Connecticut’s Covered Bridge to Nowhere Shunock River Estates Bridge, North Stonington September 28, 2014 One would think that this page would be quickly written and then lost in the massive sprawl of CTMQ. While the first part is correct, I’m not so sure about the second. For whatever reason, covered bridges … [Read more...]
Top Shelf Brewing Company (Closed)
Shelf. Just Shelf. Top Shelf Brewing Company, Manchester Mid 2013 - Closed Mid 2016 October 2016 Update: Top Shelf has closed for good. They sold the brewery and moved on, which based on the Top Shelf beers that I had, was a good decision. Everything below is old and outdated. But it's always fun to reminisce. … [Read more...]
Bishop West Trails
I’m a Pawn to Bishop Bishop West Trails, ~1.2 miles one way, Woodbridge September 21, 2014 The sun had risen on me during my earlier hike on the eastern side of route 69, over at the Bishop East/Darling House property. You can read about that hike here, and it would probably make sense to do so, since this hike … [Read more...]
WLT: Bishop Estate East & Darling House Trails
Regicides’ Rain Bishop Estate East, Woodbridge September 21, 2014 The more I hike around Connecticut, the more I realize how much interconnection there is with our trails. For years when I’d hike the blue-blazes of the CFPA trails, I’d totally ignore the side trails that went off to who-knows-where. But … [Read more...]
Woodbridge’s Town Trails
Woodbridge Land Trust & Town Trails Woodbridge makes it impossible to separate the land trust from the town trails. I bet you didn't know that the Woodbridge Land Trust is one of the oldest land trusts in Connecticut. Of course, I've read that on dozens of land trust websites. It's as if there's not cut-off or … [Read more...]
Woodbridge Land Trust Intro
Woodbridge Land Trust & Town Trails Woodbridge Woodbridge makes it impossible to separate the land trust from the town trails. I bet you didn't know that the Woodbridge Land Trust is one of the oldest land trusts in Connecticut. Of course, I've read that on dozens of land trust websites. It's as if there's not … [Read more...]
Northern Connecticut Land Trust Trails
Northern Connecticut Land Trust East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Somers, Stafford/Stafford Springs, Tolland, Vernon These large regionalized land trusts that cover several towns are the way to go. Every few years smaller trusts are merging and spanning towns in Connecticut. You'll also notice that these regional … [Read more...]
Aero Diner
Love is in the Aero Aero Diner, North Windham August 2014 I should listen to long-time reader and friend Laura more. She has left a few comments on this website touting the virtues of the Aero Diner in North Windham for a few years. “Yeah, yeah, another diner,” I thought, “not exactly earth-shattering stuff for … [Read more...]
Grassroots Ice Cream
Careful, They May Have a Grass and Root Vegetable Flavor Grass Roots Creamery, Granby, Simsbury, & New Milford Original visit: September 2014 "Grass Roots Ice Cream" in Granby became "Grassroots Ice Cream & Street Food" with newer locations in Simsbury and New Milford. This was originally written in 2014, added to … [Read more...]
The California Raisins, Gumby, and CelebriDucks Museums
A Singing Raisin, a Green Blob of Talking Clay, and a CelebriDuck Enter a Museum... Cheshire (Google Maps location) September 6, 2014 [I have stolen two pictures - the good ones - from BuzzFeed for this page, because I didn't know these museum existed within the larger museum until after I visited.] CTMQ’s … [Read more...]
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