Wherever the Twain Shall Meet Mark Twain Library, Redding What a life this Mark Twain guy had, huh? Being a Connecticut resident, it's hard for me to assume which former home of his most people associate with the legendary author, traveler, critic, and raconteur but I've always felt it's his childhood home of … [Read more...]
Birds of America (2008)
Doesn't Fly Birds of America (2008) I watched this near the beginning of this "Connecticut Movies" project and didn't feel it was "Connecticut-enough" at the time. Well, it is to me now because it was filmed entirely in lower Fairfield County. But there's no way I'm watching this dreck again, so this review is a … [Read more...]
Marcus E. Cooke Memorial Park
Cooke'n With Gas Marcus E. Cooke Memorial Park, Wallingford March 2023 You never know what you're going to get with trails in Wallingford. Sometimes you'll expect a lovely graded path through pristine woods and end up being turned back by an overgrown trail through invasive junk. Other times you'll wonder how the … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Diane Smith Canon (Books 1-3)
Positive I've Read Them All? Positive The Diane Smith Canon Diane Smith is one of those ever-present Connecticut people. I've lived in this state since 1991 and she's always been somewhere on television or radio - or on the book racks. She is a consummate media professional and champion for Connecticut. She's a New … [Read more...]
Call Jane (2022)
Dick and Jane Call Jane (2022) This is an important movie. It's also a good movie. The acting is excellent and the story is relevant to today. It features big name stars. The writing is pretty good. The story is compelling. It was filmed largely in Hartford and West Hartford - my home town! And I didn't pay … [Read more...]
Firefly Hollow Brewing (Closed)
Lights Out Firefly Hollow Brewing, Bristol The brewery announced its abrupt closure in February 2023, but The New Cambridge Project opened in its place and own all the Firefly recipes. In 2011 there were only a few standalone non-brewpub breweries in Connecticut... in Stonington, East Hartford, Woodbridge, … [Read more...]
Pratt Place & Waquaheag Trail
Mon Cheri Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton March 2023 After I completed this hike, I asked my friend Rich something about it. After some back and forth he wrote, "Guess I need to head back over there. It seems impossible to complete anything in Canton." And that's a perfect way to start off this page. … [Read more...]
Pork Hollow
"The British Are Coming... For Our Pork!" Pork Hollow, Ansonia Everyone knows the story of Paul Revere. Sure, his legendary ride was early in the War for Independence, as he rode at midnight to warn the locals and the militia that "The British are Coming" to Lexington and Concord. The midnight ride was dramatized … [Read more...]
Travelers Insurance Museum (Closed)
Seeing Red (Umbrellas) Hartford Multiple non-visits True story: Back in the 1990's, when I was an idiot, I landed a "job" at a temp agency that placed me at Travelers in Hartford. Not in the cool Travelers Tower, but in that rectangle block next to it. I have no recollection of what my menial tasks were, but I … [Read more...]
West Rock Ridge State Park Intro
West Rock Ridge State Park Hamden & New haven Is West Rock a monolith? I guess it's not geologically speaking, but let's say it colloquially is. West Rock Ridge rises from nearly sea-level sharply to 400-feet of elevation at the South Summit in New Haven to 700-feet of elevation at High Rock in Bethany on the … [Read more...]
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