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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Cromwell Creamery

September 27, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Crom-om-nom-om Cromwell Creamery, Cromwell July 2019 This page contains a terrifying picture of me below. It was taken by my eight-year-old son after eight exhausting hours at Portland’s Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park. My eyes are closed and I’m about to eat a massively over-portioned ice cream … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, cromwell, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail

254. Payne Whitney Gym

September 27, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Poola-Poola New Haven (Google Maps location) October 12, 2013 You know what? I’m not going to do what I always do on pages like this and spend two paragraphs weakly explaining why I consider a certain place a museum when it is clearly not a museum. This is a gym on the Yale campus in New Haven that I’m including … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, collegiate sports, New Haven, Not Really a Museum Museum, Yale

MJ Williams Park

September 25, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Putt-Putting Around Manchester Land Conservation Trust Trails (MLCT): MJ Williams Park, East Hartford June 2019 I’ve begun two other MLCT posts with the following: You know how you think I’m nuts? Like, “what is wrong with that dude and why does he care about doing this stuff nuts?” I hear you. It is, again, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: East Hartford, manchester land conservation trust

The Beeracks (Closed)

September 25, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Beer: Rack ‘Em Up! The Beeracks, East Haven Multiple visits Armada Brewing opened up a nearby second location on River Street in New Haven in 2022 and left The Beeracks shortly thereafter. In late 2024, The Beeracks closed. You’re just going to have to go with me here. The path from the original Overshores … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: armada brewing, Closed/Gone/Former, East Haven

237. Henry Whitfield State Museum

September 23, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Stone Cold Cool Guilford (Google Maps location) September 8, 2012 The state of Connecticut operates fewer museums than you’d think. There really are just a handful, and many of them rely on partnerships with volunteers (Old New-Gate Prison in East Granby) and/or local historical societies (Prudence Crandall House … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Guilford, historic house museums, Historic Houses, National Historic Landmarks

Getting Off (RIP)

September 23, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Finished Getting Off, Winchester I regret to inform you that Getting Off has closed. Located next to Stop & Shop in Winsted, people can no longer shop at Getting Off. I never had the pleasure of shopping at Getting Off myself, so I can’t properly review what Getting Off is like, but this person on facebook … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Other Companies and Businesses, Winchester, Winsted

CTMQ’s Guide to Lebanon

September 23, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Lebanon 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” Lebanon 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: Lebanon, The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor

Lebanon’s Town Trails

September 22, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Lebanon’s Town Trails As of this writing, the town of Lebanon's website promises to update their trails page. I've scoured elsewhere and I cannot find any trails other than something called Commons Hill which may or may not really exist anymore. So here's a picture of a place nowhere near Lebanon, CT. I'm … [Read more...]

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

Hockanum River Trail 8: Middle School Trail

September 21, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Observe, if You Will… Hockanum River Trail: Middle School Trail 0.3 mile, June 2019 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Chipper Drive Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the beginning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: East Hartford, hockanum river trail, hockanum river watershed association

Triple-A Diner

September 20, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Where’s the Fonz? (AAAAaaaaaaa) AAA Diner, East Hartford May 2019 Yeah, I know. This diner sort of stretches the definition of “Classic Diner.” Except that there really is no definition of what makes a diner “classic.” The authors of Classic Diners of Connecticut are clear to say that a diner is “classic” if you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Diners & True Taverns, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Classic Diners, East Hartford, restaurants

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