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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

455. Marlborough Arts Center

November 20, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Marlboring" Marlborough (Google Maps location) September 14, 2019 Parenting is an often thankless and difficult job. For me, trying times are outweighed by the good stuff. Watching your son grow into a young man is a fascinating journey. Frequent readers of this website know that I drag my poor children involve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Free Museums, Marlborough, Tiny Museums

JT: Utley Hill Preserve/Recreation Park

November 19, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Chasing Utley Joshua's Trust Utley Hill Preserve & Recreation Park, Columbia July & September 2019 This is a Joshua's Trust property. At the risk of making this page more confusing than it needs to be, I’ll try to explain what’s going on here as succinctly as possible. Joshua’s Trust owns a parcel of land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys, Joshua's Trust

CTMQ’s Guide to Wallingford

November 18, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Wallingford 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” Wallingford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Wallingford

Quinnipiac Trail Intro

November 18, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Quinnipiac Trail Hamden, Cheshire, Bethany, Prospect, 18.3 Miles Began: October 2012 Completed: The Quinnipiac Trail is the oldest in the Connecticut Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail System, which is to say, it’s really old. Many tens of thousands of people have hiked at least a part of the trail since its creation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Bethany, Blue Trails Challenge, Cheshire, Hamden, Prospect, Quinnipiac Trail

Redding Beer Company (Closed)

November 16, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

RedDing-Ding-Ding! Redding Beer Company, Redding June 2019 The brewery closed quietly in early 2024. I am often challenged to write interesting and unique takes on the hundreds of museums in Connecticut that aren’t that discernible from a hundred similar museums. I take pride in being able to do so; sometimes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, georgetown, Redding, redding beer company

257. Boothe Memorial Railway Society Museum

November 14, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

They’re Not Booing, They’re saying “Boooooooooooooothe!” Stratford (Google Maps location) October 19, 2013 I love Boothe Memorial Park. Love it silly. Quirky, historic, beloved… all that good stuff. I also hate Boothe Memorial Park. How does someone like me deal with this place? There are a slew of museums … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: boothe memorial park, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Model Trains, Stratford, Trains and Trolleys

CTMQ’s Guide to Naugatuck

November 14, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Everything Naugatuck 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” Naugatuck CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: naugatuck

Naugatuck’s Town Trails

November 14, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Naugatuck’s Town Trails Some of you may find it surprising that there are a lot of worthwhile hiking trails in Naugatuck - and the whole Naugatuck River Valley actually. I know, I know, there are some of you out there with some version of a vision of what "The Valley" is all about. Perish the thought. So I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: naugatuck

Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut

November 13, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Sleep Tight Knowing This Bedding Plant Capital of Connecticut, Cheshire Normally something like this wouldn’t rate a CTMQ page. But over the years, I’ve come to learn that people often confuse Cheshire’s town motto with what it means – and what they think it means. I actually lived in Cheshire for about 10 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Cheshire, Dubious Claims, Plants, superlatives

Sunrise Drive Preserve & Ten Mile River Access

November 11, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Nah, Man, Nah Sunrise Drive Preserve & Ten Mile River Access, Columbia September 2019 Hello. Thanks for clicking the link to this page. I’ve got good and bad news. The good news is you are an awesome person for reading, apparently, whatever the heck I write about. Thanks for being cool. The bad news … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, columbia

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