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The Oldest Parish in the New World

November 26, 2009 by Steve 4 Comments

Not the Oldest? Parish the Thought! First Congregational Church in Windsor 107 Palisado Avenue It's funny, once you start really researching particular towns, you find that there are always quirky little historical anecdotes worthy of this website. I've begun poking around the towns in north central Connecticut … [Read more...]

The Oldest Legible Gravestone

November 26, 2009 by Steve 29 Comments

I Have Some Grave News Ephraim Huit Grave Palisado Cemetery, Windsor I had trouble coming up with the title description for this page. I guess it's not the oldest gravestone in the state. But it is reputed to be the oldest original monument still standing in Connecticut. And one of the oldest legible monuments … [Read more...]

Concept of Freedom Trail: Windsor

November 26, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

Five Freedom Trail Sites Windsor I created this page in 2009, so it's very rudimentary - just like the Freedom Trail was back then. 1. Riverside Cemetery Located very near the Palisado Cemetery, which has a bit more history and panache than this one (see below), my visit to Riverside Cemetery was quick and … [Read more...]

Bishop’s Orchards Winery

November 26, 2009 by Steve

I Feel a Little Fruity. Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That Bishop's Orchards, Guilford August 2009 Bishop's opened a homemade ice cream place on site as well. Color me shocked. Color me as shocked as when I met Peter Murphy at UConn. Of course you remember him… Right? He was known as “Bishop’s Son” … [Read more...]

Mount Wittenberg

November 24, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Mount Wittenberg, 3780 Feet August 27, 2009 ~11 miles solo via Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail from the west # 14 on the Catskills 3500 List I certainly chose a great hike for my first foray into the Catskills. I had already nabbed the highest peak (Slide) and had just come down off of Cornell’s summit (the 9th … [Read more...]

Lourdes in Litchfield

November 23, 2009 by Steve 12 Comments

Lawwwwwwds! Lourdes in Litchfield Shrine, Litchfield October 10, 2009 Having been to five billion sites around the state, you’d think I’d have no problem marching right in to anything on my itinerary. Oddly, that’s not the case at all. I still get cold feet now and then and the Lourdes in Litchfield shrine is a … [Read more...]

116. Fairfield Academy and Old Barn Exhibit

November 20, 2009 by Steve 3 Comments

This One’s For the Gipper Fairfield (Google Maps location) June 13, 2009 Fortune smiles on CTMQ. Either that or perhaps due to the fact that I’m always going to museums and driving all over the state, I get access to certain places and things that others rarely do. Such was the case on Open House Day at the … [Read more...]

109. Connecticut Museum of Glass

November 19, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

A Bit Glassy Eyed Coventry, (Google Maps location) May 30, 2009 Screw it. I’m forging ahead and writing this post. Why the hesitation? For starters, the Connecticut Museum of Glass is not open. Okay, so why bother pretending I visited it? Well, because I did, that’s why. I’ve been following the … [Read more...]

SVP Trails: Wolf Pit Mountain

November 19, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wolf Pit Mountain Trail 1.2 Miles, solo July 13, 2009 There is really only one cool thing about this little trail tucked away in Bridgewater – the name. Other than that, unless you happen to live within a few miles of it, or are a similarly-minded goofball and are completing the CFPA’s Connecticut Blue Trails … [Read more...]

Howland-Hughes Building

November 17, 2009 by Steve 8 Comments

The Oldest Free-Standing Department Store Howland-Hughes Building, Waterbury November 4, 2008 I’m not one for department stores or even shopping for that matter. In fact, as much as I love everything the Internet has to offer, I think online shopping might be my favorite aspect of it. No annoying salespeople … [Read more...]