Avery Point Lighthouse Groton What a charming li’l lighthouse. When you think about lighthouses, you realized they pretty much only exist for nostalgia’s sake anymore. Ships no longer need warning lights to tell them of rocky bottoms and approaching shorelines... so why do we keep them? Because they’re … [Read more...]
328. Alexey von Schlippe Art Gallery
What's the (Avery) Point? Groton (Google Maps location) June 14, 2016 The Gallery was closed "for good" in 2016 but is now open again, so the below may be confusing. However, I don't feel like rewriting it. Here I am, skimming through my mail in May of 2018. "Oh! A new issue of Connecticut Woodlands!" I say, … [Read more...]
Ansonia’s Town Trails
Ansonia’s Town Trails Ansonia used to be part of Derby but then someone decided it should separate. As a result, two of the three smallest towns in Connecticut are... Derby (the smallest) and Ansonia (third smallest). Both are cities and both have limited land for hiking. Ansonia does have a few small … [Read more...]
HLT: Forever Forest
FOR-evah, and Evah! Harwinton Land Trust: Forever Forest May 2018 & November 2020 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to start at the beginning, go here, … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Thompson
Everything Thompson 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” Thompson CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Thompson’s Town Trails
Thompson’s Town Trails Shhhhhhhh... be quiet. We're in Thompson. In the corner up there. The Quiet Corner. And there are things for me to do for this website, but don't tell anyone. I like to be left alone. Shhhh... Thompson has some decent trails, but most are state parks or land trust land or overseen by … [Read more...]
Cliffside Brewing (Closed)
It’s a Brewery. On a Street. Not a Cliff. Cliffside Brewing Company, Wallingford May 2018 This brewery closed in late May 2023. What you’re about to read is a sort of turning point for myself and for CTMQ. Without getting all philosophical about things, I’ve written much about Connecticut’s beer industry since … [Read more...]
Roost IPA
Church Owl Beer's Roost IPA 1 12 oz can, $1.50, Manchester Wine & Spirits January 2018 Horrifying. I'm writing this page not to bash the well-intentioned mind behind Church Owl or to argue that gluten-allergies are overstated or to kick a brewery when they're already kaput. But... this'll probably sound … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Roxbury
Everything Roxbury 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” Roxbury CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Roxbury’s Town Trails
Roxbury’s Town Trails When I wrote up the intro for Rocky Hill’s town trails, I said that it “sounds like a town that would provide lots of difficult hiking opportunities. Alas, Rocky Hill is neither rocky nor hilly.” But Roxbury? Roxbury is indeed rocky. And of course there are billions of “rox” that are … [Read more...]
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