Noank (/ˈnoʊæŋk/ NOH-ank) is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut, United States.

This dense community of historic homes and local businesses sits on a small, steep peninsula at the mouth of the Mystic River and has a long tradition of fishing, lobstering and boat-building.

In 1879, Robert Palmer put steam railways into his shipbuilding plant in Noank.

His company became one of the largest in the United States at the time for making wooden ships, building one thousand vessels ranging from fishing boats to sound steamers.

[2] The fishing sailboat type known as the "Noank Smack" is indigenous to this village, such as the Emma C. Berry preserved at the Mystic Seaport.

[5] Noank hosts one of the longest running continuous Memorial Day parades in the country, held annually since 1876.

[7] Scenes for the movie Mystic Pizza were filmed at Ford's Lobsters in Noank.