Hike It or Bike It Millers Pond State Park & Cockaponset State Forest, Durham/Haddam Septemeber 2016 & November 2023 There are several trails at Millers Pond and aside from the Mattabesett, they all pretty much loop back to the same parking lot near the Durham/Haddam border off of Foot Hills Road. In fact, the … [Read more...]
CTfastrak Multi-Use Trail
Hoodie Ride Newington & New Britain November 2023 A month before Christmas Calvin and I went on a quickie 10-mile out and back jaunt along the CTfastrak bike trail. He was was too big for his bike at the time, but this would be the last ride before we traded up to an adult bike. The kid is 5'7" now and is still … [Read more...]
Loos Center for the Arts
They're Not Booing, They're Saying "Looooooos!" Woodstock (Google Maps location) October 2023 The story of how I was able to see the Gallery at the Loos Center is the story of the Gallery at the Loos Center. Not that the Loos Center and its art gallery aren't fine and respected venues in the Quiet Corner... but … [Read more...]
Lake Williams State Park Scenic Reserve
Lake People Lake Williams State Park Scenic Reserve, Lebanon Multiple Visits Once or twice a year, we become Lake People. It happens when our friends Sean and Marni invite us to their little lake house on Lake Williams in Lebanon to spend a day doing things Lake People do. What do Lake People do? Lake … [Read more...]
IAIS Trails
I IS what I AM Washington April 2019 The Institute for American Indian Studies has nature trails. Not extensive nature trails, but they have trails. Mapped and blazed trails. And that means they get a page unto themselves here on CTMQ. The Institute for American Indian Studies has a FAQ section on their … [Read more...]
Tall Man’s Homemade Ice Cream
Big and Tall Treats Tall Man's Homemade Ice Cream, Cromwell July 2023 Holy cow, I just realized that this website is nearing its 17th birthday and our Seattle nephews have never appeared on it. Let's change that today. Welcome to CTMQ Ryland and Jonah! They were visiting with their mom (my wife's … [Read more...]
Putnam Memorial State Park Visitor’s Center
Put 'Er Here Redding (Google Maps location) September 2017 This page may be a little confusing for you. It sure is for me. For you see, Putnam Memorial State Park has a museum: The Putnam Memorial State Park Museum as well as this place, The Putnam Memorial State Park Visitor's Center which, by almost any measure, … [Read more...]
Mashamoquet Brook State Park Trails
Do The Mash...amoquet Mashamoquet Brook State Park, Pomfret April & July 2011, August 2017 I've hiked the 6.5 miles of trails at Mashamoquet at different times and for different reasons. This page is a combination of previously published slightly divergent pages. I don't know for sure, but Mashamoquet might be … [Read more...]
Leroy Anderson House
LEEROOOOYYY!!!!! anderson Woodbury, (Google Maps location) June 2018 Woodbury is a quirky little town. Home of America's first Episcopal Bishop and... Rob Zombie. Home of Connecticut's Antiques Central and... the modernist Hogpen Hill Farms Sculpture Park. Home of a little pewter museum and... a weirdo little zoo. … [Read more...]
Union: Complete!
Union: Complete! Traveler Food and Books Here is the CTMQ Guide to Union with my list and stories about everything I’ve done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in many of our towns already. … [Read more...]
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