Harwinton’s Town Trails This is nice. A town that puts a focus on its natural resources. The town of Harwinton maintains a trail network on land right next to the town offices and such. Pay your taxes, then go for a hike. Attend a planning and zoning meeting, then go for a hike on some land zoned for hiking … [Read more...]
Harwinton Land Trust Intro
Harwinton Land Trust I'm excited for Harwinton hiking. I don't know why, really. Perhaps because I want to have an identity for Harwinton in my head. I'd driven through it on my way out west (and back) a million times, but I'd never really stopped to check the place out. So many larger/longer trails … [Read more...]
Book Review: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: Essex!
No, Really! 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: Essex! We’ve all seen these “Before you Die” lists. They are fun until you start thinking about your own mortality and how little time you have left to get to the 1,000 places highlighted in the books. So I make it easy and stick to the Connecticut places I … [Read more...]
Durham Historical Society Museum
Derrr, Uhhhmm Durham (Google Maps location) September 2012 CT museum visit #239. This is one of those (probably) totally (maybe) unfair "reviews" of an innocent little town history historical society museum. Note the date of my visit: 2012. So whenever you're reading this in the future, perhaps the … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Essex
Everything Essex 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” Essex 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...]
Hill-Stead Trails
Hill-Stead, Not Hill Farmstead Hill-Stead Trails, Farmington January 21, 2018 Hill-Stead is a great museum. Top notch. One of the best. It appears on several CTMQ/state sanctioned cultural trails: The CT Art Trail, CT Women’s Heritage Trail, CT Historic Gardens Trail, and it’s a National Historic Landmark. It’s a … [Read more...]
Essex Shad Bake
Don’t Be Shad Annual Shad Bake, Essex June 2, 20017 If you’re reading this, you likely know that the humble shad is Connecticut’s state fish. You’re probably aware that shad runs in the Connecticut River used to support a huge shad industry. And you may have even eaten shad or its roe. (Growing up, I think … [Read more...]
Essex’s Town Trails
Essex’s Town Trails "Essex's?" Is that right? It doesn't look right. But what else could the possessive of Essex be? Essex has an awesome land trust organization with a phenomenal trail guide. In it, they helpfully include the three (more like two-and-a-half) town of Essex properties as well. I've mentioned … [Read more...]
Andrew Leete House
L337 H4x0r Andrew Leete House, Guilford September 2012 Now, normally this wouldn't rate enough for CTMQ. But - and this is a big but because I'm not totally sure of the history here - but, when this house is taken with several other sites around Connecticut, it makes sense to be here. That and I drove by once … [Read more...]
Regicide Cellar
No Cell Out Regicide Cellar, Guilford September 2012 Guilford has secrets. Of course, every town has secrets, but Guilford seems to have more than most towns. Granted, Regicide Cellar isn’t exactly a super exciting secret, but since you’re reading this, it must be at least mildly exciting to you. It’s mildly … [Read more...]
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