Everything Columbia 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” Columbia CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Columbia’s Town Trails
Columbia’s Town Trails Like many of my fellow Nutmeggers, whenever I say “Columbia” I add a bit of South American flair. Perhaps a roll of the tongue on the ‘l’. Never mind that Columbia, Connecticut is spelled differently than the country, and never mind that its small population is 99% white. … [Read more...]
Spicebush Swamp
Spicey! Spicebush Swamp, West Hartford When I originally explored this little park with Damian in 2016 or so, I had this to say: ... This little piece of land is really sort of lame. There is a nice little pond there which is open for fishing only to kids under 16 which is a nice concept. But the trails behind … [Read more...]
Forest City Brewing
Run, Forest, Run! (To? Or Away?) Forest City Brewing, Middletown March 2019 Oftentimes, when people suggest that we’re at or near the saturation point for breweries in li’l ol’ Connecticut, pro-brewery folks will chime in with the facts about brewery numbers in places like Portland, OR and San Diego and Denver. … [Read more...]
East Granby Farms’ Brian Spears Trail
Peak East Granby East Granby Farms Trail, East Granby April 2019 Yo, so glad you’re here. You’ve found your way to my favorite trail in East Granby not named Metacomet. I can hear the Cowles Park fanboys crying and I don’t care. Cowles is cool, and especially friendly to mountain bikers, but the official loop … [Read more...]
Four TRLC East Granby Trails to Skip
If You Can't Trust a Land Trust... Four (Former) East Granby Land Trust Hikes April 2019 The East Granby Land Trust became part of the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy in 2023. One assumes these trailed properties will remain the same: Donald and Barbara Algren Preserve Fieldstone Griffin Marsh (formerly … [Read more...]
368. Farm Tool Museum
Look at These Tools East Windsor (Google Maps location) August 12, 2017 I was having a discussion with my wife recently and mentioned something about East Windsor and how I was excited to be closing in on visiting every museum and hiking every trail and all that good stuff I do for this here website. She kind of … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut Icons
I Think Icon Connecticut Icon By Charles Monagan This book could be so bad. Left to less capable hands, any book seeking to highlight those things and places around Connecticut that have reached “icon” status, could just be yet another listing of the same ol’, same ol’. Thankfully, Charles Monagan is one of those … [Read more...]
367. Osborn House Museum
Re(Os)Born East Windsor (Google Maps location) August 12, 2017 No use beating around the bush here. I don't have much information for you about the Osborn House Museum of East Windsor Connecticut. Oh, sure, I have a bunch of pictures. And I can make a bunch of stuff up. It wouldn't be the first time... and it … [Read more...]
422. Talcott Mountain Science Center & Academy
Night of a Quadrillion Stars Avon (Google Maps location) May 24, 2019 It's funny that it took me nearly 13 years into this CTMQ adventure to get up to the closest entity on CTMQ to my house. (Maybe Westmoor Park or Crown Market is closer, but not by much. Why am I even qualifying this? You certainly don't care. My … [Read more...]
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