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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Tunxis Southington Region: South

April 10, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Some nICE Surprises Southington/Wolcott, 4 Trails, with RobY February 2008 While I'm intent on completing the Tunxis Mainline South to North in an orderly fashion, the three regional trail sections (consisting of 17 trails or so) I'm not really too concerned with how I do them, just that I get them done. And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Southington, Tunxis Trail, Wolcott

Burlington State Fish Hatchery

March 22, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Trout Fishing in America Part 2 Burlington Google Maps location March 21, 2008 with March 2018 Update! Part 1 was a visit to the Quinebaug State Trout Hatchery Who doesn't love a nice fish hatchery? C'mon, you know you do. Heck, I apparently love them so much that just a few weeks after visiting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, Burlington, Calvin, Damian, Fish, Free Museums, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums

Quinebaug Valley State Trout Hatchery

March 22, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

Trout Fishing in America Plainfield Google Maps location February 2008 with March 2013 Update! Our visits to the Burlington State Fish Hatchery Right off the bat, no, I have not read Trout Fishing in America (nor do I plan to) and I'm not a fan of the wacky folk artists of the same silly name. And I don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, Aquaria, Calvin, Damian, Fish, Free Museums, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Plainfield

Tunxis Nepaug Regional Trails

March 17, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Part Slog, Part Jog - Through the Nepaug New Hartford, 3 Trails, ~ 6 miles March 16, 2008 I had planned to hike the 11 mile section of Mainline Tunxis trail with my friend Rob Y - but awoke with a sick wife and child. (Note: here's the Mainline section through this area.) So that was a no-go. When said sick … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, nepaug state forest, New Hartford, Satan!, Tunxis Trail

Farm Implement Museum (Closed)

March 16, 2008 by Steve 6 Comments

Implementing Closure Bloomfield RIP, early to mid-00's I'm just bummed I missed out on a museum with the word "implement" in the name. Because that's cool. And by all accounts, this museum was most definitely cool. I recall an article in our local free weekly paper about it a few years ago which made me say to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Bloomfield, Closed/Gone/Former, Farms, Tools

Tunxis Regional Trails Intro

March 16, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Tunxis Regional Trails Southington, Bristol, Wolcott, Plymouth, Burlington, New Hartford, 43.4 miles Began: February 2008 Completed: November 2008, with revisits over the years These hikes were done a long time ago and there have been some changes to the trails. It's always good to check with the CFPA before … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Bristol, Burlington, New Hartford, Plymouth, Southington, Tunxis Trail, Wolcott

Wineries & Meaderies

March 16, 2008 by Steve 5 Comments

Connecticut's Wineries and Meaderies Skip down to The Meaderies & Wine-like Cideries The Connecticut Wine Trail has been a state sponsored thing for almost as long as CTMQ has been a thing. This has been very good for the state's wineries, as they've had a passport program (with incredible prizes) for many years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: meaderies

Killingly Historical Society Museum

March 15, 2008 by Steve 8 Comments

Killingly Softly With Randomness Danielson section of Killingly (Google Map Location) February 2, 2008 Quick question for you locals: Where's Danielson? Where's Killingly? Trick question... Apparently, Danielson is actually not a real town, but rather a Borough of Killingly. So even though all the highway … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Free Museums, Killingly, Town History

Tunxis Mainline Trail: Section 1

March 11, 2008 by Steve 45 Comments

Section 1: ATV's = Absolutely Toxic Vehicles Southington/Wolcott, 4.0 miles, with Rob Y February 2008 In the summer of 2024, CFPA made some trail changes in this section and, in fact, did what I said they should do in 2008. This page is not updated to reflect these changes. Tunxis: "The point where the river … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Southington, Tunxis Trail, Wolcott

Tunxis Trail Intro

March 10, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

Tunxis Mainline Trail Southington to Hartland, 83.1 miles Began: February 2008 Completed: October 2013 January 2015 In 2015 the Tunxis Trail – the mainline trunk and the slew of regional trails – were changed, swapped, and extended in 2014 - mostly in Burlington. I hiked the extension and have made the effort … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Great Views, Tunxis Trail

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