From Quinnetukut to Connecticut Institute for American Indian Studies Museum, Washington April 2019 Connecticut museum visit #411. I don't typically start off with a picture, but I guess a picture with words is okay: I like that. I like that the spelling seems to be a sort of compromise between the … [Read more...]
Madeline Regan Preserve
A Proper Madeleines Has Ridges Madeline Regan Preserve, Tolland September 2026 This is a Joshua's Trust property. With luck, your household will have a person who hikes and/or enjoys geology and a person, who might be the same person, who likes baking and/or eating and appreciating baked goods. If that's the … [Read more...]
The Dutch Epicure Shop
Dutch Treat The Dutch Epicure Shop, Litchfield November 2025 This is one of those pages that I can't fully justify existing on CTMQ. There are plenty of similar specialty shops around the state. Like, why does the Dutch Epicure Shop get a page when there are probably 100 Italian specialty shops? Let's see if … [Read more...]
Wolcott Park & Children’s Forest
Waste Not, Wolcott Wolcott Park & Children's Forest, West Hartford October 2026 For some reason, if you Google this place right now in October 2026, it says that it is "permanently closed." I have no idea why it says that. I have read that the trails here became quite overgrown at some point several years ago, but … [Read more...]
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...]
Bethlehem Fair Photo Museum
Whoops (Part 1) Bethlehem Fair Art Museum, Bethlehem (Location) September 2026 "Whoops Part 2" is here. This is Connecticut museum visit #555 Whoops. This mistake is my own. Well, for the most part. I've scoured the various Connecticut town fair websites over the years trying to be sure I get to all … [Read more...]
Independent Day School Trails
Fearless Hiking Independent Day School Trails, Middlefield December 2025 Note: Don't walk trails at schools while school is in session. I walked these trails on a Saturday between Christmas and New Year's Day. This trail network was mentioned to me by a Middlefield resident in one of those, "oh yeah, bet you … [Read more...]
New Britain Museum of American Art
Hard Hittin' Art New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain April 2019 The NBMAA is part of the Connecticut Art Trail and is also a US First and a "See before you die" place. If an artist isn't credited, I don't know who the artist was. My apologies. Connecticut museum visit #410. These are the pages … [Read more...]
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