Play Well August 2018 I celebrated my 100th Connecticut museum with cake at home with family. 200 was an overnight at Foxwoods. 300? The Upscale Bernard's restaurant in Ridgefield. How would I ever outdo myself at 400? Oh, I know! At work! How exciting. I thought it would be kind of neat. I worked at … [Read More...]
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Completed Towns & Celebrations
Completely Nutsmeg An astute reader once asked, “Hey Steve, how will you ever actually complete a Connecticut town?” What she meant was that new things open all the time. New breweries, new museums, new trails, new whatevers. And believe it or not, I sometimes learn of things that belong on a CTMQ list after I’ve … [Read More...]
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Wadsworth Falls State Park Trails
Wandering Wads of Wonder Wadsworth Falls State Park Trails, Middletown & Middlefield January 2026 The time had finally come for me to properly visit this state park. I'd been poking and prodding at its edges for years; checking out the little covered bridge at the northern entrance, enjoying the Big Wadsworth … [Read More...]
Bethlehem Fair Vintage Museum
Whoops (Part 2) Bethlehem Fair Vintage Museum, Bethlehem (Location) September 2026 "Whoops Part 1" is here. This is Connecticut museum visit #556 Whoops. This mistake is my own. Well, for the most part. The above is exactly how I began my page about my visit to the same fair's Photo Museum, which I … [Read More...]
Buck’s Soft Serve
Buckle Up, a Storm's a'Comin' Buck's Soft Serve, Woodstock September 2026 Does a soft serve ice cream place deserve a spot on the CTMQ Homemade Ice Cream Trail? No. Not at all. "Making" soft serve is very different from our creameries that make their own real ice cream. And yet... Here we are. Deep, and … [Read More...]