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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Bridgewater Chocolates

March 4, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

A Truffle not to be Trifled With Bridgewater Chocolates, Bridgewater (Brookfield and West Hartford retail stores) Note: Aside from the intro and lack of inisghtful comments, this page is merely a copy of the one that I wrote for the Roadfood "Eat Before you Die" list, here. Keep in mind this was written 3 years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: CT Chocolate Trail, Damian, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die, West Hartford

Belgique Chocolatier (Closed)

March 4, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Très Délicieux, Très Cher Belgique Chocolatier, Kent February 25, 2012 This place closed in the fall of 2012. This was always my go-to anytime I went hiking out near Kent. Sad face. Also, just having re-read this page in 2019... it's a shame I put no effort into it, as Belgique was pretty great. The Chocolate … [Read more...]

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

Camp Columbia State Park

March 3, 2012 by Steve 5 Comments

Camp Columbia State Park Morris June 18, 2011 This is a funny one. It’s one of Connecticut’s many “undeveloped” state parks – but has a really cool thing in it that makes it one of the “undeveloped” parks well worth visiting. In fact, for the first time in my life, I wasn’t alone in an undeveloped state park! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Camp Columbia State Forest, camp columbia state park, Morris, Observation Towers

Camp Columbia Tower

March 3, 2012 by Steve 6 Comments

Watch Your Step Camp Columbia State Park Tower June 18, 2011 (Officially Closed) Stone Tower [Update: The tower was open in 2014, though I doubt the state has officially made this "climbable."] As this tower sits atop a small hill in what is now a state park, and as the writer of this website I must make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Camp Columbia State Forest, camp columbia state park, Morris, Observation Towers

189. Harriet Beecher Stowe Center

March 1, 2012 by Steve 4 Comments

Stowe Away to This Museum Hartford (Google Maps location) September 25, 2010 Warning: Before you read any further, I want to let you know you will be complicit in aiding and abetting a crime. The crime? That of my taking pictures inside the Harriet Beecher Stowe and Katherine Seymour Day houses. Granted, my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, harriet beecher stowe house, Hartford, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Women's Heritage Trail

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gardens

February 27, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gardens Hartford Related CTMQ Posts: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Museum A stop on the Underground Railroad Trail For most people, a visit to the Stowe Center means that all your pictures will be taken out here – in the gardens. Because Harriet Beecher Stowe’s house is one of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: CT Freedom Trail, Gardens, Hartford, Historic Gardens, National Historic Landmarks, Plants, Underground Railroad Trail

Bellamy-Ferriday Garden

February 26, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

Bellamy-Ferriday Garden Bethlehem June 18, 2011 Related CTMQ posts: Our visit to the Bellamy-Ferriday House Museum Oldest theological school in the US Our visit to Christmas Town Funny story... I visited the Bellamy-Ferriday House Museum in the middle of December while it was snowing. As you'd expect, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Bethlehem, Gardens, Historic Gardens, Plants

NHL: Buttolph-Williams House

February 24, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Buttolph-Williams House 249 Broad Street, Wethersfield I visited this place in the middle of a full day of CTMQ adventures while being profiled for Connecticut Magazine. No, not because I was one of their “40 under 40” people but rather for a much better article all about goofy ol’ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Connecticut Landmarks, historic house museums, Historic Houses, National Historic Landmarks, Wethersfield

NHL: Charles H. Norton House

February 24, 2012 by Steve 3 Comments

CT National Historic Landmark Charles H. Norton House 132 Redstone Hill, Plainville (Private Residence) Over the years I’ve come to learn that every town and city in Connecticut has a nice (read: "wealthier") area. Yes, even New Britain and even Bridgeport and Bristol. And it took me some time, but I finally … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Historic Houses, Industrial History, National Historic Landmarks, Plainville

Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History

February 23, 2012 by Steve 3 Comments

Ain’t Nobody Like the Peabody I Got New Haven (Google Maps location) September 11, 2010 The Peabody was closed for three years from 2021-2024 for a full refresh. This page will be updated at some point. Here I am again. Staring at a blank screen and 150 photos of a huge and wonderful museum wondering how in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: Calvin, Colleges & Universities, Cool Architecture, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Hoang, Natural History, New Haven, Yale

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