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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

FLT: Mountain Spring Nature Trail

March 19, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

S'No Problem Farmington Land Trust: Mountain Spring Nature Trail ~1.5 Mile, March 2018 When I put my introductory pages together, few people realize how difficult it sometimes is. It's not like volunteers at land trusts are obsessed with trail-listing accuracy. And I don't blame them. And since we have over 100 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Farmington, farmington land trust, Hikes with my Boys

375. Unionville Museum

March 17, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Kids These Days Farmington, (Google Maps location) March 4, 2018 I've thought about going to the Unionville Museum for years. Literally years. It's not far from my house and it is open fairly frequently. I figured it would be a quick visit and an easy check-off from my museum list. I was more right than I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Farmington, Free Museums, Tiny Museums, Town History

Hockanum River Trail 21: West Road Trail

March 11, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Good Ol' Smellington Hockanum River Trail: West Road Trail, Ellington ~1 mile one way, March 2018 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Dart Hill North page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the beginning with the HRT … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ellington, hockanum river trail, hockanum river watershed association

Book Review: The Legend of Hobbomock

March 9, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Legend of Hobbomock: The Sleeping Giant by Jason J. Marchi (2011) Library As a Giant Master – no, really, I AM A GIANT MASTER – I felt compelled to learn about the legend of Hobbomock. In all my hikes across the Giant’s body, I never really knew how he came to rest in Hamden. Now I know, thanks to The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else Tagged With: Calvin, Connecticut Books, Connecticut children's books, Hamden

Power Dams Trail

March 5, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Fight the Power Power Dams Trail, Farmington March 2018 I hike a lot. I don’t necessarily mean miles upon miles, but rather, lots of different little trails. Many would suppose that they all run together and become repetitive after a while. Many would be wrong. It’s not just that each trail has something … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Farmington, Hikes with my Boys, Industrial History

Art Tunnel

March 5, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Mural of the Story Art Tunnel Farmington River Trail, Farmington Can you believe that I’ve never used that pun for a title before? I can’t. Can you believe that I’m far more interested in the two trails in the woods on either side of this tunnel than the Farmington River Trail that this tunnel is for? I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Everything Else Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Farmington, farmington river trail, Public/Outdoor Art, Roads and Tunnels

No Worries Brewing Company (Closed)

March 1, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Only Been Once? No Worries. No Worries Brewing Company, Hamden February 2017 The brewery unceremoniously and quietly closed in October 2024. I’ve always enjoyed the accidental subliminal advertising No Worries of Hamden enjoys. As in, “I’d like to go to a brewery tomorrow, but I can’t decide which one.” “No … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Hamden, no worries brewing

CTMQ’s Guide to Hamden

March 1, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Hamden 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” Hamden 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: Hamden

I AM A GIANT MASTER

March 1, 2018 by Steve 2 Comments

Master What? I AM A GIANT MASTER Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden I have done a lot of things for CTMQ. I am inarguably the first/only person to have done a lot of things I have done. I rarely think and don’t really care about hardly any of that stuff though. However, I very much do care about being the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Hamden, national recreation trail, Sleeping Giant State Park

Sleeping Giant: Quinnipiac/Blue Trail

March 1, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

SGSP E-W Traverse (Quinnipiac/Blue Trail) and Connectors Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~4.5 miles total (solo) October 20, 2012 This page is a couple of things: The completion of my Sleeping Giant State Park Giant Master challenge and the beginning of my Quinnipiac Trail hike. It’s not as confusing as it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Giant Master, Great Views, Hamden, national recreation trail, Observation Towers, Quinnipiac Trail, Sleeping Giant State Park

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