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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Advertise on CTMQ

August 7, 2015 by Steve 2 Comments

I've been creating CTMQ for 9 years. I've never had a single advertisement, nor have I wanted any. My audience grew along with my credibility, such as it is. I work closely with the non-profit Smith-Magenis Syndrome Research Foundation and decided that perhaps, if I can actually make a few bucks from CTMQ, it would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: About

CT Hops for Hope Brewfest!

August 4, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

There are a lot of good things going on in CTMQ-land in 2015. This here brand new site redesign, talks with publishing houses, some good press, my 300th CT museum visit... But all those things combined pale in comparison to my involvement with the inaugural Connecticut Hops for Hope Brewfest. I am proud to be closely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT Tagged With: Blog, Smith-Magenis Syndrome

Welcome to the New CTMQ

August 1, 2015 by Steve 2 Comments

Welcome to the new CTMQ. Don't be scared. I’ll try to keep this as brief as I can. A complete overhaul of the site was needed ever since mobile devices came onto the scene. The old site used a custom template designed in 2006. It was a beautiful thing back then. I came to love it and the way I built it. It was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT Tagged With: Milestones

Burlington Hiking Challenges

July 21, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Master of Burlington's Domain Burlington Trail Master/Vertical Mile/Century Club Programs I'm going to try my best to retrofit an old page into a new one. Bear with me. Back in the day, the (excellent) Burlington Land Trust put together what was known as the Burlington Trail Master Challenge. If you are the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Burlington, Burlington Land Trust, Hiking Challenges with Rewards

Bush Meadow Farm (Closed)

July 13, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Boy Who Stared at Goats Bush Meadow Farm, Union November 2009 Bush Meadow Farm ceased the little restaurant and cheese-making operation in 2012 or so and a decade later, it re-emerged as a sort of wedding and events venue. “Today? Oh, we’re gonna take a little drive up to Union.” Not exactly words … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Animals, Closed/Gone/Former, CT Cheese Trail, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Union

Food & Drink

May 19, 2015 by Steve 7 Comments

Restaurants, Foods, Diners, Taverns, Ice Cream, Cheese, Chocolate, Breweries, Brewpubs, Cideries, Kombucheries, Wineries, Meaderies, Distilleries, & Soda Makers This page now serves as a fairly robust jumping off point for the many food and drink sections of CTMQ. The state has maintained some culinary “trails” over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink Tagged With: Breweries, Brewpubs, Cideries, CT Cheese Trail, CT Chocolate Trail, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, CT Spirits Trail, Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, Historic Restaurants and Bars, meaderies, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die, Soda, taverns

TSTL’15.1: Talcott Mountain

May 2, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #1 Talcott Mountain State Park, Heublein Tower Simsbury May 2, 2015 Here we go! I'm not sure I can complete this challenge with my sons, but I think I'm going to try. We started off with one of the more difficult climbs, so maybe that will motivate them. I told them that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Observation Towers, Simsbury, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Talcott Mountain State Park

Madison Land Conservation Trust

April 20, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

Madison Land Conservation Trust Trails Madison Madison has a surprising number of trailed properties. It certainly helps that the local land trust is so active and (apparently) well-funded. The MLCT has a great website with excellent maps - two things that certainly make my task to "hike everything" much easier. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Madison, Madison Land Conservation Trust

Bozrah’s Town Trails

March 30, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Bozrah’s Trails For whatever reasons – fair or unfair – I’ve picked on poor little Bozrah for years. It’s always my go-to town to point at and say, “I do everything there is to do in the state and one town in particular has literally nothing to do... and that’s Bozrah." The best part of that is that the … [Read more...]

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

Bolton’s Town Trails

March 30, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Bolton’s Town Trails Tell me how am I supposed to live without you Now that I've been lovin' you so long How am I supposed to live without you How am I supposed to carry on When all that I've been livin' for is gone Sorry. It’s just that writing a quick little page about Bolton’s town trails is impossible … [Read more...]

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

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