A Good Way to Spend a Day Off Ferris Acres Creamery, Newtown August 2013 “Hey Steve, why haven’t you gone to Ferris Acres yet? Bueller? Bueller?” My answer is always the same, “Oh but I have. I just haven’t written about it yet. I'm waiting for a Ferris Day Off.” My point is that Ferris Acres commands a lot of … [Read more...]
Old Tolland County Courthouse Museum
Courting Disaster Tolland (Google Maps location) July 15, 2018 Visiting the Old Tolland County Courthouse Museum on its own would be ridiculous. While it is a standalone museum with its own personality and history, I highly encourage you to pair your visit with the Old Tolland County Jail and Museum across the … [Read more...]
Ledge Road Connector Trail
Oh Boy. Ledge Road Connector Trail & Boy Rock/Great Stone Face Sunset Rock State Park, Plainville July 2018 Cutting to the chase - the purpose of this page's existence really has nothing to do with the trail of the title. I've hiked this trail before, way back in 2007 with Hoang. When I edited that page in … [Read more...]
Other Granby Land Trust Properties
A Whole Slew of Granby Goodness "Other" GLT Trails, Granby Spring/Summer 2018 I have hiked many, many wonderful miles within Granby Land Trust properties. It holds a special place in my heart because it was at a GLT property (The Godard Preserve) where a young Damian got over some of his phobias. As I wrap … [Read more...]
Storyteller’s Cottage (Closed)
Let Me Tell You a... Storyteller’s Cottage, Simsbury June 2018 Storyteller's Cottage, my 391st Connecticut museum, closed in September 2020 - a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. This business still operates an online and events model in 2024. ... Story. The Story of why this place deserves a place on CTMQ’s … [Read more...]
Granby’s 4 Other Waterfalls
Wild Granby Four Unnamed Falls, Granby This page describes what can best be called Lost Acres, Silver Street, Messenger, and MJ/Beach Brook Falls. Granby is home to one of the best waterfalls in the entire state. That would be Enders Falls and if you are any sort of waterfaller, you’ve probably been there. It is … [Read more...]
Firetown, Simsbury
Firetown, Simsbury This seems like an important thing to have. That's all I've got. But I think it's enough. CTMQ's Houses, Ruins, Communities & Urban Legends … [Read more...]
Holcomb Farm (East)
All it Takes is a Ninja Holcomb Farm (East), Granby April 2018 Anyone who has read more than a few pages on this website knows my older son has some very challenging special needs. Suffice it to say, hiking is not his thing. But I am patient and stubborn and I know that hiking is good for him. However, … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Middlebury
Everything Middlebury 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” Middlebury CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]
Flanders Land Trust Intro
Flanders Land Trust Middlebury & Woodbury Hi diddly ho neighborinos! Let’s explore the Flanders Land Trust trails! Flanders owns land in Bethlehem and Southbury, but there are no trails there as of this writing. The large bulk of their trails are in Woodbury, with one outpost in the middle of Middlebury. … [Read more...]
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