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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Belden Forest

September 21, 2018 by Steve 2 Comments

Run/Forest/Run Belden Forest, Simsbury May 2015 The Belden Forest tract on its own really isn't all that interesting. That's not to say it's not nice; for it is. Simsbury, which has tons a cool hiking areas, doesn't do much to promote them. (This is why, I suppose, the Simsbury Land Trust has picked up the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Simsbury

Parable Brewing Company (Closed)

September 18, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Every Brewery Has a Story Parable Brewing Company, Manchester July 2018 Parable closed in April 2019 after a weird, confusing, and protracted situation with the landlord of their building. Parable's owner or owners, who never changed the LLC's name from Top Shelf - because he was a part-owner of Top Shelf - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Manchester, parable brewing

CTMQ’s Guide to Preston

September 16, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Preston 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” Preston CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]

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

Sweetheart Mountain Trails

September 13, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Sweeeeeeeeeeet! Sweetheart Mountain Trails, Canton & Burlington July 2018 This is a Canton Land Conservation Trust property. Son has another Bouncy birthday somewhere in Canton, check. Dad can't wait to, um, foster his son's independence, check. Canton has an unhiked property, check. Dad has will to hike … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Burlington, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust

The Florence Warren Latham Museum of Eastford History

September 11, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Eastford’s “Inn” the Club! Eastford Google Maps location July 22, 2018 For the first 11 years of CTMQ’s existence, Eastford did not have a museum. The sparsely populated, relatively unknown town in Windham County was never expected to have a museum, but even so, the relative few museumless Connecticut towns make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Eastford, Free Museums, Tiny Museums, Town History

CTMQ’s Guide to Morris

September 10, 2018 by Steve 2 Comments

Everything Morris 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” Morris 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: Morris

Morris’s Town Trails

September 10, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Morris’s Town Trails You know what's funny? That the White Memorial Conservation Center and its vast network of trails is always associated with Litchfield when in fact, half of the place is in Morris. The area is hugely popular with hikers, kayakers, naturalists, etc... yet I've never heard anyone say, "let's go … [Read more...]

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

CTMQ’s Guide to Franklin

September 9, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

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

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

Franklin’s Town Trails

September 9, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Franklin’s Town Trails You may rightly ask why I do introductory pages for towns that have one or two trails. (To clarify, Franklin has more than these trails, but the others are on land owned by non-Franklin entities.) I do it because: a) I started doing it years ago and can't stop now, b) Towns like … [Read more...]

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

Friends of Shetucket River Valley Intro

September 9, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Friends of Shetucket River Valley Franklin, Lisbon, Scotland, Sprague, Windham You've got me. I've never heard of this outfit either. But hey, they have done a bang up job of snapping up adjoining land parcels in Franklin and Sprague alone the Shetucket River and for that, they've made the hallowed pages of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Franklin, friends of shetucket river valley, Lisbon, Scotland, sprague, Windham

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