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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

269. Highland Package Beer Can Museum

June 10, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Yes I Can! Waterbury (Google Maps location) June 7, 2014 Some museums take hours to enjoy. Some take five minutes. The Beer Can Museum, located along the upper walls of the Highland Package Store in the Town Plot section of Waterbury would be the latter. Before I delve into my amazing experience at this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Free Museums, Other Companies and Businesses, Tiny Museums, Waterbury

The Little Stone House

June 4, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everybody Must Get Stoned Little Stone House, Storrs May 30, 2014 I would typically caveat my title with something like, “Don’t do drugs,” and, “It should be ‘Every State Must Get Stoned’,” but in this case, I won’t do that. Why? Because this awesome little building is within sight of the East Campus residence … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Cool Rocks, Historic Rocks, Mansfield, Storrs, UConn

Albert E. Moss Sanctuary

June 2, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Frankly, I Expected More Moss Albert E. Moss Sanctuary, Mansfield May 30, 2014 I had some time and I had a map. I needed no other reasons to get in my first official Mansfield Town Trail - oh, other than the fact that I was literally one minute away from the trailhead I guess. UConn/Storrs has changed so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Superlatives, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Mansfield

Micalizzi’s Italian Ice & Ice Cream

May 27, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ice C.R.E.A.M. Micalizzis, Bridgeport Bridgeport. The BPT. You know, the bankrupt and corrupt blighted city situated in the “richest county in America.” I’ve lived in Connecticut over half of my life now, and Bridgeport is perhaps the most fascinating thing about this state to me. It is a glaring example of what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Bridgeport, Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Hoang

Tulmeadow Farm Store

May 23, 2014 by Steve 1 Comment

Jethro Tulmeadow Tulmeadow Farm, Simsbury My title makes no sense and means absolutely nothing, but it made me chuckle quietly to myself. What’s that I say? Chuckle To Myself Quietly? Did you know that is a little used text/Twitter/etc. acronym? That being “CTMQ?” It’s true. At one time, when searching … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Simsbury

Easternmost Point in Connecticut

May 19, 2014 by Steve 1 Comment

The Beast of the East Angle Bound q, Sterling August 4, 2012 [This directional extreme was visited in Dagobah-like humidity during the Connecticut Extreme Geo-Tour 2012 with the most excellent Tom from Twelve-Mile Circle and the equally excellent Scott from The Scenic Drive. The were the extremely generous winning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Superlatives Tagged With: Bushwhack, Geographic Extremes, Monuments and Plaques, Sterling

Durham Dari Serv

May 16, 2014 by Steve 4 Comments

What's Wrong With "Dairy Serve?" Durham Dari Serv, Durham September 7, 2012 Everyone knows I hate cutesy intentional misspellings. This issue seems epidemic in the Connecticut Ice Cream scene. But let's be honest, if the ice cream is good, we can move past that issue. And fortunately for this venerable joint, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Durham

234. Tarrywile Mansion

May 13, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Tarry Here Wile I Poke Around Danbury (Google Maps location) June 22, 2012 Ah, another one of these places... Museum? Or not a museum? Well, the simple fact that you are reading these words on this page tell you that I’ve deemed it a museum. Though not really. But sort of. It’s just like the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Damian, Danbury, Free Museums, Historic Houses, Not Really a Museum Museum, tarrywile park

Cheney Homestead Museum

May 13, 2014 by Steve 1 Comment

Back on the Cheney Gang, Yeah-eah eah Manchester (Google Maps location) June 9, 2012 I hate to admit the following, but I feel I must: I probably only experienced 70-80% of this museum. I was barely able to listen to the docent. And my pictures are terrible at best. Why? Well, first of all, after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: cheney Brothers historic district, Free Museums, Historic Houses, Manchester, manchester historical society, National Historic Landmarks

Keeney Schoolhouse Museum

May 12, 2014 by Steve 1 Comment

Keenish Manchester (Google Maps location) June 9, 2012 As I always do on Connecticut Open House days, I try to get to a few rarely open museums. Earlier in the morning, I made it up to the East Granby Historical Society Museum by myself. Then I went home, collected the family, and drove out to Manchester to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Manchester, manchester historical society, School Houses, Tiny Museums

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