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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

120. Norwalk Museum

May 29, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

norWalk, norHit, norRun... Norwalk (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 [2016 Update: This museum closed sometime in late 2011 but has been revived. It is now the Norwalk Historical Society Museum and is located at the Lockwood House. Some of the stuff from the museum has wound up at the Norwalk Library's History … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Creepy Dolls, Defunct Museums, Free Museums, Norwalk, Town History

Donut Bread Pudding at Dottie’s Diner

May 29, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Just Stick With the Doughnuts Dottie's Diner, Woodbury, CT Since this page was written, Dottie’s has moved. They now have a bigger and better space on the same road, slightly south of the original location. They've also redecorated in way that tells me that my family is not welcome at Dottie's Diner. So I will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: dottie's diner, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die, Woodbury

Chicken Pot Pie at Dottie’s Diner

May 28, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

Chicken Pot, Chicken Pot, Chicken Pot Piiiiiiiiiiiiie Dottie's Diner, Woodbury Since this page was written, Dottie's has moved. They now have a bigger and better space on the same road, slightly south of the original location. They've also redecorated in way that tells me that my family is not welcome at Dottie's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Damian, dottie's diner, Hoang, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die, Woodbury

167. Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame

May 27, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

I Went Here Just to Make Fun of Bruce Jenner Stamford (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 Note: The title and content of this page were all written well before Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn so I wasn't making fun of her for any of the gender stuff. Since the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame disappeared* with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Free Museums, Halls of Fame, Stamford, Tiny Museums, UConn

Audubon Greenwich

May 26, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

Where Goldfinches are Made of Real Gold Greenwich (Google Maps location) May 2010 I will likely do a rare revisit of this place. I still have to hike its trails, and will likely have Calvin with me, and he'd enjoy it. It's so nice that I think you'll agree - better pictures are warranted. Daggone Greenwich. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Animals, audubon, Birds, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Greenwich, Natural History, Nature Centers

Devil’s Belt, Long Island Sound

May 21, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Tighten Up Devil’s Belt Is Satan responsible for those awful Long Island accents? Calling LIS the “Devil’s Belt” is archaic and fell out of usage – about 300 years ago – but I don’t care. Once touched by the Devil, always touched by the Devil is what I always say. I can’t recall how I came to find out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Religious Tagged With: Long Island Sound, Religulous, Satan!

166. Hoyt Barnum House

May 21, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

History is Hot, BarNone Stamford (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 I think this was my third attempt at visiting the little Hoyt Barnum House, a property of the Stamford Historical Society perched up on a little knoll next to the modern police station along a busy road near downtown. The mere fact that this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Appointment Only, Free Museums, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Stamford, stamford historical society

Windsor Art Center

May 20, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

If I Take Photos of Really Good Photos, Will I Finally Have Good Photos? Windsor (Google Maps location) January 24, 2010 WAC is not wack. In fact, it’s dope. No doubt, no doubt. But as I settle in to write up our visit, I notice that their website is indeed wack in early 2010– it seems to have captured every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Windsor

Jones Family Winery

May 19, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Keeping up With the Joneses Jones Family Winery, Shelton October 17, 2009 This was bound to happen. I write bits and pieces for CTMQ on two different laptops as well as during breaks at work once in a while and then load them onto the main iMac with the downloaded pictures and edit the pieces there. It gets a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hoang, Shelton

Concept of Freedom Trail: Stamford

May 18, 2010 by Steve 4 Comments

Jackie Robinson Park of Fame, Jackie Robinson Way (West Main Street) After a long and full day of CTMQ’ing with my friend Rob C, I dropped him off at the train station and set out to find one last item of interest in Stamford: The Jackie Robinson Park of Fame. Stamford is a funny town; one of the few in CT … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, Stamford

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