Sit Down for This One... The Hitchcock Museum, Barkhamsted Since I put this page together and after the museum closed in 2005, the company was revived and continues to live on: The Hitchcock Chair Company. I wrote this up at Connecticut museum visit #429. I'm not into classic Americana furniture in the least, … [Read more...]
Goofy Giant Animals and Chairs!
I honestly have no idea how many goofy giant things populate our fine state. I know there are a bunch of giant goofy chairs and I'm sure there are other goofy giant things that I will find on my travels. Some will have stories, some will not. Without further ado... Goofy Giant Animals Goofy Giant … [Read more...]
The Aetna Building
Does "Colonial" Infer "Worker Bees?" Aetna, Inc's Headquarters, Hartford May 2008 CVS bought Aetna in 2018. This post wasn't a planned one at all - I found all this stuff out while researching the exciting Geographic center of Hartford. Turns out that the massive Aetna Insurance building holds some rather … [Read more...]
48. Connecticut Hall of Fame
Yay Connecticut! Hartford (Google Maps Location) May 12, 2008 Seriously. I could be accused of padding my museum visit numbers with this entry, but I'm not. While touring the State Capitol and the nearby Legislative Office Building (Way more interesting than it sounds) I was drawn and excited by a large sign … [Read more...]
Geographic Center of Hartford
'I' Is In The Center of 'Capital' 151 Farmington Ave, Hartford May 11, 2008 I promise this will be the only "geographic center of" any of Connecticut's 169 towns. I had to do one since it's been impossible getting good data on the geographical center of the state so far. (I'm getting warmer though.) And also … [Read more...]
Roaring Brook Nature Center
I Am Brook, Hear Me Roar! Canton (Google Maps Location) May 3, 2008 2013 Update: Five years later, we hiked the RBNC Trails! Another gloomy spring Saturday brightened by a trip to another nature center. This was only the fourth one thus far for this website and although they are all very similar, they do each … [Read more...]
Tory Den
TORY! TORY! TORY! Tory Den, Burlington April 20, 2008 See... Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 American-Japanese film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The title is made up of the code-words that were used by the Japanese to indicate that complete surprise was achieved (tora is Japanese for "tiger" … [Read more...]
Kidcity
Kidcity! Kid-Kid City! Middletown (Google Maps Location) March 2008 & January 2015 We've been back to Kid City a few times since our initial 2008 visit. I've added a few updates below the original write-up. As every parent knows, two-year-olds can be a fickle lot. And since Damian has his certain quirks, when … [Read more...]
Tunxis Southington Region: North
Compouncing a Good Thing Bristol/Southington, 2 Trails, ~ 6.5 miles, solo March 22, 2008 Parts of these trails have been closed and reopened since I wrote this page, due to property ownership issues. I hope they always stay open because they are fun trails - but be sure to check the CFPA site. A month prior … [Read more...]
Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center
And Yet, There's Neither a Buck Nor a Wolf Wethersfield (Google Maps Location) March 22, 2008 Damian was having one of his crankier days so I thought I'd try to cheer him up with a visit to a nearby nature center museum. Because really, what kid wouldn't enjoy seeing snakes and lizards and turtles? As it … [Read more...]
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