Connecticut's Superlatives Connecticut has an amazing array of superlatives (firsts, oldests, tallests, largest, longests, onlies, and smallests) to its credit. You'll find these all over the site in the museum reports and elsewhere. Capturing them all on this page is an impossible task, so bear with me. Some … [Read more...]
Houses, Communities, Urban Legends, Lighthouses, Libraries, Schools, Businesses, & Theaters
Houses, Ruins, Communities, Urban Legends, Lighthouses, Libraries, Post Offices, Schools, Companies, Businesses, Hotels, B&B's, Theaters, and Hauntings Hoo boy, this is a tough category to nail down. There’s just so much crossover with museums and superlatives and National Historic Landmarks and restaurants and … [Read more...]
Kent Falls
These Falls are Super, Man Connecticut's Largest Waterfall, Sort of Kent Falls State Park, Kent 2019 Update: I will be revisiting Kent Falls State Park and taking better pictures in a larger format. The below from 2009 is cringey at the moment. For some reason, I've always hated the name Kent for a town. … [Read more...]
Art Trail Viewpoint: Kent Falls
Kent Falls Viewpoint CT Art Trail Viewpoint Kent Falls State Park, Kent, November 2009 Here's the weird thing about this Connecticut Art Viewpoint Trail, side project of the Connecticut Art Trail: The chosen sites, while beautiful, don't all apparently directly translate to actual impressionist paintings from … [Read more...]
West Cornwall Covered Bridge
Nothing Corny About These Walls (and Roof) West Cornwall Bridge, Cornwall/Sharon November 2009 2019 Update: I'll revisit the bridge and therefore this page again in the future. It needs help. As a family, we've gotten used to going on "adventures" just about every weekend. We've found that it's very … [Read more...]
Frog Rock (Cornwall)
The Other Frog Rock Frog Rock, Cornwall November 29, 2009 Eh. Since I started writing about other roadside painted rock animals, I guess I have to continue. Though, I must admit, some of the stories behind some of the rocks are pretty cool. Notably, the much cooler Frog Rock in Eastford a page which gets an … [Read more...]
The Oldest Operating Union Station in the US
All Aboard from Canaan to Sodom! The Oldest Operating Union Station in the US 2019 Update: This building is open and occupied by a brewery and a museum and other stuff! I've also read the claim that this is also the "oldest surviving Victorian train station in the US, but it burnt down so that's ridiculous to … [Read more...]
Bissell’s Ferry
Bissell’s Really Cleans Up My Ferry List Bissell's Ferry Site, Windsor/South Windsor "Site of the Oldest Ferry in the US" Most Nutmeggers know about the oldest continuously operating ferry in the US that connects Rocky Hill and Glastonbury. About half of them probably know about the other old ferry – the second … [Read more...]
John Mason Statue
Some "Red-Handed" Title Pun John Mason Statue Palisado Avenue, Windsor Town Green I’ve gone crazy lately with multiple posts from Windsor. It stands to reason, of course, as Windsor does stake its claim as Connecticut’s Oldest Town. There are a bunch of museums in Windsor – most conveniently located on the green … [Read more...]
Hot Dogs at Doogie’s
That's a Lotta Meat Doogies, Newington Man, I’m still a bit taken aback by just how many hot dogs are on the Sterns’ “Eat Before it’s Too Late List.” It’s a bit ridiculous. As a couple, they’ve eaten all over this country – admittedly, most of it somewhat lowbrow “roadfood” – but their affinity for hotdogs is … [Read more...]
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