One Chops Down the Other? House of Doors and Cheshire Road Cheshire I bet you didn't know that giant roadside (usually) men have a cult following. They are called "Muffler Men" in this world because, apparently, the first giant roadside men all held mufflers. And because this community of weirdos exists, … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.13: Farmington Canal State Park Trail
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #13 Farmington Canal State Park Trail, Cheshire September 16, 2017 The story here has nothing at all to do with the historic lock or the walk or the museum that wasn't open - because it's pretty much never open. So let's dispense with all of that off the bat. We … [Read more...]
CocoaShak (RIP)
CocoaWhacked CocoaShak, Cheshire February 13, 2013 (and others) Y'know... This Chocolate Trail thing is a fickle thing. I said fickle, not butter brickle. It was created only a few years ago in 2011 or so, and while it has added a few spots over the subsequent few years, it has already lost three. And if I was a … [Read more...]
277. California Raisins, Gumby, and CelebriDucks Museums
A Singing Raisin, a Green Blob of Talking Clay, and a CelebriDuck Enter a Museum... Cheshire (Google Maps location) September 6, 2014 [I have stolen two pictures - the good ones - from BuzzFeed for this page, because I didn't know these museum existed within the larger museum. It's BuzzFeed. I don't feel too … [Read more...]
Quinnipiac Trail Intro
Quintessential 24 20 miles Hamden, Bethany, Cheshire Began: October 21, 2012 - I’m writing this page without actually having hiked the Q Trail for the purpose of hiking the Q Trail. What I mean by that is, I hiked 5 or so miles of the most venerable of our blue trails for the purpose of completing all the … [Read more...]
Sweet Claude’s
I Clawed My Way Over You for Ice Cream Sweet Claude’s, Cheshire June 25, 2011 I can’t remember where I read a blurb about Sweet Claude’s, but it was pretty much at the same time I decided to seek out Connecticut’s homemade ice cream spots. I read it was great and that the ice cream was made on-premises and bam! It … [Read more...]
Hot Dogs at Blackie’s
Grinning Like a Cheshire (Hot) Dog Cheshire, on Old Waterbury Road Cost: Really cheap Yup. More hot dogs. And I think at this point working my way through the Sterns’ Eat Before You Die list, I’m not quite halfway through all the hot dogs on the list! At least they are cheap and easy. Imagine if they had … [Read more...]