The Ovals 36 Seeley Road This house is HUGE - but this is the best I could do for a picture, as it's a private residence. From Wilton's town website: During the years prior to the Civil War, the antislavery movement was strong in town, and Wilton served as one of the stops on the Underground Railroad, a … [Read more...]
Ice Cream at Dr. Mike’s (Bethel)
Doctor, Doctor, Gimme the Ice Cream (Pt 2) Dr. Mike's, Bethel September 2010 (Don’t expect too much different here from the other Dr. Mike’s entry if you’ve read that one - from our visit to their Monroe location.) I thought it was a good idea to hit up both Dr. Mike’s locations. My reasoning was simple: … [Read more...]
169. Young at Heart Doll Shop and Museum (RIP)
Dollpocalypse Now Preston (Google Maps location) May 22, 2010 The lovely proprietor was going to close in 2014... but didn't. But at some point in 2018 or 2019, they did close permanently. These are the museum visits I love. My journey to get inside this place was a multi-year, nearly quit-upon saga. … [Read more...]
August 2010 Update
Those few of you in my inner circle know how I write pages for CTMQ. I think about what I’m going to write maybe in the car or shower, gather any materials or websites I’ll reference, sit down and type fast. I write them very quickly; never really proofreading or stopping along the way. I may wait a day or two (or … [Read more...]
NHL: Grove Street Cemetery
CT National Historic Landmark Grove Street Cemetery 227 Grove Street, New Haven If you’re really into National Historic Landmarks of Connecticut and you’re going through all 60+ one-by-one, settle in; for this is merely the first of 9 in New Haven. To put that in perspective, New Haven represents but 0.6% of … [Read more...]
NHL: Stephen Mather House
Stephen Tyng Mather House CT National Historic Landmark 19 Stephen Mather Road, Darien As Hoang knows all too painfully well and many of you probably assume, a drive across Connecticut to a completely non-CTMQ event simply must include at least one quick little CTMQ-something. Otherwise, it just wouldn’t be … [Read more...]
160. Silverman’s Animal Farm
Go Easton Young Man Easton (Google Maps location) April 10, 2010 For some unknown reason, I originally had this place written up as a non-museum and filed it away in the hinterlands of CTMQ. I don't know what I was thinking as this place (for our purposes) is a great little zoo (of sorts) to take your kids too. … [Read more...]
164. Bruce Museum
I’m Not Booing, I’m Saying “Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!” Greenwich (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 2019 Update: The Bruce is undergoing a major renovation, so a revisit is in order. The Bruce Museum is a Connecticut Art Trail site. There’s an old comment on some page here on CTMQ where someone named … [Read more...]
Shenipsit Afterword
6 Section Hikes, 4 Regional Hikes Began: 11/24/2007 (Case Mountain Trails) Finished: 12/23/2016* *I completed the Shenipsit in 2010... but then they extended it at some point and I had to go back up to Stafford to complete it again. I have no idea how long the Shenipsit really is. Everything I read says … [Read more...]
Shenipsit Trail: Section 5
Section 5: ShenipThat'sIt!* Ellington/Somers/Stafford ~ 8 miles May 2010 *The title implies that this section completed the Shenipsit. That later became inaccurate, for as you'll read, the northern end was extended. This just didn’t seem right. A hike on the Shenipsit – my final one – with good weather! … [Read more...]
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