CTMQ

Destroying the myth that there is nothing to do here

green mountain modern house
  • CTMQ’s Town Guides
    • Town Completion Celebrations
  • Museums
    • Museum Visits
  • Hikes, Bikes, & Paddles
    • CFPA Trails & Blue Trails Challenge
    • State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites
    • Land Trust Trails
    • Town Trails
    • Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, and US Army Corps of Engineers Trails
    • Highpointing and Peakbagging
    • Cycling, Multi-Use, & Rails-to-Trails Paths
    • Water Trails
  • Food & Drink
    • Best, Historic, & Unique Restaurants & Foods
    • Classic Diners & True Taverns
    • Homemade Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails
    • Breweries, Brewpubs, & Cideries
    • Wineries & Meaderies
    • Distilleries
  • Everything Else
    • National Designations
    • Firsts, Onlies, Oldests, Largests, Longests, Mosts, Smallests, & Bests
    • Geography
    • Animals, Farms, Gardens, Plants, Trees, Rocks, Waterfalls, & Caves
    • Sports, Thrills, Cruises, Trains, Fairs, Parades, & Events
    • Houses, Communities, Urban Legends, Lighthouses, Libraries, Schools, Businesses, & Theaters
    • Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries
    • Religion, Remembrances, Statuary, & Outdoor Art
    • Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails
    • CT Books, Movies, People, & Stories
  • Non-CT
    • Travel & Vacations
    • World Soccer Stadium Tour
    • Highpointing & Peakbagging
    • Books & Reading Challenges
    • Oscar Movies Project
  • About
    • FAQ
    • Family
    • Smith-Magenis Syndrome
    • Press
CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Steamed Cheeseburgers at The Lunch Box (Closed)

August 31, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Lunch Boxed Up and Left The Lunch Box Steamed Cheeseburgers, Meriden After many successful years in business, The Lunch Box closed in 2019. I never made it to the Lunch Box, but putting this page together allows me to drop a Mark Bittman article about the Lunch Box from the early 1980's. Crazy, right? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Meriden, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

K. LaMay’s Steamed Cheeseburgers

August 31, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oh, K. LaMay K LaMay's Steamed Cheeseburgers, Meriden August 2023 I started "completing" the Roadfood "Eat Before You Die" list in 2009 or so. I actually plowed through the 60 or so places that was still open and then Michael and Jane Stern released another version of their fun book with a slew of new-to-the-list … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Meriden, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die, unique restaurants and/or food

Kathan Woods

August 31, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

QuinnipiComeBac Prospect Land Trust, Prospect April 2023 I've come to learn that when a piece or an end of an old CFPA blue-blazed trail drops off of the trail it was part of, the local land trust will often keep that piece alive on its own. This is the case in Somers with the one northern end of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Prospect, prospect land trust

Worthington Vineyards Nature Trails

August 29, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Like Hike Hike? Sike. Worthington Vineyard Nature Trails, Somers August 2023 This place is a lovely place to stroll around when the weather is nice and the flowers are in bloom. In fact, it's one of the best places. However, if you want to actually hike, like hike hike, this is not the place to do it. While there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Somers

W3R: Colchester

August 28, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Sites Colonel Henry Champion House, Colchester December 2022 The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R) is a National Historic Trail that commemorates the allied French and Continental armies during the American War of Independence, and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Colchester, National Historic Trails, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail

Vietnamese Night Market

August 25, 2023 by Steve 5 Comments

Ôi chúa Ôi! Vietnamese Night Market, St. Mark the Evangelist Church, West Hartford July 2023 You're going to have to search online yourselves for 2024, 2025, etc. dates. My wife is Vietnamese. Born in Da Nang. The story of her family's escape in 1975 during the Fall of Saigon is as harrowing, humbling, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: unique restaurants and/or food, West Hartford

The Center School House

August 24, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Went to School and Learned Something The Center School House, Barkhamsted (Google Maps location) June 2023 Connecticut museum visit #505. I don't know how many one-room schoolhouse living museums I've been to in Connecticut and I don't feel like looking. I'd guess around a dozen with probably just as many left … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Barkhamsted, barkhamsted historical society, School Houses

Ferry, Great Meadows, & Surwilo Parks

August 23, 2023 by Steve 1 Comment

Eh, Nah, Kinda Various Riverside Parcels, Rocky Hill August 2023 You come to Rocky Hill's Ferry Park to do one of three things: Ride the historic Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry, fish, or eat at the little seafood shack that may or may not exist when you read this. You walk north into the Great Meadows to go birding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Rocky Hill

Worthington Vineyards & Winery

August 22, 2023 by Steve 1 Comment

Worth the Trip Worthington Vineyards & Winery, Somers August 2023 I'm old enough to remember when the large majority of Connecticut wineries were tiny hardscrabble operations in modestly attractive environs. There was nothing like Worthington 20 years ago. This place is stunning. It's so nice, in fact, that it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, New Post, Wineries Tagged With: Somers

Mixville Recreation Area

July 19, 2023 by Steve 1 Comment

Into the Mix Mixville Recreation Area, Cheshire March 2023 There are very few areas of the state that I'm not familiar with. Western Cheshire/eastern Prospect is one of those areas. So why not spend a morning there, hiking a few areas? Sounds like a great idea. While my son was at some soccer something in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Cheshire

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • …
  • 325
  • Next Page »
  • Bluesky
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Goodreads
  • Instagram
  • RSS

Press & Media Inquiries

Latest Museum Visits

The heart of CTMQ

Totally Random Post!

CT Homemade Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails

Sponsored Links

Recent Comments

  • Clarke White on Coastline Brewing Company
  • strkrwzn on Adath Israel Judaica Museum
  • George Campbell on Adjutant William Campbell Memorial
  • Laural Hanson on URR Trail: North Stonington
  • Henry S on CTMQ’s Guide to Hartford
Disclaimer
Mission Statement
Copyright © 2025 - CTMQ