LookOver There! Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Sydney F. Fuller Wildlife Preserve ~.25 Miles, November 2017 I’m writing a quick little series on several Suffield Land Conservancy properties. Calvin and I ripped through a few of them on Election Day together; but don’t get too excited. These are more cautionary … [Read more...]
SLC: Silver Creek Crossing
Sliver Creek Crossing Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Sydney F. Fuller Wildlife Preserve ~.25 Miles, November 2017 I’m writing a quick little series on several Suffield Land Conservancy properties. Calvin and I ripped through a bunch of them on Election Day together; but don’t get too excited. These are more … [Read more...]
SLC: Sydney F. Fuller Wildlife Preserve
”God’s Marshmallows” Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Sydney F. Fuller Wildlife Preserve ~.25 Miles, November 2017 I’m writing a quick little series on several Suffield Land Conservancy properties. Calvin and I ripped through a bunch of them on Election Day together; but don’t get too excited. These are more … [Read more...]
Re-examining CT’s 10 Highest Peaks
This Page now only exists for historic context File this post in the "How Steve's Brain Works" section of throwaway CTMQ pages. I've written many times that of all the stuff I write about, it's the hiking and peakbagging stuff that excites me most. I know that comes as a surprise to the museum and beer folks, but... … [Read more...]
Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot
Calvin's Favorite Hike Simsbury Land Trust's Tulmeadow Farm & Woodlot, Simsbury October 31, 2015 No matter how many years pass, this remains one of my son's favorite hikes of all time. I think you can figure out why. I have written many times of my affinity or West Simsbury. Tulmeadow only adds to that … [Read more...]
Site of First Christmas Tree in US… Maybe
“Fröhliche Weihnachten!" Site of First Christmas Tree in US Windsor Locks CTMQ readers know that I love my dubious superlatives. Writing about one of our country’s oldest states means that I come across a lot of them. There are so many – and so many are impossible to really, truly corroborate. But this one … [Read more...]
South Windsor: Complete!
South Windsor: Complete! The Reds: CaBiN & Onion Here is the CTMQ Guide to South Windsor with my list and stories about everything I've done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in many of … [Read more...]
Wood Memorial Gingerbread House Festival
Oh Snap! Wood Memorial Library Gingerbread House Festival, South Windsor November 28, 2014 I have no idea how many gingerbread house festivals there are in Connecticut, let alone New England, but I'm still confident that this one is one of the largest around. How can I be so confident? For one, I stay on … [Read more...]
Cromwell Landing & Riverport Parks
Landings in Cromwell Cromwell Landing Park & Riverport Park at Frisbee Landing October 2017 Annnnnnd away we go! Cromwell! I'm all in! When the tiny river town came up on my "town completion project" radar, it surprised me to learn that I'd never actually done anything there for the purposes of CTMQ after … [Read more...]
Nooks Hill Road & South Street
Just Because Nooks Hill Road & South Street “Tunnels”, Cromwell October & December 2017 These aren't a tunnels. They're not even all that interesting. But here we are... driving around Cromwell. First, I was heading towards the mighty Connecticut River on Nooks Hill Road. I’m writing this epic page simply … [Read more...]
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