Wake Up, Sheeple! American Woolen Company Stafford Springs I contacted American Woolen Company a couple times but never received a response. In fairness, I didn’t really pursue them because, well, when it comes to CTMQ articles, ones about moderately interesting businesses that don’t involve food or drink don’t … [Read more...]
Natchaug Trail: Section 1
Section 1: NatCHUGGING Along 8.9 miles, Ashford & Eastford March 2017 Alright brain, get your stuff together. You’ve got to come to grips with this thing. No, not the fact that I would be hiking at dawn on one of the coldest mornings of the 2016-17 winter. No, not the fact that in order to reach the … [Read more...]
Natchaug Trail Intro
Natchaug Trail Ashford - Hampton, 19 miles March 2017 - July 2017 Ashford. Eastford. Chaplin. Hampton. Chances are, you can’t pinpoint these four Connecticut towns on a map. But don’t despair! When it comes to hiking through the wilds of Connecticut, I consider this a good thing. In fact, The Natchaug … [Read more...]
Lake Street to Lydall
I’ve Never LYD to y’ALL Lake Street to Lydall, Manchester January 22, 2017 When I decided to visit and write-up “everything” in Connecticut’s 169 towns, the one area I wavered on was these little “town land trails.” I still don’t really know where to draw the line to be honest with you. But here we are... … [Read more...]
Hop River State Park Trail Intro
A Hop, Skip, and... a Bike Pump 20 Miles, Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Manchester and Vernon For years this page existed to tell readers that I wouldn’t be completing the Hop River State Park Trail. Then my son got a bike and liked to ride it. Then I got a bike and I liked to ride it. Then I got a bike … [Read more...]
New England Jukebox and Collectibles (Closed)
A Real Juke Joint New England Jukebox and Collectibles Vernon This store closed in the fall of 2021 and reopened as Paul's Boutique Records, which no longer has jukeboxes or pinball machines, and therefore is no longer CTMQ-worthy. Longtime readers know by now that I have a rather loose definition of what a … [Read more...]
MLCT: Salter’s Pond
Don’t Be So Salty Salter’s Pond, Manchester January 22, 2017 When one is attempting to hike every mapped hike in Manchester, one will be happily surprised by some fantastic properties that were previously unknown to him or her. And sometimes, one will be left to wonder why the heck they decided to hike every … [Read more...]
MLCT: Bush Hill Farm
In a Bush League of Our Own Bush Hill Farm, Glastonbury & Manchester January 2017 As I scan through my (way too many) pictures from our day out at Bush Hill Farm, I’m most inspired by Calvin’s red coat. It makes many of my hastily taken iPhone photos just... just look better. I recommend you buy red coats for your … [Read more...]
Gene Pitney “Museum”
I Call Him the Vernon Rocket Rockville/Vernon (Google Maps location) 2017 & 2023 CT museum visit #346. I promise I won't bore you (again) with a dissertation and dissection of the whole Vernon vs. Rockville thing. Of course... I could... but I won't. I'll admit that The Vernon Rocket doesn't have the same … [Read more...]
CTMQ&A: Zack Adams of Fox Farm Brewery
CTMQ&A No. 3 Zack Adams, Owner and Brewer at Fox Farm Brewery April 2017 Farm Farm Brewery will open very soon on a leafy Salem backroad. The build out has gone as well as one could expect (read: some delays, but nothing too crazy) and as everyone that follows these things knows, it's beautiful. Set in a … [Read more...]
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