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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail Intro

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Farmington Canal Heritage Trail Intro

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail Massachusetts border (Suffield) to New Haven The summer of 2020 - the pandemic summer of 2020 - sort of forced my son Calvin and I to begin riding Connecticut's rails-to-trails in earnest. Nothing was open for visits in any normal way, so why not ride our bikes. Unfortunately, Calvin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Avon, Cheshire, cycling, East Granby, Farmington, Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, Granby, Hamden, Hartford County, New Haven, New Haven County, Plainville, rails-to-trails, Simsbury, Southington, Suffield

Plainville: Complete!

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Plainville: Complete!

Plainville: Complete! J. Timothy's Taverne Here's the list of everything I've done in Plainville! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 10th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. Send your condolences to my wife and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: Hartford County, Plainville, restaurants

Tomasso Nature Park

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Tomasso Nature Park

You Say Tomasso, I Say This Place Makes Me Cynical Tomasso Nature Park, Plainville July 2018 Let me start off by saying that there are some wonderful hikes in Plainville. You may not think so, but there are. And the Tomasso Nature Park is a lovely place to walk. It is. But there's just something off about it to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, Plainville

Historic Plainville Campgrounds

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Historic Plainville Campgrounds

A Methodist to the Madness Historic Plainville Campgrounds July 2018 Here's the deal. I had half a day to "complete" Plainville. It was then or... never. Okay, not never never, but since one of my remaining things to do in town is only open on weekdays, it would have been a while. And so I set out in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Hartford County, Plainville

Ledge Road Connector Trail

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Ledge Road Connector Trail

Oh Boy. Ledge Road Connector Trail & Boy Rock/Great Stone Face Sunset Rock State Park, Plainville July 2018 Cutting to the chase - the purpose of this page's existence really has nothing to do with the trail of the title. I've hiked this trail before, way back in 2007 with Hoang. When I edited that page in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, CFPA Hikes, Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Cool Rocks, Hartford County, Metacomet Trail, Plainville, sunset rock state park

J. Timothy’s Dirt Wings

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J. Timothy’s Dirt Wings

I Like This Kind of Dirt Nap Dirt Wings at J. Timothy’s Taverne, Plainville Many Multiple Times I have often written on this here website that I find food writing difficult. I’ve certainly never been able to do it with any clarity, originality, or vision. But as CTMQ has grown and branched into many different … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Hartford County, Historic Restaurants, Plainville, restaurants

Worst I-84 East Transition

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Worst I-84 East Transition

Plainville's Death Trap Plainville There are seemingly hundreds of horribly designed highway interchanges, onramps, and off-ramps in Connecticut. The 84/91 interchange is pretty much the poster child for terrible highway design. (Well done on the new 91/95 New Haven interchange, by the way!) Connecticut's odd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Engineering, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Plainville, Roads and Tunnels

CTMQ’s Guide to Plainville

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CTMQ’s Guide to Plainville

Everything Plainville 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” Plainville 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: Hartford County, Plainville

Plainville’s Town Trails

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Plainville’s Town Trails

Plainville’s Town Trails I question why I bother with introductory pages for towns with only one trail. Then I remember that it satisfies my quirky list-making OCD and I go on my merry way. Of course, Plainville is home to a wonderful section of the Metacomet Trail, so just because the town itself only oversees one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, Plainville

Pinnacle Rock

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Pinnacle Rock

Acme Missiles Along the Metacomet Trail, Plainville/Farmington October 6, 2007 My title is a stretch, sure... but “acme” is defined as “the highest point” and Wile E. Coyote was always sourcing his weaponry from Acme and this outcropping, above Plainville and Farmington, used to be a Nike Missile base. Ahem. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, CFPA Hikes, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: cold war relics, Farmington, Great Views, Hartford County, Hoang, Metacomet Trail, Nike Missile Sites, Plainville

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