Cripes, I Barely Had Time to Read the Menu Traveler Food and Books, Union June 2011 I've removed most of this original page's text and pictures. I revisited The Traveler a decade later to celebration my "completion" of Union. I'm keeping this page for the Yankee Magazine excerpt and not much else. Here’s … [Read more...]
Clam Chowder at Flanders Fish Market
East Lyme is Not EaSlime Clam Chowder at Flanders Fish Market East Lyme A word about my title: When I was in college, a friend dated a girl from East Lyme. Not being familiar at the time with Connecticut town identities and stereotypes, I picked up on other friends from nearby towns busting on her with the … [Read more...]
Zip’s Diner
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Zip’s Diner, Killingly July 2011 I realize that these very few and far between classic diner posts may just look like an excuse to post even more pictures of Damian. Eh, you may be right. So far I’m two for two in diner experiences as far as Damian being well-behaved and not having a tantrum. … [Read more...]
Wilsonville Fault
For Once, It’s Not My Fault Wilsonville Fault, Thompson June 5, 2011 2015 Update: This page got a TON of views in early 2015 as there were a lot of little earthquakes in the Quiet Corner. This inspired NPR's Patrick Skahill to write a better page about this thing than I did. It’s funny that I bothered to … [Read more...]
Connecticut River Valley Wildlife Museum
Hunting for a Trap, I Found a Museum East Hartford (Google Maps location) Multiple visits Tell me if this hasn't happened to you: You till the soil and plant your vegetable gardens in late spring, your crops burst forth in all their glory, a plague of rabbits burst forth from their hutch under your deck and … [Read more...]
Harkness Memorial State Park
Harkness Memorial State Park Waterford May 2011 This is a page I wrote long ago that doesn't really follow my usual state park template, but it's not terrible and you're here, so... here you go. All other Harkness pages are here. Harkness is not your typical Connecticut state park. There are no hills to … [Read more...]
210. Eolia (Harkness Mansion)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Glory be to this Museee-um! Waterford (Google Maps location) May 18, 2011 As I begin to write up this page I'm a little bit bothered by something. It’s stupid, and no one will care, but I can’t help it. You see, when I visited the Harkness Mansion I had to make a Sophie’s Choice: … [Read more...]
Harkness Memorial State Park Gardens
Harkness Memorial State Park Gardens Waterford May 18, 2011 As I work my way through these historic gardens, I find I most like the ones that truly retain the original layouts. What’s that? That’s the point of these things? Oh yeah. I knew that. But how many of them still have original heliotrope planted … [Read more...]
Camp Harkness State Park
Camp Harkness State Park Waterford Everyone’s always asking me what my favorite [insert anything I ever write about] is. I pretty much never answer because quite frankly, I don’t have an answer for them. But when it comes to “what’s your favorite Connecticut State park,” I now have an answer. And with … [Read more...]
3 Interesting New Haven Graves
Edward Bouchet, Midnight Mary, & Sarah Winchester Gravesites New Haven It's probably unfair to all three of these deceased folks to lump them all together onto one page, but if life isn't fair... then death is even less so. At least this first gentleman, Edward Bouchet, appears elsewhere on CTMQ - on the much … [Read more...]
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