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TSTL’17.10: Gillette Castle State Park

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TSTL’17.10: Gillette Castle State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #10 Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam & Lyme April 8, 2017 Lazy/tired/illiterate readers, you’re going to like this page. I don’t really plan on writing too much at all. Me? Not write way too much? That’s right. After all, I’ve written about Gillette … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, East Haddam, Gillette Castle State Park, Great Views, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Lyme, Middlesex County, New London County, Roads and Tunnels, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Trains and Trolleys

Gillette Castle State Park Train Trail

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Gillette Castle State Park Train Trail

One Sister Is Enough For Me Gillette Castle State Park Train Trail East Haddam & Lyme, August 10, 2014 Note, I've written Several other Gillette Castle pages, including an updated hike through the park! If you are more than a casual reader of this website, you very most likely have been to Gillette Castle. It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, East Haddam, Gillette Castle State Park, Hikes with my Boys, Lyme, Middlesex County, New London County, Roads and Tunnels

Gillette Castle State Park Train Tunnel

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Gillette Castle State Park Train Tunnel

No Isht Sherlock Gillette Castle State Park Train Trail Tunnel, East Haddam August 10, 2014 See also: 2017 hike around the park (with tunnel again!) “There is nothing like first-hand evidence.” Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet Indeed. With so few tunnels in our small state, I can certainly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Engineering, Curiosities, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, East Haddam, Gillette Castle State Park, Hikes with my Boys, Middlesex County, Model Trains, Roads and Tunnels, Trains and Trolleys

Art Trail Viewpoint: Connecticut River

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Art Trail Viewpoint: Connecticut River

Connecticut River Viewpoint, Overlooking Chester-Hadlyme Ferry CT Art Trail Viewpoint Gillette Castle State Park, Lyme, 5/31/2009 Even though I never found the actual Viewpoint sign, I'm going forward with this page. Maybe someday when I'm back in East Haddam Lyme and East Haddam to hike around the state park, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art & Science Trails, Cultural Trails, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Art, Art Trail Viewpoints, Connecticut Art Trail, Damian, Gillette Castle State Park, Hoang, Lyme, New London County

111. Gillette Castle

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111. Gillette Castle

The Best (Castle) a Man Can Get East Haddam & Lyme (Google Maps Location) May 31, 2009 2018 Update: I've since visited Gillette Castle many times, for many different reasons. In fact, there are 4 other CTMQ pages about the state park, often with much better pictures. Aha! A rarity on CTMQ: A museum I’d … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Cool Architecture, Damian, East Haddam, Gillette Castle State Park, Hoang, Lyme, Middlesex County, New London County, Trains and Trolleys

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