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Rosedale Vineyards

September 28, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Eeeee-very Rosedale Has Its Cooooorn. And Wine." Rosedale Farms and Vineyards, Simsbury September 2008 I find myself using the word "bucolic" a lot on this website, and it's starting to annoy me. Thesaurus.com gives me arcadian, campestral, pastoral, provincial, rural, and rustic. "Campestral" fails the … [Read more...]

The Lewis Walpole Library

September 28, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Shhh! It's a Secret Library Museum! Farmington (Google Maps Location) September 2008 Connecticut Museum visit #71. My 71st museum marks a milestone: My first "private tours given by appointment only" visit. How exciting! At least now I know I can handle them, as there are many others or so that require such … [Read more...]

Mattabesett Trail: Section 6

September 25, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

Section 6: That's Mica, alLedgedly Lone Pine Trailhead (east) - Harvey Road September 2008 & November 2023 In 2020, this section had a fairly significant reroute between Mt. Pisgah and Harvey Road. This added over 4 miles of woodland trail and eliminated the mile-long road walk. I completed the new miles and … [Read more...]

Hartford Advocate Article

September 23, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Advocate nukes online articles pretty quickly, so, y'know... I had to save it here for posterity. Note: These two pictures did run in the story, which I was so happy about because Damian is rocking the Thumbs Up in the second one. Checking Off the List One man sets out to see every single museum, oddity and … [Read more...]

Amistad Trail Intro

September 23, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

22 Sites Farmington, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London Vetted in January 2023. And I will shout, "FREEDOM!" The Freedom Trail encompasses sites in Connecticut associated with the heritage and movement towards freedom of its African American citizens - and the Amistad Trail is a very important part … [Read more...]

Overview: Smith-Magenis Syndrome

September 23, 2008 by Steve 7 Comments

*I have borrowed heavily from Taylor's mom's website as well as PRISMS for this page. Smith-Magenis is a rare syndrome that only 600 people in the world have been diagnosed with - but many more probably have. It is caused by the missing piece of genetic material from chromosome 17p11.2 or from a mutation of the … [Read more...]

70. Carousel Museum at the Beardsley Zoo

September 22, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

I Went Around and Around With This One Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) September 20, 2008 I did not know there was a "carousel museum" at the Beardsley Zoo until I saw a sign there stating such. After poking around inside I never really saw "museum" type things. And even after Googling it at home for a few … [Read more...]

Little Boston School House Museum

September 22, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Err-ah, Lahhn Ya Three Ahhhhs East Lyme (Google Maps Location) June 2008 Bostonese-to-English title translation of the title above: "Hello, Learn Your Three R's." Nestled next to the far more expansive and interesting Thomas Lee House Museum is this little one-room schoolhouse museum. I won't lie to you: … [Read more...]

57. Thankful Arnold House Museum

September 22, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

For CTMQ, We Are Thankful Haddam (Google Maps Location) June 14, 2008 The Thankful Arnold House is part of The Connecticut Women's Heritage Trail and the Connecticut Historic Gardens Trail. First things first: Yes, Thankful Arnold was the name of a person. A woman, actually, who lived in a house in Haddam in … [Read more...]

CT Women’s Heritage Trail

September 20, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

This is a Broad Catergory Connecticut Women's Heritage Trail Text on this page is mostly from The Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame which oversees the Women's Heritage Trail. Last checked October 2022. The Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame is the proud founder of a statewide program, the Connecticut Women's … [Read more...]