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CTMQ’s Guide to Ashford

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CTMQ’s Guide to Ashford

Everything Ashford I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Ashford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides Tagged With: Ashford, Windham County

Ashford: Complete!

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Ashford: Complete!

Ashford Complete! Midway Pizza and Restaurant Here is my list of everything I've done in Ashford! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the second of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. Send your condolences to my wife and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: Ashford, Calvin, Damian, Windham County

Nipmuck Trail: Section 3

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Nipmuck Trail: Section 3

Section 3: This I Know(lton): I Pix(ied) a Winner Willington/Ashford, ~15 Miles (one-way), With Matt Woodward February 5, 2017 Marsh Rd to Barlow Mill Road My tortured title refers to my hiking partner, Matt Woodward. Matt has been chronicling northeast CT's Joshua's Trust properties, among others here, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Blue Trails Challenge/CT400, Natchaug State Forest, Nipmuck Trail, Tolland County, Willington, Windham County, yale myers forest

JT: Friedman Forest Preserve

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JT: Friedman Forest Preserve

I'm Not Yet Fried, Man Abraham R. Friedman and Samuel H. Friedman Forest Preserve, Ashford May 21, 2017 Aha! You were expecting the title of this page to be "I'm Fried, Man," but I changed it up on you! After all, Joshua's Trust has many dozens of properties in over a dozen northeastern Connecticut towns. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Joshua's Trust, Windham County

351. Lance Arnold Gallery & Fairy Trail

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351. Lance Arnold Gallery & Fairy Trail

Flotsam and GetSum Ashford/Willington (Google Maps Location) May 21, 2017 For those of you unaware who may happen to care, there's a CTMQ facebook page. I pretty much only use it to post new pages when I publish them. I'll spare you my facebook hate for now. Because sometimes it actually does something good. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Ashford, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Tolland County, Willington, Windham County

Bakerwoods Farm

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Bakerwoods Farm

It’s... Interesting Ashford (Google Maps location) May 21, 2017 Look, if you’ve been reading this site for a while you not only know the style in which I write, you also know my feelings about certain things. You should also know that almost all of what I write comes from a place of respect and love for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Curiosities, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Ashford, Calvin, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Windham County

JT: Church Farm Preserve

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JT: Church Farm Preserve

Hozier is the Worst Church Farm Preserve, Ashford & Mansfield April 30, 2017 About that title just above... Sorry. I can’t help it. Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” is just awful. I hate that song with a seething passion. How in the world did that dirge become so popular? Seriously, can someone please explain that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Colleges & Universities, Joshua's Trust, Mansfield, Tolland County, Windham County

JT: Josias Byles Sanctuary

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JT: Josias Byles Sanctuary

The Outlaw Josias Byles Josias Byles Sanctuary April 30, 2017 Back before Clint Eastwood became a bumbling loon, he made some pretty great movies. One that often gets lost in the mix is The Outlaw Josey Wales.” It’s so good. The Josias Byles Sanctuary is pretty good too, but not as memorable as the movie. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Joshua's Trust, Windham County

JT: Fliegel Farm Woods

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JT: Fliegel Farm Woods

Blow Your Fliegel Horn Fliegel Farm Woods April 30, 2017 The following page is entirely unfair. I’m sure this is a lovely little trail in late May through July. Before the ferns unfurl? Not so much. Part of the allure of these little trailed properties all over Ashford is just finding them. This one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Joshua's Trust, Windham County

JT: Iron Mine Valley

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JT: Iron Mine Valley

I’ll Preserve What’s Iron Mine Iron Mine Valley Preserve April 30, 2017 Joshua’s Trust has seven trailed properties in Ashford. They do a great job not only in this town, but across all the towns in which they manage properties. Iron Mine Valley was the first of several for me on this pleasant spring … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Industrial History, Joshua's Trust, Windham County

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