Great Meadows Conservation Trust Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield South of Hartford the Connecticut River winds through 4500 acres of open land, the Great Meadows of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill and Glastonbury. This floodplain contains rich farmland, a varied habitat for wildlife and the largest freshwater marsh … [Read more...]
Wethersfield’s Town Trails
Wethersfield's Town Trails Wethersfield is all about its history and the two old highways that cleave the town - The Berlin Turnpike and The Silas Deane Highway. People don't go to Wethersfield to hike. But I will. I must. It is my calling. Writing this before having stepped a foot in any Wethersfield … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut Firsts
But First... Connecticut Firsts, Bill Faude & John Friedland This book is a one-hundred or so page compendium of all the things that first happened, or were invented, in Connecticut. Well, that's not true, as it would be impossible to create a fully comprehensive list of all of those things. There are just too … [Read more...]
Paul Ode Trail & Fred Wolfe Park
An Ode to a Wolfe Paul Ode Trail & Fred Wolfe Park Trails, Orange January 2020 Ah yes, January 2020. Temperature in the 60's, whispers of some new virus in the hinterlands of China... not a care in the world. Such innocent times. And what better to do than head down to Orange for some quick walks around the … [Read more...]
Auer Farm Mushroom Barn
Only Remaining Hollow Tile Mushroom Barn in... Auer Farm Mushroom Barn, Bloomfield All Things Auer Farm I know you historic mushroom barn fans wouldn’t let me get away with not including this on CTMQ. I’m happy to not have let you down. There’s a lot going on with this humble little building everyone sees on … [Read more...]
Mystic Pizza (1988)
Pretty Women Mystic Pizza, 1988 There are a lot of movies on my Connecticut Movies list, but you'll be hard-pressed to find one that more Connecticut than 1988's coming of age flick, Mystic Pizza. It was almost entirely filmed in Stonington and Groton and anyone with a passing familiarity with the area will … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Stamford
Everything Stamford I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Stamford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Stamford Land Conservation Trust Intro
Stamford Land Conservation Trust Stamford Do you ever think about these land trusts in lower Fairfield County and how extraordinary they are? Land in Greenwich, Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, etc. is very, very expensive land. Probably some of the most expensive non-big city land in the country I'd guess. And yet … [Read more...]
Stamford’s Town Trails Into
Stamford's Town Trails Stamford is a city. Like, a real honest-to-goodness city. With tall buildings and Fortune 500 companies and bars and everything. Heck, it even has a Trump building. But it also has some trails because Stamford also has suburbs! And beachfront! This is all a bit crazy here in Connecticut. … [Read more...]
Hawk Hill Farm
Hawk the Herald Angels Sing Hawk Hill Farm, ~1 mile, Bloomfield April 2020 I just love the fact that there are so many Bloomfield hikes. I don't really know what the collective thought about Bloomfield is, but I'd guess it has nothing to do with all the available trails to hike. Even though part of Talcott … [Read more...]
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