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Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails

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Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails

This page is being updated in 2020! Sorry for the mess. Aren't you fancy for coming to this page. So cultured. Over the years, the state of Connecticut and other entities have created a few "trails" for people like us. I am aware of many more smaller town efforts, but I simply can't deal with them all. And I will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Amistad Trail, Connecticut Art Trail, CT Dino Trail, CT Freedom Trail, CT Historic Barns Trail, Iron Heritage Trail, Middletown Heritage Trail, Underground Railroad Trail, Wallace Stevens Walk, Women's Heritage Trail

Connecticut Art Trail Intro

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Connecticut Art Trail Intro

Who Arted? Connecticut Art Trail I first published this page in 2009. The CT Art Trail has gone through many changes since then, and keeping up with it has been a challenge. As such, I can't pretend that the listing here is 100% accurate at the day and time you are reading this. So go to the Connecticut Art … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail

Northwest Park Dinosaur Hut

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Northwest Park Dinosaur Hut

Me Brontes? Eubrontes Northwest Park, Windsor This is the type of thing that makes me happy that I’ve expanded upon the state’s somewhat silly and touristy “CT Dino Trail.” My trail has the dino stuff you have to work for, not just the overpriced museums with escalators and such. Oh, no. You have to hike a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Everything Else, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: CT Dino Trail, Dinosaurs, Hartford County, Northwest Park, Windsor

Concept of Freedom Trail: Canterbury

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Concept of Freedom Trail: Canterbury

Prudence Crandall House 1 South Canterbury Road (Junction of Routes 14 & 169), Canterbury I'm going to flip the Freedom Trail site's ordering of information here and put this first: In 1994, Prudence Crandall was inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame and in 1995, Crandall was designated as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, New Post Tagged With: Canterbury, Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, Prudence Crandall: State Heroine, Windham County

Art Trail Viewpoint: Farmington River

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Art Trail Viewpoint: Farmington River

Farmington River CT Art Trail Viewpoint, Burlington November 2018 I’ve been sitting on this page for a decade, and have finally decided to just write something and get it over with. You see, back in 2002, someone spent $30,000 to come up with a Connecticut Art Viewpoints Trail. Which is a cool thing, no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Art, Art Trail Viewpoints, Burlington, Hartford County

Concept of Freedom Trail: Naugatuck

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Concept of Freedom Trail: Naugatuck

Gunntown Passive Park Gunntown Road, Naugatuck True story – I was weaving my way from downtown Naugatuck through the hills west to Oxford one day. I had Damian with me and had stopped at a park so he could relieve himself. I was wholly unaware of Gunntown Park, but made a mental note that there were trails to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, New Post Tagged With: Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, naugatuck, New Haven County

Art Tunnel

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Art Tunnel

The Mural of the Story Art Tunnel Farmington River Trail, Farmington Can you believe that I’ve never used that pun for a title before? I can’t. Can you believe that I’m far more interested in the two trails in the woods on either side of this tunnel than the Farmington River Trail that this tunnel is for? I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Everything Else Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Farmington, farmington river trail, Hartford County, Public/Outdoor Art, Roads and Tunnels

243. The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

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243. The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Contemporaneous Contemporaneousness Ridgefield (Google Maps location) November 9, 2012 The Aldrich is a Connecticut Art Trail site You may find it difficult to believe, but the Aldrich is probably in my top 15 or 20 favorite museums in Connecticut. For one, I’m an unabashed fan of contemporary art (usually), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums, New Post Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Fairfield County, Hoang, Ridgefield

The Putnam River & Mill Heritage Trails

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The Putnam River & Mill Heritage Trails

Putnamming One Foot in Front of the Other The Putnam River Mill Heritage & River Trails August 13, 2017 No, I didn’t walk the full length of either of these trails. Not that they aren’t cool and interesting. They just aren’t the types of trails I seek to fully complete. But since Putnam is devoid of any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Heritage & History Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Dubious Claims, putnam, Windham County

Concept of Freedom Trail: Putnam

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Concept of Freedom Trail: Putnam

Thomas Taylor Gravesite Grove St Cemetery, Putnam True story... although I have a feeling I could totally lie on this page. I don't imagine too many read these Freedom Trail posts. Especially ones about graves out in Putnam. Anyway, my true story is that I totally forgot I "visited" this site in May of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Cemeteries, Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, putnam, Windham County

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