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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

CTMQ’s Guide to East Haven

July 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything East Haven 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” East Haven 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: East Haven

East Haven Land Trust Intro

July 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

East Haven Land Trust East Haven Yes, you mopes, East Haven has a land trust. A rather active one at that. The oversee/own a whole slew of parcels around the town. What’s that? Half of them are less than an acre? Oh. Actually, so what. That’s how a land trust builds and grows and how larger parcels of land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: East Haven, east haven land trust

East Haven’s Town Trails

July 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

East Haven’s Town Trails The ‘Staven. A town that gets dumped on quite a bit; squished between Connecticut’s greatest city and cultural hub (New Haven) and the more attractive Branford. Famous for nothing other than its 9-term mayor, Joseph Maturo. A guy who is infamous for appointing a racist police chief and then … [Read more...]

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

Broad Brook & Paper Mill Falls

July 16, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Made Up The Following Waterfall Names… Broad Brook Falls, East Windsor Paper Mill Falls, East Hartford June & July 2019 I was listening to my friend Peter Marteka on NPR recently and he was discussing waterfalls with the host. He said something I found interesting… well, I found everything he said interesting, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: East Hartford, East Windsor, Waterfalls

J. Foster Ice Cream

July 16, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Fostering Larger Waistlines J. Foster Ice Cream, Avon May 2019 The Simsbury location closed in October 2020. It’s a bit weird to me to write about something I’ve been to a dozen times already over the course of the last decade. Such is the case with J. Foster Ice Cream in Avon. They have a satellite location in … [Read more...]

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

252. Fort Stamford

July 15, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

It's a Fort. In Stamford. Stamford (Google Maps location) July 25, 2013 Fort Trumbull, Fort Griswold, Fort Saybrook, Pequot Fort... maybe even Forts Black Rock and Nathan Hale. These are all Connecticut forts people may have heard of. But Fort Stamford? Miles inland from the Long Island Sound? Tucked away along … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Forts, Free Museums, Gardens, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Stamford

CTMQ’s Guide to West Haven

July 14, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything West Haven 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” West Haven 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: West Haven

West Haven’s Town Trails

July 14, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

West Haven’s Town Trails The town of West Haven doesn't really oversee any real trails, but since they do have the longest stretch of public beach in the state, and there is a sort of walkway covering the length of most of it, and since there are some cool aspects to the shoreline there... here we are. … [Read more...]

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

Land Trust of West Haven Intro

July 13, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Land Trust of West Haven West Haven West Haven, one of the our state's four havens, isn't too much of a haven for open enjoying open space for hiking. West Haven is home to the longest stretch of public beach in the state, so there is beautiful open space here, just not your typical land trust open … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: the land trust of west haven, West Haven

The Brewery at Maple View Farm (Closed)

July 12, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Reassessing Everything The Brewery at Maple View Farm May 2019 The brewery closed at the end of November 2024. I’ve been thinking about the old adage, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” While I’ve been clear in my 13 years of writing everything on this website that I sometimes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Granby, Hoang

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