Gold, Jericho! Gold! Jericho Falls, Watertown May 2009 Here I am, thirteen years after I visited these falls, writing a few paragraphs about this little thing along the Jericho Trail in the Mattatuck State Forest. Why? Because the other day I was skimming a Connecticut hiking group page and saw some guy … [Read more...]
NHL: Jonathan Sturges House
CT National Historic Landmark Jonathan Sturges House Fairfield Back in the early days of CTMQ... back when this whole monster was a different website entirely... I had a page about the Jonathan Sturges House. I had driven by (just as I've done more recently in 2022), taken a bad picture from the car (just as I've … [Read more...]
Summit Heights
For the Dogs Prospect Land Trust, Prospect March 2023 I have long been a champion of little trails maintained by little organizations. Securing rights-of-way and clearing, blazing, and maintaining little trails in residential areas is arguably just as difficult and important as any 10-mile loop up and down remote … [Read more...]
Mark Twain Library
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...]
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