Still There, Still Hikeable, Still Brook Still Brook Open Space, Simsbury November 2024 I've lived in West Hartford since 2001 and in that time, I've seen my town sell every available acre to developers. At the same time, I've seen nearby Simsbury spend town money on protecting open space and woodlands from … [Read more...]
Adjutant William Campbell Memorial
Bloody Hell Adjutant William Campbell Memorial, West Haven November 2024 I've had this memorial on my radar for a while. I always had it in my head as the only memorial in the US honoring an enemy combatant. Which, if true, is both weird and fascinating. But now that I've been to the Adjutant William Campbell … [Read more...]
Tree House Brewing
The Magic (of) Tree House Tree House Brewing, Woodstock November 2024 The first half of this page is a cut and paste from my page about this place when it was just a cidery. Since I separate cideries from breweries, there simply must be two separate pages on CTMQ. I’m at a bit of a loss here. On the one hand, … [Read more...]
Tree House Farm Trails
Go Climb a Tree Tree House Farm Trails, Woodstock November 2024 No one is coming here to hike. Heck, no one is coming here to drink or purchase and then accidentally hiking. And that's fine, because the "hiking" here isn't so much hiking but just strolling down farm roads through the plantings at the Woodstock … [Read more...]
Nipmuck Woods
Nipping up to Stafford to Tuck in the Woods Northern Connecticut Land Trust's Nipmuck Woods, Stafford November 2024 Here's a good example of the challenge of what I do with CTMQ. Although, in fairness, I do this to myself. I "completed" Stafford in 2017. It felt good. Granted, Stafford isn't exactly a bustling … [Read more...]
Rocky Hill: Complete!
Rocky Hill: Complete! Denovellis Here is the CTMQ Guide to Rocky Hill 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 many of our towns already. … [Read more...]
Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum
It Just Dawned on Me... Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum, Guilford (Google Maps location) September 2012 & October 2024 I revisited the Dawnland Collection in 2024 as it is now part of the Dudley Farm Museum complex. Update at bottom. I still consider it Connecticut museum visit #238. 2012 At the time of my … [Read more...]
Dividend Pond
A Trail Divided Dividend Pond Trails, Rocky Hill December 2023 The official name of this place is Dividend Pond State Archaeological Preserve. There's a pretty nice waterfall, several decent trails, and a mildly fascinating geologic wonder. Man, Rocky Hill with its geologic wonders... here, Dinosaur State Park, … [Read more...]
New Hartford Land Trust Trails
New Hartford Land Trust Trails When I started this website in 2006, it was just about museums. A couple years later, I added CFPA trails. And several years later I decided to tackle land trust (and other) trails. From 2006 until 2022 or so, there were no New Hartford Land Trust trails. Which is crazy, since New … [Read more...]
First Emergency Phone Call in US
"De Train, De Train!" First Emergency Phone Call in US, Simsbury & Hartford Beyond the dubious nature of this claim, it bothers me that Simsbury claims it at all. There's a very good chance this happened in what is now Bloomfield (but was Simsbury back then) and more importantly, the phone call in question actually … [Read more...]
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