagles. In addition, the Atlantic salmon may return to the river after an absence of decades. City of Putnam to Connecticut/New York State Line