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...]
Tunxis Trail Intro
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...]
CT Audubon Society Center of Glastonbury (Closed)
Owl, That's Gotta Hurt Glastonbury (Google Maps Location) March 8, 2008 The location closed in mid-2020. With seven other Audubon Society museums scattered around the state, I've issued myself a personal challenge to come up with good titles each time. This will not be easy, I assure you. Having only visited … [Read more...]
New York: Mount Marcy
A Nice, Placid Hike Mount Marcy, 5,344 feet September 4, 2004 #1 on the ADK46 List #6 on the NE111 List On February 22, 1980, the single greatest sporting event in US history took place in Lake Placid, New York. The "Miracle on Ice," as it is known, still affects me to this very day. I can watch the … [Read more...]
Tour Stop 8: Italian Whine
Game 15 Francesca's Ristorante, Hartford June 18, 2006 Despite my apparent zeal for the World Cup, I've never really been a soccer super fan. Sure, I played up through 9th grade like every suburban kid in America. And yeah, I paid attention maybe a little bit more than others to things like the World Cup, but … [Read more...]
Tour Stop 7: Iran, Iran So Far Away
Games 13 & 14 My house June 17 , 2006 Iran vs. Portugal Our Saturday began with America's sworn enemy Iran taking on Portugal at 9 AM. Since Ed and I had already cheered on Portugal last weekend, Damian took it upon himself to root for the underdogs yet again. Not that he likes Iran or its leaders or … [Read more...]
Haul of Fame Trucking Museum
A Real Trucking Shame Canterbury February 2008 Thus far, CTMQ has been very a rewarding experience for me. There are those rare times that I bumble off to somewhere with unfairly low expectations and come away wondering why I had my initial cynical thoughts. Never has that feeling been more evident than my … [Read more...]
The Chase Mansion
Chasing Away Past Comments The Chase Mansion, West Hartford I see it every day 2019 Update: This has always been one of the most ridiculous pages on CTMQ ever since I first wrote it in early 2008. In the many intervening years between then and now, I've met Mr. Chase. I've had email correspondences with him. He's … [Read more...]
Old State House & Museum of Curiosities
A Two-Headed Museum. Literally. Hartford (Google Maps Location) January 19, 2008 The Old State House is a US Oldest, a US Best, a National Historic Landmark, and is part of the Connecticut Amistad Trail, The W3R National Historic Trail, and the Connecticut Women's Heritage Trail. I would guess … [Read more...]
The Rosa Ponselle Museum (Closed)
The Fat Lady Has Sung... Meriden RIP, Mid-00's ... And this museum is over. Yes, another of the Lester Dequaine triumvirate of wildly random museums - the Rosa Ponselle Museum - is closed along with the National Shaving and Barbershop Museum and the Frank Chiarenza Museum of Glass. I have seen Mr. … [Read more...]
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