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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Tower Hill Preserve

January 13, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cabin Fever Tower Hill Preserve, Chaplin December 2025 This is a Joshua's Trust property. I walked this trail on a Monday during Christmas week. So imagine my surprise pulling into the parking area and finding two other cars there. In Chaplin! Wonderful! I parked and since this is a 1.3 mile relatively flat … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: chaplin, Joshua's Trust

Lyman Homestead

January 12, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

Simple Lyman, Not Just a Pieman Lyman Homestead, Middlefield (Location) December 2025 The Lyman Homestead is on the Connecticut Underground Railroad Trail, part of The Freedom Trail. Connecticut museum visit #554. The Lyman family is Middlefield and Middlefield is Lyman. The present day orchards with it's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Christmas, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Middlefield, Not Really a Museum Museum, Rarely Open

Transcend Beer Crafters

January 9, 2026 by Steve 5 Comments

Translucence at Transcend? Transcendent! Transcend Beer Crafters, Plainville December 2025 Lots of people love what Transcend is famous for. I would go so far as to say that Transcend is probably good at what they are famous for doing. I have strong opinions on this thing that they do, but they are just that: my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Plainville

King Property/Middlefield Dog Park Trail

January 8, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

It Doesn't Matta! King Property/Middlefield Dog Park Trail, Middlefield December 2025 This 1.5 mile loop isn't the Mattabassett Trail, although it connects to it. And while its trailhead is on Mattabeseck Road...oh, it doesn't Matta! It's a nice little trail in its own right! And it's hard to come by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Middlefield

The Leslie Knope Promenade

January 7, 2026 by Steve 1 Comment

You Schur They Won't Say Knope? The Leslie Knope Promenade, West Hartford I've lived in West Hartford since 2001 or so. It has its pluses and minuses for sure. The quips and insults hurled its way are often more or less true, and no one is a bigger critic of the town's decision-making than me. The powers that be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Monuments and Plaques, West Hartford

Rankin Preserve

January 6, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Am Not Rankin' on This Place! Rankin Preserve, Ashford January 2017 & December 2025 This is a Joshua's Trust property. I first came here in 2017 before the loop trail existed, so I returned in 2025. Back in 2017 I hopped out of my car, snapped a picture of the sign, jogged down the old woods road to its end … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Joshua's Trust

Old Stone School House

January 5, 2026 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stone Cold Stunner Old Stone School House, Farmington (Location) December 2025 Connecticut museum visit #553. Of course I'd had this Farmington Historical Society gem on my list of Connecticut museums for years and years. It was always just one of those, "oh yeah, that. I'll get to it someday" places. Well, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: famington historical society, Farmington, Free Museums, Rarely Open, School Houses, Tiny Museums

Dr. William T. Cogswell Memorial Fountain

December 23, 2025 by Steve Leave a Comment

Grab a Beer For This One Dr. William T. Cogswell Statue, Vernon December 2025 Everything about this statue is funny to me. And, fortunately, it's apparently funny to almost everyone else too. The fact that it still stands here in the center of the Rockville downtown section of Vernon is also kind of funny. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Statuary, Vernon

Coginchaug Greenway Open Space

December 23, 2025 by Steve Leave a Comment

Middle of a Field Coginchaug Greenway Open Space, Middlefield December 2025 I'm ridiculous. This website is ridiculous. And you know what? You're ridiculous. There I was, driving down Strickland Road in Middlefield, after hiking the trails at the Independent Day School - which I probably shouldn't have been, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Middlefield

Ashford Academy

December 21, 2025 by Steve Leave a Comment

It's Academic at This Point Ashford Academy, Ashford November 2025 Connecticut museum visit #550. Yeah. It really is academic at this point. What is? One room school house museums. I love visiting Connecticut's museums and I love writing this website. A website that began in 2006. A time when the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, ashford historical society, Free Museums, Rarely Open, School Houses, Tiny Museums

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