PattaconkaCockaponset Chester/Haddam, ~ 4 miles March 15, 2009 A funny thing happened after "publishing" the page describing my experience hiking with Rob Butterworth along the Cockaponset Trail. It turns out that the esteemed Mr. Butterworth has a kajillion friends who have a strong interest in him and/or his … [Read more...]
Yale University Art Gallery
How great Thou art, How great Thou art! New Haven (Google Maps Location) November 26, 2008 The Yale Art Gallery is a Connecticut Art Trail site The Yale Art Gallery is huge. Too huge for me to even pretend to do it justice here. Put it this way: If you are at least a little bit interested in art - good, … [Read more...]
83. Institute of Living Museum
Man, This Museum is Crazy! Hartford (Google Maps Location) January 26, 2009 This little museum has been on my radar since I began this blog. It's one of the first places I knew about that never turned up on any search engines no matter what criteria you used. I was proud of the fact that I was "in the know" … [Read more...]
April 2009 Update
Damian Update I have the ability to see where and infer why people come to this blog from various search engines. If I'm in the mood, I can check things like how much time those readers spend on each page. One page that gets a lot of traffic is my page about Damian... Much of it comes from people searching for … [Read more...]
7. Jehosaphat Starr House
Jehosaphat Starr House Middletown Heritage Trail Site 7 110 Washington Street Jumpin' Jehosaphat! The etymology of this saying is not readily available, but I did find this here. Take it for what it's worth. This house sits rather prominently on Route 66 (across the street from Kidcity) in the midst of … [Read more...]
6. St. John Church
St. John Church Middletown Heritage Trail Site 6 19 St. John's Square Hm. A decent enough church (with secret free 2 hour parking on the side street!). The brochure states, "Irish Immigration; church & cemetery; North End neighborhoods; the old fire station." The church's website states, "The History of … [Read more...]
5. Riverside Cemetery
Riverside Cemetery Middletown Heritage Trail Site 5 St. John's Square (behind O'Rourke's Diner) Now we're getting somewhere. History! And lots of it! Middletown's heritage! In spades! Not only that, on a street full of unique, upstart and interesting restaurants, O'Rourke's Diner stands out. It is a classic … [Read more...]
4. deKoven House
deKoven House Middletown Heritage Trail Site 4 27 Washington Street Further reading: I went inside the house and treated it as a museum here. It's a bit of a shame that Route 9 separates Middletown from the Connecticut River. I imagine the walk along it was somewhat pretty back in the day; but then again, it … [Read more...]
3. Middletown and the Connecticut River
Middletown and the Connecticut River Middletown Heritage Trail Site 3 Lower Court Street by City Hall Ah, now we're getting somewhere. Pretending I did this trail in order, I'll say... "Leaving Main Street behind, I walked down Court Street to City Hall to the Heritage Trail's third station." It's a somewhat … [Read more...]
2. Bigelow Tavern
(The Former) Bigelow Tavern Middletown Heritage Trail Site 2 222 Main Street Today there stands a new police station on Main Street. Who knows how many incarnations this spot has seen over the last 250 years, but I'm sure it's a lot. Back in 1760, here stood Timothy Bigelow's tavern, where travelers and local … [Read more...]
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