Everything Montville I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Montville... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. What … [Read more...]
Montville’s Town Trails
Montville's Town Trails For a town named "Mountain City," you'd think there would be some pretty great hiking and climbing. Unfortunately, I can't say that's the case here. Montville has a rich Native American past, but for some reason has a french town name. Montville has no mountains and is not a city by … [Read more...]
Four Franklin Fails
Lots of F's Devil's Den v.Franklin, Rachel's Hut, Giant's Grave, Cushman Farms Trail Franklin As I was wrapping up my "completion" of Franklin, I was determined to find a few things that had eluded me for years. Unfortunately, for different reasons, I failed finding all four. But since I'm not convinced that none … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Ledyard
Everything Ledyard 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” Ledyard CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Groton Open Space Association Trails
Groton Open Space Association Trails Groton & Ledyard GOSA seems to operate in that netherworld between land trusts and town trails. There are many of these organizations in the state and they can get confusing. I can't pretend that I have it all figured out, but I try. All I really care about is that they maintain … [Read more...]
Ledyard’s Town Trails
Ledyard's Town Trails Ledyard. For centuries, just another forgotten rural town in eastern Connecticut. Ledyard, home of the Mashuntucket Pequot tribe. Transformed forever in the mid-80's when the Foxwoods bingo hall opened. Followed by the Foxwoods slots casino. Followed by the what was, in the early 2000's, the … [Read more...]
Noble Jay Brewing Company (Closed)
No-bull Jay Noble Jay Brewing Company, East Lyme March 2019 Noble Jay closed in late the summer of 2020. I met Jesse Baldwin of Noble Jay Brewing in the summer of 2015. My man was hustling... We were at the first Hops for Hope Brewfest and Jesse was representing his brewery that was to open soon after that … [Read more...]
Sprague’s Town Trail Intro
Sprague's Town Trails Sprague I'm a bit vague on Sprague. It doesn't help that nowhere in Sprague do they refer to their town as Sprague. It's Baltic, Hanover, or Versailles. Which in Sprague is pronounced "ver-sales." Which has bothered me since I learned of it decades ago. This picture is what Sprague … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Sprague
Everything Sprague 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” Sprague CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Bailey’s Ravine at Ayers Gap
A Gap in My Knowledge Bailey's Ravine at Ayers Gap, Franklin September 2018 If you just want to see the waterfall here, go here. This page is about the whole area and its trails. First things first. Is this still a Nature Conservancy property? Who can tell? As far as I know it is, but the Nature Conservancy's … [Read more...]
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