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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Six Spoons Chocolatier (Closed)

February 14, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Six-Six-Six Spoons Six Spoons Chocolatier, New Hartford February 2022 Six Spoons closed in May 2023. The chocolate landscape in Connecticut is in constant flux. Some players hang it up and some new players enter. Six Spoons in New Hartford opened in early 2017, but the chocolatier and owner has been in the game … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Closed/Gone/Former, CT Chocolate Trail, New Hartford

Saugatuck Trail Intro

February 13, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Saugatuck Trail Easton to Weston, ~12 miles December 2007 - I completed the Saugatuck Trail in 2007 in just a couple of hours. Then CFPA extended in in 2018 and linked it up with the newer Aspetuck Trail. So now I have to write this introduction page because now I have to hike the trail in two part. But at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Easton, Great Views, Redding, saugatuck trail, Weston

Litchfield Distillery

February 11, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Other Fabulous Baker Boys Litchfield Distillery, Litchfield March 2016 The Spirit of Hard Work® The three brothers behind Litchfield Distillery actually registered that phrase as their trademark. It's their thing. And that's not a bad thing. In fact, David, Jack, and Peter Baker are pretty much all near or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Distilleries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield

Book Review: Fairfield County Chef’s Table

February 9, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Gold Coast Star Fairfield County Chef's Table, Amy Kundrat (Photos by Stephanie Webster (2014) I suppose it's only proper to note that the author of this book is a friend of mine, but I did purchase it on my own at full price for what that's worth. So, there's probably no way I'm going to say that this book is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: books, Connecticut Books, Connecticut Travel Guides & Cookbooks

RiverQuest Eagle Cruise

February 9, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Bald Eagles are Essexy RiverQuest Eagle Cruise, Essex February 2020 In February 2022, RiverQuest was purchased by the Connecticut River Museum. There shouldn't be any noticeable changes to the programs. Isn't it crazy that humans did our best to eradicate our country's national symbol? Wouldn't that just have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Birds, boating & sailing, Calvin, cruises, Essex

Rick Nicita Gallery & Cinema Archives

February 8, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

NiceTaSeeya Nicita, if Only for a Minute Middletown (Google Maps location) February 20, 2016 How many words can I possibly write about this tiny little place? Movies. Film. Cinema. I went decades of my adult life not caring a whit about this whole world of culture and art. I probably went years without seeing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Colleges & Universities, Cool Architecture, Damian, Free Museums, Middletown, Modern Architecture, Not Really a Museum Museum, Tiny Museums, Wesleyan

WLT: West Dayton Hill

February 7, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Graham Crackers West Dayton Hill, 1.5 miles, Wallingford Land Trust April 2016 Since I trust that all of you have read all of my hikes of the Wallingford Land Trust properties... I kid, I kid. I can't imagine any of you have read any of them. Why would you have? There's really only one decent hike and you know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Wallingford, wallingford Land Trust

Windsor: Complete!

February 4, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Windsor: Complete! Union Street Tavern Here is my list of everything I've done in Windsor! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 29th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. But I love it. In late 2016, after a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: Windsor

Avalonia: Simmons Preserve

February 3, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Quanaduck! Avalonia Land Conservancy, Simmons Preserve, Stonington January 2016 This is not a hike. It's barely a stroll. But here we are... writing and reading about it. Hey, if the excellent Avalonia Land Conservancy feels this place is worthy of preservation, and has written about it, then that's good enough … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Avalonia Land Conservancy, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Stonington

The Discovery Science Center & Planetarium

February 2, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

We're Over the Moon Bridgeport (Google Maps location) December 5, 2015 COVID almost closed this museum for good in 2020, but Sacred Heart University stepped in and assumed management of it. During the 18-month closure, it was renovated by the University and it it reopened in 2021 as The Discovery Science Center & … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Bridgeport, Calvin, Children's Museums, Damian, Hoang

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