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CFPA Headquarters

November 11, 2026 by Steve 1 Comment

Feeling Blue (Blazes) CT Forest & Park Headquarters, Middlefield Multiple Visits This isn't really something that would typically get a page on this website. But since this website is my website, and since I love CFPA and wanted to give them their due, this page now exists for your reading pleasure. But first, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Middlefield, Other Companies and Businesses

Katzin-Perkins Road Falls

November 3, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

Katzin the Stone Cradle Katzin-Perkins Road Falls, Litchfield November 2025 These falls don't have an official name as far as I know. They are located, as you'd guess, right beside the (mostly) closed and unmaintained and generally undrivable Perkins Road in Litchfield that connects Wheeler and Clark Roads. So … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield, litchfield land trust, Waterfalls

Devil’s Backbone (Bethlehem)

October 28, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

Really? In Bethlehem? Devil's Backbone, Bethlehem October 2026 The fact that there's a historic place name of "Devil's Backbone" in a town called Bethlehem is just so rich. (For you heathens out there, Jesus is said to have been born in Bethlehem - in what was Judea and what is Palestine today.) Bethlehem, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Bethlehem, Satan!

Tantaquidgeon Museum

October 26, 2026 by Steve 2 Comments

I'm Gladys Exists Tantaquidgeon Museum, Montville May 2019 This is a US Oldest and was Connecticut museum visit #421. I imagine that 95% of people familiar with the Mohegans think of the Mohegan Sun Casino when they are asked what they know about the Mohegans. The other five percent think about James … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Museums, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Free Museums, Montville, native american history

Middletown’s Color Neighborhood

October 21, 2026 by Steve 2 Comments

Primary and Secondary Research Middletown's Color Neighborhood, Middletown I typically like to provide some historic background or factual citations for the things I write about. Secondary research, they call it. Or, in this case, secondary colors research. Certain topics practically demand an explanation or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Middletown, Roads and Tunnels

The Dutch Epicure Shop

October 16, 2026 by Steve 2 Comments

Dutch Treat The Dutch Epicure Shop, Litchfield November 2025 This is one of those pages that I can't fully justify existing on CTMQ. There are plenty of similar specialty shops around the state. Like, why does the Dutch Epicure Shop get a page when there are probably 100 Italian specialty shops? Let's see if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Ethnic Restaurants, Litchfield, Other Companies and Businesses

New Britain Museum of American Art

October 3, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

Hard Hittin' Art New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain April 2019 The NBMAA is part of the Connecticut Art Trail and is also a US First and a "See before you die" place. If an artist isn't credited, I don't know who the artist was. My apologies. Connecticut museum visit #410. These are the pages … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Everything Else, Museums, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Calvin, Connecticut Art Trail, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, New Britain

Little Wadsworth Falls

October 1, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Little Dicey When Icy Little Wadsworth Falls, Middlefield January 2026 Seeing these falls requires a little hike of a half mile or more, depending on your route choice. You have several options, but if there's snow or ice, or if it has just rained appreciably, or if you are not confident in your balance, or if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Middlefield, Wadsworth Falls State Park, Waterfalls

Tremko-Stebbins House

September 30, 2026 by Steve 1 Comment

Just Because Tremko-Stebbins House, Ashford When I began this website in 2006, I started building my massive list of hundreds of museums in Connecticut. Ashford didn't (and doesn't) have much in the way of museums, but the Tremko-Stebbins House was noted as a potential future museum. But there comes a time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, ashford historical society

South Britain Library

September 15, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cool Britannia South Britain Library, Southbury June 2025 My plans for every annual Connecticut Open House Day is to go to the places that I may not typically be able to get into. The South Britain Library is one such place. Not that it's not open to public, for it is. But I don't think I'll find myself in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Libraries, Southbury

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