CT National Historic Landmark Captain Nathaniel Palmer House 40 Palmer Street, Stonington (Museum) Since the Palmer house is a full-fledged museum, and since I have had the pleasure of visiting it, this NHL page will be somewhat truncated. After all, you certainly should want to read about Palmer’s whole story … [Read more...]
186. Nathaniel B. Palmer House Museum
The World in the Palmer of His Hand Stonington (Google Maps location) September 3, 2010 I’ve been known in these very pages to whine about the fact that there are so many historic house museums in Connecticut for me to visit. It’s not even the visits themselves I whine about – it’s the process of writing about … [Read more...]
The Concrete Factory (Closed)
You'd Hard Ice Cream... The Concrete Factory, Ashford November 2011 The Concrete Factory closed in 2013. Let's dispense with the obvious first: This is a very oddly named ice cream boutique. Ashford doesn't have too many attractions. It was late November yet we got ice cream. Now that you've wrapped your head … [Read more...]
Mystic Seaport Lighthouse
Mystic Seaport Lighthouse Stonington Our visit to Mystic Seaport is here. As with most of these lighthouse pages within this particular section of the website, I’m simply going to cut and paste information from Lighthouse Friends and only add to it if I have something to add. In this case, I’m only adding the … [Read more...]
Stonington Harbor Lighthouse
Stonington Harbor Lighthouse 30 feet high, at sea level, Stonington September 3, 2010 *As with many of the lighthouse pages, I'm going to cut and paste information from Lighthouse Friends , below my own accounting. This lighthouse is open with your Old Lighthouse Museum admission and requires no water passage … [Read more...]
185. Old Lighthouse Museum
To The Lighthouse Stonington (Google Maps location) September 3, 2010 More on my ascent of the lighthouse proper - Right here. Hurricane Earl. Remember that one? You don’t? That’s because it didn’t really happen. We’d been in Rhode Island all week for vacation (CTMQ family vacation photos here! Woo … [Read more...]
George Waldo State Park
Where’s Waldo State Park It’s in Southbury, CT January 14, 2012 Another one of Connecticut’s “undeveloped” state parks, I stopped by here after a longer hike down along the Pomperaug Trail and some time watching bald eagles at Shepaug Dam. The park is easy to find, but alas, there’s not much to do. … [Read more...]
Wildowsky Dairy
Did the Wildowsky Eat Too Much Butterfatsky? Wildowsky Dairy Farm, Lisbon December 11, 2011 When I started putting together my "Other Great Homemade Ice Cream" list for this website, I figured every stop along the way would be delicious and wonderful. And, for the most part, that has certainly been the case. I … [Read more...]
Orenaug Park & Fire Tower
A Town Named Woodbury Needs a Good Fire Tower Orenaug Park Fire Tower January 7, 2012 Steel Tower (80 feet) on a 540 foot hilltop It's not often one can take their little kid on a hike in early January in Connecticut. Well, I suppose I should say back when I was a kid, this would never happen. But since we get … [Read more...]
Orenaug Park Stone Pillars
A Pillar of the Pillar World Orenaug Park, Woodbury January 7, 2012 To me, my title says it all. Oh sure, we have bigger stone pillars and more important pillars of our communities and rather handsome caterpillars in our state. But these pillars shall never be pilloried! For these are awesome pillars. I … [Read more...]
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