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Connecticut Art Trail

September 20, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Who Arted? Connecticut Art Trail I first published this page in 2009. The CT Art Trail has gone through many changes since then, and keeping up with it has been a challenge. As such, I can't pretend that the listing here is 100% accurate at the day and time you are reading this. (I won't list "Affiliante Members" … [Read more...]

Press

September 15, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Yeah, check me out. Magazine Editors, Interviewers, etc, this is for you. [2015 Update: I reached a point around 2013 when I simply stopped keeping track of this sort of thing. Don't get me wrong, it's humbling and fun to appear in the media - and it's especially important to me when I get to talk about my son … [Read more...]

The Winchester Center Kerosene Lamp Museum (Closed)

September 14, 2008 by Steve 10 Comments

Not Leaving the Light on for You Winchester Closed 2003? It is evident to me, as I visit these defunct museums, that those with a singular passion - dare I say obsession - are often the ones fallen by the wayside. And I can't think of a better example than a museum located in a very far flung place, in a town … [Read more...]

Mattabesett Trail: Section 5

September 10, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

A Fun Hike; No Bluffing Stagecoach Road - Lone Pine Trailhead (East), Durham, N. Branford, Guilford, & Madison August 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Life is about decisions. … [Read more...]

63. Meigs Point Nature Center Museum

September 10, 2008 by Steve 17 Comments

The Fish Scale: Do, Re, Meigs! Madison (Google Maps Location) July 12, 2008 Update: Meigs Point has a brand new building, so a revisit is in order! If you go to Hammonasset Beach just once a year, please visit this excellent nature center. If you go several times a year as we used to do, please make it a … [Read more...]

Mattabesett Trail: Section 4

September 9, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

A Real Pistol-Paug Routes 157/68 to Stage Coach Road, Wallingford & Durham July 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Phew! It's a hot one! No, not so much the 95-degree heat that … [Read more...]

52. Barnum Museum

September 9, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

I'm a Sucker For This Museum Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) May 17, 2008 Update: On June 24, 2010, an EF-1 tornado struck the Barnum Museum. Colossal winds slammed into the historic structure compromising structural integrity of the building, contaminating the environmental and mechanical systems, shattering … [Read more...]

Selectman’s Stones

September 7, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

A Man's Gotta Have Some Stones Selectman's Stones, Durham/Madison/Guilford September 2008 & 2023 (You can reach these stones via The Selectman's Path and other trails through the Mica Ledges Preserve as well.) There I was, in the middle of the woods, high above Madison and Guilford, along the Mattabesett … [Read more...]

Damian

September 2, 2008 by Steve 23 Comments

I figured it would be prudent to write a little blurb about my son, Damian, and some of the special challenges Hoang and I face raising him. I have hinted throughout CTMQ that he's a little bit different from other kids his age which has prompted some emailed questions. "Why don't you take him to this or that … [Read more...]

Lone Pine Trail

August 16, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

In the Pine, In the Pine... Where the Sun Never Shines Madison & Guilford, 4.1 miles, solo August 1, 2008 I'll say it... This is not my favorite trail in Connecticut. Now that that's out of the way, you ask, "Why?" Was it the fact that there were zero views? That dusk set in about halfway through? That my … [Read more...]