Otters, Udders, and... Light Sabers? Stamford (Google Maps location) December 2015 The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is a Connecticut Art Trail site We visited the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in 2015 and I'll state here at the outset that this is the rare Connecticut museum that I will definitely be … [Read more...]
Onion Mountain
"L'il Bit O' On-yon" Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton December 2021 Who among you remembers Justin Wilson, the Cajun Chef, from his old PBS cooking shows? Man, that guy was great. Between his accent and Julia Child's accent (and the foods they made), watching PBS cooking shows was great. Those shows with … [Read more...]
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Shhhh, Keep Our Islands Secret A Quiet Place Part II (2020) Let's do this. Keep quiet about it though, since I'm going to try to rip through this quickly and I don't want anyone hearing I'm getting lazy. Shhhhhhhh... I saw A Quiet Place on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic on one of my many trips to Europe … [Read more...]
Cape Cod 2014
Brewster's Millions Brewster, MA If you happen to be looking at this page, please know that it exists simply for me and my little goofball family to look at it in the future to reminisce about family vacations back in the day. You're certainly welcome to look. Our kids were cute enough in 2014. I'm putting this … [Read more...]
The Mayflower Dining Room
This Place is Money The Mayflower Dining Room, Washington November 2021 Alright look, I didn't stay a night at the Mayflower Inn. And I'm never going to. I live 45 minutes away and there's no reason for me to spend major coin to stay at a hotel. Even if it's arguably the nicest hotel in the state. Rates are … [Read more...]
Nassahegon State Forest Intro
Nassahegon State Forest Burlington I don't know how many of Connecticut's state forests are contained entirely in one town like the Nassahegon is. The forest was originally designated in 1926 to protect the watershed for the state fish hatchery, now called the Burlington Trout Hatchery. Today the forest is … [Read more...]
RWA: Lake Chamberlain
Recharging My Battery Lake Chamberlain, Bethany & Woodbridge January 2021 All Regional Water Authority (RWA) properties require a purchased permit to access. Lake Chamberlain itself is entirely in Bethany, but a couple of the trails within this RWA property extend down into Woodbridge and connect to other … [Read more...]
Strong-Howard House
Taking a Fyler Windsor (Google Maps location) December 2021 True story: Back in 2006 when I first started putting together the framework of this ridiculous website - back in the "Connecticut MuseumQuest" days, I had a museum listed named the Lt. Walter Fyler House in Windsor. I don't remember when I realized such … [Read more...]
Litchfield Mid-Century Modern Tour
Something's Breuering Mid-Century Modern House Tour, Litchfield When asked, everyone familiar with Connecticut knows that Litchfield is home to large old historic homes and the center of town is filled with colonials. And they'd be mostly right. The Oliver Wolcott House and the Tapping Reeve House and Law School to … [Read more...]
Tolland County Highpoint: Burley Hill
Burley Hill Tolland County Highpoint: (1,316 Feet), Union December 31, 2021 Wow, this is weird. I just went to look at my page on the Windham County Highpoint at Snow Hill in Ashford and it turns out that I conquered that county on New Years Eve Day exactly five years prior to climbing Burley Hill. I was … [Read more...]
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