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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Suffield’s Town Trails

May 15, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Suffield’s Town Trails Suffield is a rural town; full of S(t)uff and Fields. The town’s land conservancy has a bunch of trails, and the mighty Metacomet cleaves the town, but the what about the town's land itself? They've got three trailed properties and all three are wildly different from each other. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Suffield

Suffield Land Conservancy Trails

May 15, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

Suffield Land Conservancy Trails Suffield Suffering Suffieldatash. The town is large and rural. The Metacomet Ridge slices through the northern border town. Farms abound. Woods are a'plenty. And yet... and yet this organization had to fight to exist in the early 1980's when developers were trying to do what they do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Suffield, suffield land conservancy

South Windsor’s Town Trails

May 15, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

South Windsor’s Town Trails Every time I quickly put together another “town trails” page I’m always sort of amazed and confused by them. They are almost never easy for a bunch of different reasons. Mostly because I don’t really have any idea how “hikeable” a lot of these properties truly are, but also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: South Windsor

CTMQ’s Guide to South Windsor

May 9, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Everything South Windsor 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” South Windsor CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: South Windsor

Indian Trail & Hatch Hill

May 9, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Maybe Someday Indian Trail & Hatch Hill, Vernon May 2017 These are Northern Connecticut Land Trust properties. This page’s existence is dumb. I didn’t hike anything here because I saw no trails to hike. Indian Trail Preserve in the southeastern corner of Vernon (near Valley Falls) certainly used to have trails. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Northern Connecticut Land Trust, Vernon

Hockanum River Trail 11: New State Road

May 8, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

New State of Mind Hockanum River Trail: New State Road, Manchester ~2.8 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 Laurel Marsh Trail page. If you haven't, it's a fun one and you should. I'll wait. Better yet, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: hockanum river trail, hockanum river watershed association, Manchester

Sacred Heart Church (Gone)

May 7, 2017 by Steve 11 Comments

The Cement Tent Sacred Heart Church Vernon The church was demolished in 2019. "This is why I love writing CTMQ." I've written that phrase many times over the years and it usually turns up on pages about little-known museums that turn out to be fantastic... or on pages of totally random, happened-upon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religious Tagged With: churches temples & synagogues, Closed/Gone/Former, Modern Architecture, Religulous, Vernon

CTMQ’s Guide to Putnam

May 7, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Putnam 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” Putnam 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...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: putnam

American Woolen Company

May 5, 2017 by Steve 4 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Industrial History, Other Companies and Businesses, Stafford

Natchaug Trail: Section 1

May 2, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

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...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Blue Trails Challenge, Eastford, Natchaug State Forest, natchaug trail

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