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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Tremko-Stebbins House
Just Because Tremko-Stebbins House, Ashford When I began this website in 2006, I started building my massive list of hundreds of museums in Connecticut. Ashford didn't (and doesn't) have much in the way of museums, but the Tremko-Stebbins House was noted as a potential future museum. But there comes a time … [Read More...]
Wojan Woods
Sure, (Wo)jan Wojan Woods, West Hartford December 2025 This is a Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy property. I hiked this trail in three minutes. You, too, can "hike" this trail in three minutes. You can jog it in one. You can hike this trail in less time than it will take you to read about this trail. … [Read More...]
Vernon Historical Society Outdoor Museum
VHS Rewind Vernon Historical Society Outdoor Museum, Vernon (Location) September 2026 Don't be confused by the multiple mentions of Rockville below. Rockville is a section of Vernon but it's one of those place names that residents really, really like to hang on to, so I'll honor that here. This is Connecticut … [Read More...]