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Cockaponset State Forest Intro

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Cockaponset State Forest Intro

Cockaponset State Forest Haddam, Chester, Deep River, Killingworth, Durham, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Middletown & Middlefield I listed all the towns above not because there are worth CTMQ things do within the Cockaponset in each, but just to make the point that this is a disjointed and sprawling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Chester, Clinton, cockaponset state forest, Deep River, Durham, Guilford, Haddam, killingworth, Madison, Middlesex County, westbrook

High Nine Brewing

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High Nine Brewing

High Nine at High Noon High Nine Brewing, Deep River January 2020 “You must be high.” Why? “Because you continue to go to every podunk hole-in-the-wall corrugated steel box brewery with sloppily hung signage in Connecticut, even though every one of them is sort of the same place now, just in different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Deep River, Middlesex County

CTMQ’s Guide to Deep River

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CTMQ’s Guide to Deep River

Everything Deep River 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” Deep River 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, New Post Tagged With: Deep River, Middlesex County

Deep River Land Trust Trails Intro

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Deep River Land Trust Trails Intro

Deep River Land Trust Deep River Shout out to our friends at the Deep River Land Trust. No, not for the fact that "Deep River Land Trust" probably sounds funny to people who don't immediately know that Deep River is a Connecticut town with earthen land... shout out to them for have a website, with a modicum of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Deep River, deep river land trust, Middlesex County

Deep River’s Town Trails

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Deep River’s Town Trails

Deep River’s Town Trails Deep River is not a large town, and being down near the mouth of the Connecticut River makes it also a fairly flat town. What deep woods that exist there are part of the Cockaponset State Forest. This is my way of saying that there isn’t too much in the way of town land with trails. That’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Deep River, Middlesex County

Essex Land Trust Intro

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Essex Land Trust Intro

Essex Land Trust Essex, Deep River, & Old Saybrook Psst! Wanna know a secret? Everyone loves Essex. Hey! I said ESsex. It's a beautiful little town near the mouth of the Connecticut River. It's quaint, even. It's historic. Artistic. Well-kept. Tony. And it has greenspace and a very active land trust to keep up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Deep River, Essex, essex land trust, Middlesex County

URR Trail: Deep River

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URR Trail: Deep River

William Winters House & Neighborhood Winters Avenue & Mitchell Lane It's not often I find myself in downtown Deep River. In fact, I don't think I've ever been there before now. It just doesn't have the caché as say, a Chester or an Essex. Yet there it is, right between the two. Perhaps it's a bit grittier than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: CT Freedom Trail, Deep River, Middlesex County, Underground Railroad Trail

Essex Steam Train

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Essex Steam Train

I Think I Can, I Think I Can... Essex Steam Train, Essex, Deep River, & Chester October 10, 2007 This page is just about the Essex Steam Train ride. For the related museum, go here. Puff, puff! Chug, choo! Off they started! Slowly the cars began to move. Slowly they climbed the steep hill. As they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Chester, CT Valley Rail Road State Park, Damian, Deep River, Essex, Hoang, Middlesex County, Trains and Trolleys

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