Their Strawberry Game is Strong Vernon June 10, 2017 Yup, this is another one of those CTMQ pages that just sort of "exists." I learned about the Strong Family Farm via the CT Open House Day listing which said that they "Strong Family Farm provides a historic agricultural education center where children, … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail: Pitkin
Life Lessons Hockanum River Trails (HRLPC): Pitkin, Manchester ~1 mile, December 2016 If you are reading these Manchester Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Adams Mill page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. I’ll wait. Sprinkled in the rather excellent HRLPC trails … [Read more...]
Ashford: Complete!
Ashford Complete! Midway Pizza and Restaurant I’m very excited to write this page. What unfurls beneath this sentence is the very first of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages. I am fully aware of how absurd that is, yes. Send your condolences to my wife and children, care of comments … [Read more...]
347. 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...]
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...]
TSTL17.9: Haley Farm State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #9 Haley Farm State Park (Canopy Rock), Groton April 1, 2017 We're not big on April Fool's Day in the CTMQ household. Calvin is just beginning to understand the art of the prank and Damian, well, his special needs commitment to literalism hampers his ability to join in on … [Read more...]
TSTL17.8: Air Line State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #8 Air Line State Park (Blackledge River Bridge), Colchester March 25, 2017 In case you weren't ware, the Air Line State Park Trail traverses East Hampton, Colchester, Hebron, Columbia, Lebanon, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Putnam, and Thompson. We'd walked the … [Read more...]
NCLT: Talcott Ravine
No, Really! It’s a Real Ravine! Northern CT Land Trust (NCLT): Talcott Ravine, Vernon ~1.2 miles, May 2017 Be honest with yourself; if someone said, “hey, let’s go check out that ravine in Vernon,” what would you think? You’d think that person is either lying, crazy, or both. Well, the ravine is real. … [Read more...]
TSTL17.7 Indian Well State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #7 Indian Well State Park (The Well), Shelton March 18, 2017 We had to go to IKEA for something. I never just drive to New Haven without picking up at least one or two things for CTMQ along the way. “Oh, hey, look! There’s a Sky’s the Limit Challenge spot right … [Read more...]
New England Jukebox and Collectibles
A Real Juke Joint New England Jukebox and Collectibles Vernon Longtime readers know by now that I have a rather loose definition of what a museum is. One of the hardest categories for me to define are places like this place. It’s a retail store... but man, it sure feels like a museum. But I’m not calling … [Read more...]
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