Stratford's Town Trails Stratford A riverside and coastal town, Stratford has a few things going for it. Like beaches and rivers and stuff. Yet, it's not mentioned in the same breath as, say, Old Saybrook or Stonington which are similarly situated. But I'm here to seek out the little town parks and trails … [Read more...]
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Pomfret’s Town Trails Intro
Pomfret's Town Trails Pomfret A pomfret is a kind of fish. Not a fish you can find in Pomfret, mind you, but a fish nonetheless. I'm telling you this here because there's really not another place on this website I can do so. So here you are. Here's a pomfret: This fish story is a distraction away from the … [Read more...]
Southbury’s Town Trails
Southbury's Town Trails Southbury Southbury has a little Russian Village. It has an elderly village. And it was once a staging ground for Nazis in the 1930's. Dam! Yes, it has a big dam too. And it has some trails overseen by the town itself. Lots of them, actually. I can't vouch for their awesomeness as I … [Read more...]
Metcalf Nature Preserve
I Met a Calf Metcalf Nature Preserve, Ellington ~0.75 miles, March 2019 Regarding my title above, I didn't actually meet a calf on this hike. But since it's in Ellington, you believed me, didn't you? Of course you did. Ellington is one of Connecticut's fastest growing towns which means there are new houses … [Read more...]
Ellington’s Town Trails
Ellington's Town Trails It's cool that the town of Ellington has seen to it to have some trails for humans to hike. There is always concern in town that the cows take precedence over people. And while there are tons of cow trails around Ellington, there are also plenty of people trails too. Yes, this is the … [Read more...]
Sprague’s Town Trail Intro
Sprague's Town Trails Sprague I'm a bit vague on Sprague. It doesn't help that nowhere in Sprague do they refer to their town as Sprague. It's Baltic, Hanover, or Versailles. Which in Sprague is pronounced "ver-sales." Which has bothered me since I learned of it decades ago. This picture is what Sprague … [Read more...]
Monroe’s Town Trails
Monroe's Town Trails Monroe is named for the 5th president of the United States, one President James Monroe. He had literally nothing to do with Connecticut during his life and career as best I can tell. And I found this to be a rather ironic fact: During his presidential election, Monroe received 183 of the 217 … [Read more...]
Madison’s Town Trails
Madison's Town Trails If you told 100 people to tell you what they'd do if told to spend a day in Madison, I figure the breakdown would be as follows: 80 to Hammonasset Beach, 15 to wine and dine in fancy restaurants, 3 to explore "downtown", 1 to go to the history museums and one to go hiking. And that's a … [Read more...]
Durham’s Town Trails
Durham's Town Trails It is my strong contention that the only thing people think about when they think about Durham is the Durham Fair. And that's fair. I suppose. But there are some decent properties for hiking around the rural town, and while I have no idea how nice the "town owned" tracts are as I write … [Read more...]
Huckleberry Hill
Huck, Huck, Huck Huckleberry Hill Trails, Avon December 2018 My seven-year-old son was looking at one of my maps and had some questions. The map in question was my map of Connecticut towns and at the time, 11 were colored in green. It was also time to color in a 12th. That town was Burlington and the reason for … [Read more...]
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