Gobble Gobble... For Real Though Bunnell Farm, Litchfield November 2017 We have been purchasing farm-fresh turkeys for Thanksgiving for several years. Our first foray into fresh turkey was at Gozzi’s Turkey Farm down in Guilford – the home of the neon turkeys. Read all about it here. Those turkeys were good. … [Read more...]
Carnegie Libraries Still Libraries
Read All About It! Connecticut's Six* Carnegie Libraries Still Operating as Libraries *A seventh, in Unionville (Farmington) deserves special mention as it is now a museum. There were 11 total Carnegie Libraries built in Connecticut. Today, only six remain as libraries. Back in the day, wealthy business … [Read more...]
Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Wiggin’ Out Litchfield Hills Audubon Society's Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Litchfield Novembers 2017 & 2020 The town of Litchfield has always been interesting to me. Everyone is familiar with its fancy dan “downtown” area; with its restaurants and high-end shopping. But outside of that strip through the … [Read more...]
Stevens-Frisbie House
Served up on a Platter Cromwell, (Google Maps location) December 10, 2017 There are a distinct “museum seasons” in Connecticut. The biggest one is generally Memorial Day through Labor Day, as that is when the majority of our smaller museums are open. Another “season” is September – Christmas and February-April. … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Bozrah
Everything Bozrah 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” Bozrah 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...]
Devil’s Blowhole
Blow it Out Your Devil's Blowhole, Satan! Devil's Blowhole, Cromwell When I published my "Everything Cromwell" page, a friend familiar with Cromwell alerted me to an embarrassing oversight. An exchange followed: I took the boys to River Highlands State Park and we had a grand old time walking around; … [Read more...]
River Highlands State Park
No Puttering About Here River Highlands State Park, Cromwell October 2017 I would guess that when most people here think about “River Highlands” in Cromwell, they think about golf. And by “most people” I mean 99.9% of them. After all, the annual PGA tournatment at TPC River Highlands is a highlight … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Trumbull
Everything Trumbull 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” Trumbull CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Trumbull’s Town Trails
Trumbull’s Town Trails According to Trumbull... Trumbull has the most recreational and open space per capita in the state. I have no way of verifying that, nor do I have any inclination to try. Trumbull makes this claim quite often, so we’ll go with it. At one point, there existed a Trumbull Land Trust but they … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Union
Everything Union 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” Union 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...]
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