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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Book Review: Classic Diners of Connecticut

July 6, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Diners, Dives, and Drive-By's Classic Diners of Connecticut Garrison Leykam, 2013 Let's face it, diner culture is dying. Some have probably engraved the headstone already. It is for that reason that I decided to list and visit Connecticut's "classic" diners several years ago. My list has grown and shrunk over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Classic Diners & True Taverns, Everything Else, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Classic Diners, Connecticut Books, Connecticut Travel Guides & Cookbooks

Two Roads Brewing Company

July 5, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Robert Frosty Mug Two Roads Brewing Co., Stratford May 2019 When I visit and write about Connecticut’s museums, I have a bad habit of procrastinating and avoiding dealing with the behemoths. Too many pictures, too much to discuss, too much history… I find them daunting to write about to say the least. I never feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Stratford, TWO ROADS BREWING

361. Woodcock Nature Center

July 4, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not the Woodcock You Thought Wilton/Ridgefield (Google Maps location) June 27, 2017 I just spent too much time comparing maps to determine if the actual Woodcock Nature Center building sits in Wilton or Ridgefield. It is in Wilton for those of you playing along, but the Center’s property and trails do extend up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Damian, Free Museums, Nature Centers, Ridgefield, Wilton

CTMQ’s Guide to Easton

July 3, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

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

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

Easton’s Town Trails

July 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Easton’s Town Trails What up, Easton? Can you hear me? Probably not, since the town seems to be infamous for poor cell service. What's weird about that is that despite the fact you can't find Easton on a map, it's bordered by the well-known and heavily populated Fairfield, Trumbull, and is mere feet from touching … [Read more...]

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

CTMQ’s Guide to Weston

July 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

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

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

Weston’s Town Trails

July 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Weston’s Town Trails Weston is a weird town. I have this hypothetical competition in my head regarding which Connecticut town is the strangest. Of course, there’s no set criteria to determine “weird,” so I can’t definitively say that one town is weirder than the rest. But Weston is certainly in the … [Read more...]

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

Manship Park & Kinne Preserve

June 30, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Canterbury Trails Robert Manship Park & Kinne Preserve Canterbury, June 2019 I had to find trails to hike in Canterbury. I just had to. Why? So that I could write the title "Canterbury Trails". I would have cleared, blazed, and walked my own darn trail if I had to. Which was almost the case, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Canterbury

Pool Table Magic Museum

June 27, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

They've Got Some Kind of Balls Windsor Locks (Google Maps location) May 2019 We'll get to why this page exists in a minute. Don't get too excited, as you'll still think it shouldn't. Probably. But it does, and here we are. Together. Reading about a pool hall next to run-down motel within sight of Bradley Airport … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Not Really a Museum Museum, Windsor Locks

Book Review: Yankee’s New England Adventure

June 26, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stone Crushed It Yankee’s New England Adventures Edited by Eric Lehman, 2018 Yeah, this book isn’t a Connecticut book per se, but it made it onto my radar simply because Connecticut writer extraordinaire Eric Lehman was in charge of editing it. I imagine that this was a nearly impossible task; distilling the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else Tagged With: Connecticut Books, Connecticut Travel Guides & Cookbooks, eric lehman

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