What The Floc? Coastline Brewing Company, Westbrook September 2022 2022 was interesting beer in the world of Connecticut craft beer brewing. The industry had exploded between 2013 and 2020, all the way up to the pandemic. But still, through 2020 and 2021, new breweries kept opening with relative few closing. … [Read more...]
Avalonia: Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve
Barely a Five and Dime Trail Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve, Stonington November 2022 I spent more time looking for this trail than hiking it. And I spent more time gawking at the waterside mansions down here than walking the out and back spur. But... the excellent Avalonia Land Conservancy lists the … [Read more...]
The Yalesville Underpass
Just Truss Me On This One The Yalesville Underpass, Wallingford Truss me, truss Wikipedia, truss Wallingford's town website... truss the circle of claimants who all claim the same unverifiable thing: Built in 1838 for the Hartford and New Haven Railroad by William MacKenzie, it is reported to be the first skew … [Read more...]
Nipmuck State Forest: Breakneck Pond Trails
Al Breakyerneck Nipmuck State Forest Breakneck Pond Trails, Union & Woodstock June & October 2022 Finally. I'm finally finishing up my hikes (and write-ups) at the massive block of undeveloped land along the Massachusetts border in Union. Most people consider this whole area Bigelow Hollow State Park, but in … [Read more...]
Nipmuck State Forest: Bear Den/Paine Hill
Bearing Your Paine Nipmuck State Forest Bear Den/Paine Hill Block , Union Immabout to blow your mind. But first... wait. You're blowing my mind simply by the fact that you're on this page reading it. What brought you here? Why are you here? I regret to inform you that I don't really have much for you … [Read more...]
Old Tolland County Jail & Museum
Solitary Refinement Tolland, (Google Maps location) July 15, 2018 Oh man. Here we are again... at another large town history museum! Or should I say "museums?" While the Tolland Historical Society bills this place as the "Old Tolland County Jail & Museum," it really is two distinctly separate entities... under one … [Read more...]
Hill-Stead Garden
"Heliotrope, I Hope" and Other Poetic Rhymes Farmington July 2018 Hill-Stead is... a lot. It is a National Historic Landmark, and is also part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, the CT Art Trail, it is a museum, of course, and there are also trails to hike around the property. Oh, and it features a CT Historic … [Read more...]
Harry O. Haakonsen Fishway
Fishy Harry O. Haakonsen Fishway, Wallingford Listen, I like fishways and fish ladders. Or... at least I thought I did when I searched around years ago and wound up with a comprehensive list of them for this very website. Some of these things host open houses and have little viewing booths even! Fun for the whole … [Read more...]
Concentric Brewing Company
The Circle of Life Concentric Brewing Company, Portland August 2021 A financial planner, a firefighter, and a physical therapist walk in a bar. "What's it gonna be?" asked the bartender. "I'm gonna open a new brewery in Berlin, one of the world's great beer cities!" said the physical therapist. "I'm … [Read more...]
Cat Rocks Cave
Cat Rocks Fever Cat Rocks Cave, Union October 2022 Cat Rocks Cave isn't a real cave. There are no real caves in Union, Connecticut. In fact, there are only maybe two real caves in the whole state. So what does our little state do? We call everything that could be vaguely imagined to … [Read more...]
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