CT National Historic Landmark Charles W. Morgan Stonington This old whaling ship was built in 1841 and had a massively successful whaling career for 80 years. It has served as a museum ship since the 1940's. It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1966. The entire Mystic Seaport living museum was built up … [Read more...]
Moses Austin House
SXSW Durham The Elias/Moses Austin House Durham This is one of those places I have passed dozens of times and never thought it rose to the level of warranting CTMQ inclusion. And as I write this very sentence you're reading, I'm still not sure that it does. In fact, it really doesn't. But it's so random and so … [Read more...]
Mie’s Trail/I-Park Trails (Private)
Mie, Myself, and I-Park Mie's Trail/I-Park Trails, East Haddam November 2013 I-Park is a private preserve with several open houses during the year. Only walk these trails during those times. I-Park is awesome. I absolutely love it and highly encourage you to visit when they have their Open Houses. If and when … [Read more...]
Off The Rails Brewing Company
Something's Off About the Name Off The Rails Brewing Company, Stafford September 2023 I was excited to visit what was, at the time, Connecticut's newest brewery: Off The Rails Brewing Company. From the pictures online it looked beautiful: Large, open, clean, and had an especially attractive outdoor area among the … [Read more...]
Farnum Falls
Far OutNumbered By Better Falls Farnum Falls, Durham November 2023 To my knowledge, there's no such name as Farnum Falls attached to what I'm calling Farnum Falls, deep within Cockaponset State Forest just west of Miller's Pond State Park in Durham. But what the heck, I found these falls to be a nice little scenic … [Read more...]
Horseshoe/Pequabuck Falls
Horseshoe Horsepower Horseshoe/Pequabuck Falls, Plymouth February 2023 Some of Connecticut's most dramatic waterfalls are not natural. I don't know if that's an indictment of our natural waterfalls or a credit to 19th century masons and dam builders. Probably a little bit of both. Note: my pictures are from a … [Read more...]
Curtis Woodland
I Came, I Sawmilled, I Turned Around Curtis Woodland, Durham September 2023 I don't believe in omens. But if I did, hoo boy, I'd have never bothered entering the woods here in northwest Durham. And maybe, due to my experience here, I'll start believing such things a tiny bit more. Curtis Woodland has been a … [Read more...]
Durham Meadows WMA
Hunting for Trails Durham Meadows WMA, Durham September 2023 When I put together my CTMQ Town Guides for each of our 169 towns, I do my best to capture everything germane to what it is I do. When it comes to hiking, I tend to be way too thorough. There's a sort of hierarchy to these things, and state-owned … [Read more...]
Mirtollucci & Sons Oddities Museum (Closed)
Disappearing Act Southington After a very brief existence, this museum closed in... 2020? Ish? At least I'm pretty sure it's closed. I've reached out to David Mirto, the owner, funder, collector, teacher, and showman responsible for this place through a variety of means a number of times over the course of … [Read more...]
Camp Aya-Po
Ay! Yo! Wine! Pow! Camp Aya-Po, Somers August 2023 There are four trails at Camp Aya-Po, which is no longer a camp. But it was a camp for a long time - and not even a scout camp, but a YWCA camp. Camp Aya-Po was founded in 1922 and opened in 1927, and closed after the summer of 2008. There was a period of … [Read more...]
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