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Paper Airplane #2

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Paper Airplane #2

Air Putnam Paper Airplane #2, by Jean-Paul Jacquet Putnam, Ct It isn’t often that I dedicate a full page to a “giant goofy thing.” If you are somehow not aware, I have a collection of giant goofy things on this here website. So why have I decided to give this fiberglass “paper” airplane in a tree in Putnam … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Curiosities, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Art, Giant Goofy Things, Public/Outdoor Art, putnam, Windham County

Massport to Nachursetts: Long Pasture

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Massport to Nachursetts: Long Pasture

Passport to Nature, Mass Audubon Long Pasture, Barnstable August 2016 The little center in Barnstable on the western end of Cape Cod is, I think, the newest of the Mass Audubon Centers. It's in a house that has been converted to... well, most of it appears to still be a house, but the living room is now a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon Hikes, Blog, Hikes, New Post, Travel Tagged With: Animals, Beach, Calvin, cape cod, Damian, Giant Goofy Things, Hoang, Massachusetts, Nature Centers, passport to nature

Other Superlatives

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Other Superlatives

Connecticut has an amazing array of superlatives (firsts, oldests, tallests, largest, onlies, and smallests) to its credit. You'll find these all over the site (and the state) in the museum reports and elsewhere. Capturing them all on this page is an impossible task, so bear with me. Note: many of these things are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Curiosities, Superlatives Tagged With: Dubious Claims, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Giant Goofy Things, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests

Wild Bill’s Nostalgia Center (RIP)

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Wild Bill’s Nostalgia Center (RIP)

As They Say: "Home of Strange Things" Middletown January 2, 2009 & February 20, 2016 Update: Wild Bill's Closed in 2018 I figured a revisit to Wild Bill’s was in order, so that’s just what I did with both of my sons in early 2016. I'm writing this quick post because if I don't, someone will surely say, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Curiosities, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Damian, Giant Goofy Things, Middlesex County, Middletown, Other Companies and Businesses

86. The Children’s Museum

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86. The Children’s Museum

A Whale of a Museum West Hartford (Google Maps Location) December 2008 and January 31, 2009 2019 Update: With the birth of our second son in 2011, we've been here many more times, but... I can't update everything all the time. I've said it many times on CTMQ: I'm fortunate to live in West Hartford. Being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Animals, Children's Museums, Damian, Giant Goofy Things, Hartford County, Hoang, Science, West Hartford

69. Beardsley Zoo

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69.  Beardsley Zoo

OceLotta Fun! Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) September 20, 2008 Connecticut only has one zoo, thankfully. You see, Hoang and I do have ethical issues with zoos - especially ones that don't go full bore trying to best replicate the animals' natural environs. But, on the other hand, we both love seeing animals … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, BEARS!, Birds, Bridgeport, Calvin, Carousels, Damian, Fairfield County, Giant Goofy Things, Greenhouse, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Zoos

Goofy Giant Things!

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Goofy Giant Things!

I honestly have no idea how many goofy giant things populate our fine state. I know of two giant chairs, and I know I will be exploiting my small child by sitting him in them. I'm sure there are other goofy giant things that I will find on my travels. Some will have stories, some will not. Without further … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Curiosities, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Avon, Bridgeport, Calvin, Damian, Ellington, Enfield, Giant Goofy Things, Hamden, Middletown, putnam, Southington, Wallingford

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