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42. Burlington State Fish Hatchery

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42. Burlington State Fish Hatchery

Trout Fishing in America Part 2 Burlington Google Maps location March 21, 2008 with March 2018 Update! Part 1 was a visit to the Quinebaug State Trout Hatchery Who doesn't love a nice fish hatchery? C'mon, you know you do. Heck, I apparently love them so much that just a few weeks after visiting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, Burlington, Calvin, Damian, Fish, Free Museums, Hartford County, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Science

39. Quinebaug Valley State Trout Hatchery

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39. Quinebaug Valley State Trout Hatchery

Trout Fishing in America Plainfield Google Maps location February 2008 with March 2013 Update! Our visits to the Burlington State Fish Hatchery Right off the bat, no, I have not read Trout Fishing in America (nor do I plan to) and I'm not a fan of the wacky folk artists of the same silly name. And I don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, Aquaria, Calvin, Damian, Fish, Free Museums, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Plainfield, Science, Windham County

Bears!

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Bears!

Bears! The number one threat facing America today! Created by Satan, they are officially on notice. We're all gonna DIE! Update: We DID see a bear in the wild driving down the Farmington River branch in Peoples State Forest in the early summer of 2008. Yay! Better Update! I saw a bear in the woods … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities Tagged With: Animals, BEARS!, Calvin, Damian

Judges Cave

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Judges Cave

Not To Judge, But That's Not Really A Cave Per Se Judges Cave, New Haven January 13, 2008 One thing is for certain here in Connecticut: We name things caves that are vastly different from what normal people think of as being caves. Here, as my friend Rob Y said to me just yesterday, "If a rock overhangs a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, Remembrances, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Calvin, Caves & Dens, Cool Rocks, Damian, Historic Rocks, Hoang, New Haven, New Haven County, regicides

Turtle Rock (Marlborough)

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Turtle Rock (Marlborough)

I Like Turtles Turtle Rock, Marlborough February 2, 2008 My original intent was merely to document Connecticut's fascination/tradition with painting roadside rocks as the animal passersby feel they resemble. There are quite a few, as most Nutmeggers know. But when I: a) convinced Internet uberstar EdHill to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities Tagged With: Animals, Art, Hartford County, Marlborough, Painted Rocks

Frog Rock (Eastford)

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Frog Rock (Eastford)

"Well, You Can Rock It You Can Roll It You Can Stop And You Can Stroll It At The Hop" Frog Rock, Eastford February 2, 2008 This is one of those pages that still surprises me 10 years after I originally wrote it. It gets lots of traffic to this day - and that's great! Frog Rock is the state's largest roadside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities Tagged With: Art, Eastford, Historic Rocks, Painted Rocks, Windham County

Hospital Rock

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Hospital Rock

Like Cop Rock but Doctors Instead? Hospital Rock, Farmington October 6, 2007 April 27, 2009 This page was inhabited for 2 years by a post whining about how I haven't actually been to Hospital Rock and how maybe someday I'd go in search of it. Well, my search was made a heck of a lot easier by a CTMQ reader who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities Tagged With: Cool Rocks, Farmington, Hartford County, Historic Rocks

Will Warren’s Den

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Will Warren’s Den

Will She Or Won't She? Will Warren's Den, Farmington October 6, 2007 I had heard of Will Warren's Den several times in a few different contexts over my years in Connecticut. Once Hoang and I agreed to complete the Metacomet Trail end-to-end, I knew I'd finally get to check it out. I guess you could say I was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Caves & Dens, Cool Rocks, Dubious Claims, Farmington, Hartford County, Historic Rocks, Hoang, Metacomet Trail

The Dewey-Granby Oak

The Dewey-Granby Oak

This Tree Is Was A-Oak-Kay! The Dewey-Granby Oak, Granby Multiple visits 2010 Update: In May, a box truck hit the tree. Here's the tree health assessment. 2011 Update: A historic Halloween ice and snowstorm hit northern Connecticut. With the foliage still on the trees and the snow being heavy and wet, The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Granby, Granby Land Trust, Hartford County, Hoang, Plants, Trees

The Pinchot Sycamore

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The Pinchot Sycamore

Pinchot Me, I'm Dreaming The Pinchot Sycamore, Connecticut's Largest Tree, Simsbury September 8, 2006 With contribution from EdHill 2016: Ed Hill originally was going to do this site with me, but logistical reality made that impossible almost immediately. Ed passed away in 2016, so these old posts with his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, Superlatives Tagged With: EdHill, Hartford County, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Simsbury, Trees

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