Keeping Their Powder, Why? Powder Hollow Brewing Company, Enfield A few visits, 2014-2016 Powder Hollow has opened an outpost in Middletown and one at Yankee Candle in Massachusetts. R Dee Winery and East Coast Cider both operate out of the same building. Is it true that when a guy says, "I'm a nice guy" there … [Read more...]
Cheney Rail Trail
Yup, There are Hobos Here Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Cheney Rail 1.2 miles one way, December 2016 2.5 mile one way, May 2020 I revisited this trail in 2020 with Calvin on our bikes. The trail has been extended on its southern end and improved elsewhere. Below you'll first read the original 2016 … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail: Verplanck
Verplanck... Kerplunk Hockanum River Trails (HRLPC): Verplanck, Manchester ~1.5 miles out and back, December 2016 If you are reading these Manchester Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Laurel Marsh Trail page. If you haven't, it's a fun one and you should. I'll wait. The … [Read more...]
Mianus River State Park
You Bet Your Butt This Place is Great Mianus River State Park, Stamford & Greenwich October 2, 2016 This page only describes the trails at the state park, which were hiked for 2016 Sky's the Limit DEEP challenge. Mianus River Park is an attached town park that also straddles Stamford and Greenwich. Longtime … [Read more...]
Center Springs Falls
Hope Springs Eternal Center Springs Falls, Manchester November 26, 2016 Falls Fact: 10-foot high cascade from a culvert I know you're eyeing these pictures warily and wondering if I've lost my mind. Or, more accurately, if the author of Connecticut Waterfalls has, since it’s his list I’m following. And, on … [Read more...]
Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame
EnField of Dreams Enfield (Google Maps location) December 2016 CT museum visit #338. Easiest punned title ever? Certainly one of them, yes. This is yet another little place on my massive list of museums that we all agree is not a museum. But as you now know, I don't care. I made the effort to go there (and … [Read more...]
French-Canadian: Chez Ben Diner
C'est Si Ben Chez Ben Diner, Manchester Multiple Visits from November 2014-December 2016 It appears several of the French-Canadian items have been dropped from the menu in 2024. (Is a title pun better or worse when it's in another language?) Straight up: I love Chez Ben. I've been several times and it became … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 9: Laurel Marsh
Landfill Sunrise Hockanum River Trail: Laurel Marsh, Manchester ~3 miles, December 2016 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Chipper Drive Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the … [Read more...]
Angelo Joseph Sferrazza Memorial Park
Hm. Angelo Joseph Sferrazza Memorial Park November 2016 When an unassuming man decides to hike every trail in Enfield, he simply drives to the few trailheads in town and goes about his little communes with nature. He may take his son with him. No big deal. There are no mountains in Enfield. There are no long … [Read more...]
Enfield’s Carnegie Library
Pearl Street Branch Library Enfield There were 11 total Carnegie Libraries built in Connecticut. Today, only six remain as libraries. Back in the day, wealthy business magnates sometimes did cool philanthropic things like give money for libraries all over the world. Andrew Carnegie was one such rich guy, helping … [Read more...]
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