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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Fish Family Farm

January 10, 2010 by Steve 5 Comments

Milk and Ice Cream and Cheese From a Fish Fish Family Farm, Bolton August 2009 No, the Fish Family does not raise or sell fish. They raise cows and chickens and sell milk and ice cream and cheese eggs and other related items. The Fish Family Farm Creamery and Dairy really is a great little reminder of days gone … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Animals, Bolton, CT Cheese Trail, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Farms, fish family farm

Concept of Freedom Trail: New Haven (11)

January 9, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

Other than Farmington and Hartford, New Haven is Ground Zero for the Freedom Trail. Yale seems to have fed the progressive spirit, but it's also where the Amistad is moored (when its moored) and where the famous Amistad slave trial took place. Let's rock. 1. The People's Center 37 Howe Street Hi. It's … [Read more...]

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

Manchester History Center

January 8, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

A Fine Museum is Looming... Manchester (Google Maps Location) May 28, 2009 Perhaps inspired by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: cheney Brothers historic district, Free Museums, Industrial History, Manchester, manchester historical society, National Historic Landmarks, Town History

137. Audubon at Bent of the River

December 31, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Get Bent Southbury (Google Maps Location) August 14, 2009 Before Damian transitioned to a new in-town daycare (and before I started my new job), I decided to spend a couple weeks with him in order to save some money – and if you know how much daycare costs, we’re actually talking a lot of money saved. And so, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Museums Tagged With: audubon, Damian, Natural History, Southbury

Founders Memorial Gallaudet Statue

December 30, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

Just another Cog in Hartford's Rich History Intersection of Cogswell Street, Asylum Ave and Farmington Avenues Hm. I never noticed a Cogswell Street in Hartford before. But I will from now on, after my visit to the American School for the Deaf Museum in West Hartford where I learned all about young Alice Cogswell … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: American school for the deaf, Hartford, Monuments and Plaques

Oldest School for the Deaf in the US

December 30, 2009 by Steve 20 Comments

American School for the Deaf West Hartford The American School for the Deaf (ASD) is the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the United States. What's more, the school became the first recipient of state aid to education in America when the Connecticut General Assembly awarded its first annual grant to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: American school for the deaf, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Private Schools, West Hartford

103. Cogswell Heritage House (ASD History Museum)

December 30, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Deaf Jam West Hartford (Google Maps Location) May 28, 2009 2019 Update: I see that this place is now called The Alice Cogswell Heritage House. Certain museums give me that little burst that keeps me excited to continue this website. They are usually ones like this one: Small(ish), singularly devoted, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: American school for the deaf, Appointment Only, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Free Museums, Private Schools, West Hartford

Shade Swamp Sanctuary

December 28, 2009 by Steve 10 Comments

Rage in a Cage Shade Swamp Nature Trails, Farmington September 10, 2009 As I poke around the state and find more trailed properties that aren't part of the CFPA Blue Trail network, I'm finding lots of cool hikes. And then there are others that are cool AND historically interesting AND perhaps just a little weird. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Farmington

100. Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

December 27, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

Don't Dawdle NorWalk Here - Run! Norwalk (Google Maps Location) April 18, 2009 2012 Update: We revisited the aquarium (again, with extended family, this time from Seattle) and were very impressed with the massive new reorganization of the joint - not reflected on this page. Some stuff got shuffled around, but all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Animals, Aquaria, Children's Museums, Damian, Fish, Hoang, Norwalk

Mrs. Bridges’ Pantry (Closed)

December 22, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cheerio! Have You Anything to go with my Cheerios? “A Little Slice of Britain,” Woodstock November 2009 Mrs. Bridges' closed in early 2019. I try to limit the stuff I write about in these untamed sections of the blog. I really do. The stores have to be very, very unique or interesting to make the CTMQ grade … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Everything Else, Food & Drink, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Damian, england, Ethnic Restaurants, Hoang, Other Companies and Businesses, restaurants, Woodstock

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