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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Concept of Freedom Trail: Old Saybrook

July 27, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

James Pharmacy, 2 Pennywise Lane Now this is an interesting one. Situated near the southern end of Old Saybrook's beautiful Main Street, it is not only an "open to the public" Freedom Trail site, but it is an "open for business" one as well. And what a business it has done over the years - selling items to the … [Read more...]

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

URR Trail: Old Lyme

July 26, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

Steven Peck House Lyme Street and Beckwith Lane Old Lyme is a lovely town. Really and truly. One could spend a day strolling down Lyme Street - just watch out for deer ticks I suppose. There are a few museums here and, of course this, a stop along the Underground Railroad Trail. This house was built at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: CT Freedom Trail, Old Lyme, Underground Railroad Trail

125. UConn Animal Barns

July 26, 2009 by Steve 4 Comments

Lots of Damian Pictures... I'm Gonna Milk This One Storrs (Google Maps Location) July 2009 and Others UConn has a split personality. On the one hand, it's a modern University with a top tier basketball program known the world over. On the other hand, it's an agricultural school at heart; located in a very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, CT Cheese Trail, Damian, Farms, Mansfield, Not Really a Museum Museum, Storrs, UConn

UConn Dairy Bar

July 24, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

I Dream of Jonathan. There. I Said It. UConn Dairy Bar, Mansfield May 24, 2009 & Other Visits CTMQ is far too big and often unwieldy. It has sprawled from being just about museums into all sorts of directions and sections. I recently began eating Jane and Michael Stern's "Eat Before You Die" Roadfood items across … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Animals, Colleges & Universities, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Mansfield, Storrs, UConn

127. UConn Public Art Collection

July 23, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

Art: It's Everywhere! 30 pieces at UConn at Storrs, Stamford, Torrington, Farmington, Hartford, Avery Point Various Dates How can a museum span six towns across the state? When I say it can. UConn has a terribly unpublicized collection of top notch public art at several of its campuses, as well as the law … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Farmington, Groton, Hartford, Mansfield, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Public/Outdoor Art, Stamford, Storrs, Torrington, UConn

UConn Dairy Bar Cheese

July 23, 2009 by Steve 7 Comments

Juustoleipa! Juustoleipa! Cheese at The UConn Dairy Bar, Mansfield Since Connecticut's cheese makers haven't banded together yet to create the Connecticut Cheese Trail (a la the CT Wine Trail), I'm striking out on my own. And my first strike was at my alma mater: UConn. And the moderately famous Dairy Bar to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, CT Cheese Trail, Farms, Finnish, Mansfield, Storrs, UConn

Bridgewater: Our Last Dry Town (Pre-2015)

July 21, 2009 by Steve 4 Comments

At Least It Has "Water" in Its Name Bridgewater: Connecticut's Last Remaining Dry Town November 2014 Update: I’m sad about this and there’s really no reason for me to be that way. But a unique and quirky Connecticut town policy came to an end this week, with the residents of Bridgewater voting to end the town’s no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Bridgewater, town essays

117. Ogden House and Gardens

July 19, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

This Old House Fairfield (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 There are a lot of historic house museums in Connecticut. A LOT. And frequent readers know that they are barely discernible from each other. Oh sure, some have really cool stories or unique architectural quirks, but others are... Well, others are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Fairfield, Historic Houses

Hot Dogs at Rawley’s

July 18, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

The Word "Raw" in the Name is Sort of Weird Rawley's Drive-In Fairfield A couple museums after my earlier hot dog experience over at Super Duper Weenie, it was time for another hotdog. Whereas the SDW dog was merely a Roadfood Honorable Mention, the Rawley's dog is said to be the second best deep-fried hot dog in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Another Freaking Hot Dog, Fairfield, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Holmberg Orchards

July 17, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

What's Up, Holms Holmberg Orchards, Gales Ferry July 11, 2009 This place is in Gales Ferry. Gales Ferry? Ah yes, another of Connecticut's weird naming conventions; Gales Ferry refers both to a village within the town of Ledyard, Connecticut, and to a complex of buildings within that village at the site of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hard Cider, Hoang, Ledyard

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