Plainfield’s Town Trails You have no business being here. But here you are. On a dead-end page with nothing of any interest on it. For Plainfield has no town trails as best as I can tell. Now, please don't get confused. There are several trails in Plainfield - trails worth hiking even. But I list them … [Read more...]
Joseph Preli Farm & Winery
You Say Tomato, I Say Don’t Make Tomato Wine Joseph Preli Farm & Winery, Glastonbury July 2019 Ugh. Here we are again. In that awkward place. You know, that place with wonderful people in a beautiful setting on a gorgeous day… serving me criminally bad product. With the massive growth in the brewery, winery, … [Read more...]
Gather New Haven
Gather New Haven New Haven It’s tough to be an urban land trust. For obvious reasons, obviously. Because Connecticut’s cities are so geographically small, very few have much in the way of greenspace. New Haven benefits from its location – not only being a coastal city, but three rivers course through town to the … [Read more...]
Horseguard State Park Scenic Reserve
Horsing Around Horseguard State Park Scenic Reserve, Avon November 2016 In October of 2016, The Hartford Courant's Peter Marteka wrote, Horse Guard State Park Scenic Reserve is one of those [astericked, as in overlooked] places. But after what I saw on my visit, it easily moved into my "Top 10 list of … [Read more...]
New Haven’s Town Trails
New Haven’s Town Trails New Haven has it all. The best university, some of the best museums, some of the best restaurants, and some of the best cultural events in the state. As if that weren’t enough, New Haven is home to some great parkland as well. When it comes to my absurd goal of “completing” every one … [Read more...]
Area Two Experimental Brewing
Two Legit Area Two Experimental Brewery April 2019 Two Roads Brewery in Stratford, Connecticut prides itself on “taking the road not taken.” They are far and away the state’s largest and most successful brewery. They have far and away the widest distribution reach of any brewery in Connecticut. And apparently they … [Read more...]
Burnham Blacksmith Shop
I’m Plane Nuts East Hartford (Google Maps location) June 10, 2017 Ahhh, yes, June 10, 2017. A fine day that was. Another year, another fantabulous Connecticut Open House Day! An annual event that I treat like the holiday it should be. I went to a bunch of places in the Connecticut River Valley, but found myself … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to East Haven
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...]
East Haven Land Trust Intro
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...]
East Haven’s Town Trails
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...]
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