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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Ellsworth Visitor’s Center, Ensign-Bickford Exhibition, & Wigwam
An Explosive Start... Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury November 2024 Connecticut museum visit #533. If you're wanting to read about all of the Simsbury Historical Society buildings and exhibits, you've landed on the first of four pages about them, but the ordering doesn't matter. The Simsbury Historical … [Read More...]
The Fifty-Acre Wood
Winnie the Poo The Fifty-Acre Wood, Woodstock November 2024 After driving through northern Woodstock along Redhead Hill Road, then English Neighborhood Road, you come to Pond Factory Road. You immediately think, "boy, I'm taking this skinny gravel road to Massachusetts, there can't be much up this … [Read More...]
Book Review: Connecticut Cryptids
Tales From the Cryptids Connecticut Cryptids, Patrick Scalisi & Illustrations by Valerie Ruby-Omen (2023) Never judge a book by its cover. And, usually, never judge a book by its Goodreads reviews. But always judge Goodreads reviewers by their idiotic reviews: That has to be one of the least self-aware … [Read More...]