St Sebastian Church Middletown Heritage Trail Site 8 155 Washington Street Bingo! I found it. Saint Sebastian Parish was established on September 30, 1930 by His Excellency The Most Reverend John J. Nilan, D.D., Bishop of Hartford at the request and growing need for a Catholic Church for the Italian … [Read more...]
74. Plainville Historic Center
Ah Oui, Ville-de-Plaine Plainville (Google Maps Location) October 1, 2008 Note: All early CTMQ posts have small, vertical, rather terrible pictures. Sorry. There comes a time in every person's life where surprising things become a little bit less surprising. Take, for instance, after going to 73 museums in … [Read more...]
Southernmost Point in the US
Bonus! Ka Lae Big Island of Hawaii (Right here!) June 1, 2003 [Note: The pictures are fuzzy because I pulled them off my old blog and had to enlarge them. Sorry.] If you consider yourself a "Parrot Head" and you've spent too much time, "Nibblin' on sponge cake, watchin' the sun bake... wasted away again in … [Read more...]
Wadsworth Falls
Totally WadsWorthy to See Wadsworth Falls, Middlefield January 2, 2009 My first CTMQ visit of 2009... and she's a beaut. I had a day off with Damian while Hoang had to work and his daycare was closed. What to do, what to do... Go check out a half frozen waterfall of course! Amazingly, I'd never been to … [Read more...]
3 Middletown Mattabesett Loop Trails
No Bears, Didn't Fall Once, And I Didn't Go Crazy Middletown, 4 miles total, solo October 7 & November 9, 2008 As all readers know by now, to complete the CFPA's Blue Trails Challenge, I am compelled (forced?) to hike all the trails described in their Walk Books. This becomes iffy at a few of the "trail network" … [Read more...]
Colton-Hayes Tobacco Barn Museum
No Hayes in this Barn Granby (Google Maps Location) July 2008 This is one of several Salmon Brook Historical Society Museums. Neither my blurry pictures nor the Salmon Brook Historical Society's website (they own the joint) do this place any amount of justice. The Colton-Hayes Tobacco Barn is the largest and … [Read more...]
Hopkins Vineyard
Just a Hopkins, Skipkins, and a Jumpkins Hopkins Vineyard, Warren November 2, 2008 A funny thing about these Connecticut vineyards... they just keep getting prettier and prettier. Hopkins Vineyard is, perhaps, set in the most attractive setting of them all - just north of Lake Waramaug in Warren. Since you don't … [Read more...]
About Me
Stephen Wood, Married Father of Damian and Calvin Hates Talking About Himself, Proud INTJ Thank you for taking a moment to read my website. What started as a little hobby to keep me busy and active has evolved into something I never expected. And whatever comes of it, it has always been - and continues to be - a … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Griswold
Glasgo (Mill Village) section of Griswold, Intersection of Routes 201 and 165 I'll need to update this page. After a morning of hiking in the area, I made it a point to detour slightly south to hit this Freedom Trail spot. Glasgo is a tiny little hamlet within the town of Griswold that I don't think I knew … [Read more...]
Pachaug Trail: Section 2
Section 2: Hell (Hollow) and Back Southern Quinebaug Trail Crossover to Porter Pond, 4.8 miles, Voluntown, Plainfield, Sterling December 14, 2008 The best part about hiking solo is the ability to "hike your own hike." That's sort of a mantra along the Appalachian Trail for thru-hikers and in today's world, it … [Read more...]
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