Can't(on) Stop, Won't Stop Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton November 2021 Dear Canton Land Conservation Trust, You keep adding new trails, I'll keep hiking them. The farthest corners of your town are only half an hour away from me. You can't hide from me. I'll always be coming for you. Can't(on) stop, … [Read more...]
Windsor vs. Wethersfield
Consider it... Settled CT's Oldest Town: Windsor vs. Wethersfield I'm not a historian and I've done no research on this eternal Connecticut debate. Yet I feel very comfortable with what I'm about to say. Windsor is the oldest town in Connecticut. Their town motto is "First in Connecticut, First for its … [Read more...]
Smith-Hubbell Wildlife Refuge and Bird Sanctuary
Purple Martins Majesty Smith-Hubbell Wildlife Refuge and Bird Sanctuary and Tower, Milford August 2021 As most readers know, every hike (and "hike") I feature on CTMQ isn't great. Sometimes my hiking partner is a drag, sometimes the weather is a bummer, and sometimes the hike itself isn't impressive. … [Read more...]
The Hubble Museum
Bursting Bubbles East Hartford (Virtual) December 2021 I'm feeling magnanimous... after all, I'm writing this during Christmas week and I'm off work and I'm happy. So I figured I'd throw the person behind The Hubble Museum a bone and include his "museum" among my massive list of Connecticut museums. It is … [Read more...]
Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
Choo on This One Next Stop, Christmas (2021) I have whined on this website that it's often a slog watching some of these "Connecticut movies." And it is. And now that Hallmark and others are fixating on our little state for several of their cheesy Christmas movies every year, it's not getting any easier. But … [Read more...]
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
The Ol' Hunky Dunky Flip Flap Magoo Christmas in Connecticut (1945) When I started watching and reviewing Connecticut movies and asking for help in collecting a list of them, Christmas in Connecticut was always one of the first mentioned. Likely because it has the state's name in the title. Well, classic cheesy … [Read more...]
Soul Santa (2021)
Good Times? You BET Soul Santa (2021) This movie aired on BET, not Hallmark and not Lifetime and there are some legitimately good jokes in it. It's still a terrible and cliche-riddled flick, but still more enjoyable than most in this genre. But hol' up. The two stars here, Tamela and David Mann are married … [Read more...]
Holiday in Harlem (2021)
Holiday in Hartford Harlem Holiday in Harlem (2021) I didn't watch this movie for its plot or acting or anything like that. I watched it for its location shots. I was intrigued by the idea of the director trying to make Hartford into Harlem. And, for the most part, they pulled it off - certainly well enough for a … [Read more...]
A Very Merry Toy Store (2017)
Let's Not Toy Around A Very Merry Toy Store (2017) Amato's Toy and Hobby of New Britain closed at the end of February in 2022. I blame this movie. I really wanted to like this awful movie. Believe it or not, on a certain amygdalan level, I happen to like dopey Hallmark/Lifetime movies where everyone is pretty … [Read more...]
Chaplin: Complete!
Chaplin: Complete! Hide-A-Way Steaks & Stuff and The Bach Dor Cafe Here is the CTMQ Guide to Chaplin with my list and stories about everything I've done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in … [Read more...]
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