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460. Art Gallery at UConn Stamford

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460. Art Gallery at UConn Stamford

The Kids are Alright Stamford (Google Maps location) February 28, 2020 The state's flagship university has refocused its branch locations in the early 2000's. They closed the Torrington branch, moved the Hartford one, and invested fairly heavily in the Stamford one. (Which, as Connecticut's most modern city, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Colleges & Universities, Damian, Fairfield County, Free Museums, Not Really a Museum Museum, Stamford, UConn

267. Dolan Nursing Museum

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267. Dolan Nursing Museum

Will I Nurse This Review, Or Just Milk It? Mansfield (Google Maps location) May 30, 2014 What up, SON? I said, What up, SON?" Oh, hello. That's George, a heart patient simulator at UConn's School of Nursing (SON) program in Storrs. He lies in the Josephine A. Dolan Collection of nursing history and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Creepy Dolls, Free Museums, Mansfield, Not Really a Museum Museum, Storrs, Tolland County, UConn

CT Collegiate Football Tour: UConn

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CT Collegiate Football Tour: UConn

UCan't UConn vs. University of South Florida October 5, 2019 *Sigh* Books will be written about UConn football and its unique place in the history of the ultimate implosion of the NCAA. Chapters will be filled with details about the expensive dream. The rise and precipitous fall of the football program is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: college football tour, Colleges & Universities, East Hartford, football, Hartford County, UConn

316. Connecticut BioBlitz

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316. Connecticut BioBlitz

"Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh" Multiple Locations (East Hartford for us) (Google Maps location) June 4, 2016 Do you want to know what my favorite part of Sweet's classic "Ballroom Blitz" is? It's how it begins: Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh Andy? Yeah Mick? Okay Alright fellas, let's go! As one named … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Calvin, Colleges & Universities, Damian, East Hartford, Free Museums, Natural History, Not Really a Museum Museum, Rarely Open, transient museums, UConn

Avery Point Lighthouse

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Avery Point Lighthouse

Avery Point Lighthouse Groton What a charming li’l lighthouse. When you think about lighthouses, you realized they pretty much only exist for nostalgia’s sake anymore. Ships no longer need warning lights to tell them of rocky bottoms and approaching shorelines... so why do we keep them? Because they’re … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Damian, Groton, Lighthouses, New London County, UConn

328. Alexey von Schlippe Art Gallery

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328. Alexey von Schlippe Art Gallery

What's the (Avery) Point? Groton (Google Maps location) June 14, 2016 The Gallery was closed "for good" in 2016 but is now open again, so the below may be confusing. However, I don't feel like rewriting it. Here I am, skimming through my mail in May of 2018. "Oh! A new issue of Connecticut Woodlands!" I say, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Colleges & Universities, Damian, Free Museums, Great Views, Groton, New London County, Public/Outdoor Art, UConn

The Little Stone House

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The Little Stone House

Everybody Must Get Stoned Little Stone House, Storrs May 30, 2014 I would typically caveat my title with something like, “Don’t do drugs,” and, “It should be ‘Every State Must Get Stoned’,” but in this case, I won’t do that. Why? Because this awesome little building is within sight of the East Campus residence … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Cool Rocks, Historic Rocks, Mansfield, Storrs, Tolland County, UConn

Brush With Fame: Jim Calhoun

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Brush With Fame: Jim Calhoun

Jim Calhoun announced his retirement two days ago. 1:22 PM, I tweeted that I have a Calhoun story 1:23 PM, Rep-Am sportswriter Ed Daigneault tells me to write it down. I just did. 2:22 PM, I publish it for your enjoyment August 1990 I toured UConn’s Storrs campus in the late summer before my senior year of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: basketball, Brushes with fame, Mansfield, national Champions, Storrs, UConn

UConn Men’s Soccer When # 1

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UConn Men’s Soccer When # 1

Doo DooDoo Doo! UConn Men’s Soccer Game, Storrs October 12, 2011 It’s not all about the basketball in Storrs. Nope. The men’s soccer team has a longer and just as successful program. (Yes, I’m fully aware of the women’s basketball successes and I think that’s great.) The UConn soccer program has 3 national … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, collegiate sports, Mansfield, soccer, Storrs, Tolland County, UConn

UConn Greenhouses

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UConn Greenhouses

Biology: The Study of Life... And What is More Important Than LIFE?! UConn Storrs (Google Maps Location) February 25, 2009 [Note: This page is merely a reprinted excerpt from a slightly longer page I wrote about the greenhouses and EEB exhibits over on my museums list.] Ahhhh, home. Like the plants on view, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Greenhouses, Mansfield, Plants, Storrs, Tolland County, UConn

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