Pootatucks, Nazis, and Russians, Oh My! Old Town Hall Museum, Southbury (Location) June 2025 Connecticut museum visit #546. I popped in the Ol' Town Hall Museum in Southbury during the Connecticut's 2025 Open House Day. Oh, wait. I popped in the OLD Town Hall Museum in Southbury. It's on the smaller … [Read more...]
Paul Pawlak Sr. Bypass Channel & Tingue Mill Falls
I Heart This Bypass and Falls Paul Pawlak Sr. Bypass Channel & Tingue Mill Falls, Seymour February 2025 A two-for-one page! (For those of you unaware of these dustier and darker corners of this website, I visit and write about Connecticut's waterfalls and fish ladders/bypasses. For those of you who were unaware … [Read more...]
Old South End School
Southie Old South End School, Southington (Location) June 2025 Connecticut museum visit #545. I've been on a run of one-room schoolhouse museums lately. I'm very happy that each and every preserved building is preserved. These little museums are cool glimpses into small town Connecticut history. But, since I … [Read more...]
Lobster, Shrimp, and Scallop Ponsinella at Roseland Apizza
High Roller Derby Lobster, Shrimp, and Scallop Ponsinella at Roseland Apizza, Derby November 2024 While this isn't the Shrimp Oreganato Pizza that Roadfood included on the list I've been eating my way through, it's close enough. If you happened on this page from that list, deal with it. Sometimes you just gotta … [Read more...]
Thimble Islands Cruise
Just a Thimbleful Thimble Islands Cruise, Branford October 2025 I must apologize up front. My wife Hoang and I took the Sea Mist Thimble Islands cruise in the middle of my self-imposed (and much enjoyed) hiatus from CTMQ. As such, I didn't approach this excursion as an "assignment" for this website but instead … [Read more...]
The Gallery Selfie Museum
Sometimes I Hate My Selfie The Gallery Selfie Museum, Ledyard April 2025 The Foxwoods location closed in June 2026 with the promise of reopening "in Hartford County" at some point. This was Connecticut museum visit #544. I visited this museum twice in the same week. I didn't actually visit this museum, nor … [Read more...]
Newington: Complete!
Newington: Complete! Olympia Diner & Carvel Ice Cream Here is the CTMQ Guide to Newington 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 … [Read more...]
Indian Well State Park Intro
Indian Well State Park Shelton Indian Well State Park is "named for its scenic waterfall and gorge." But... is it? "Indian Well" refers to a waterfall and gorge? I guess? The long, skinny park is located on the western bank of the Housatonic River and offers a riverside beach and swimming. More my speed, CFPA's … [Read more...]
Lover’s Leap State Park Intro
Lover's Leap State Park New Milford Straddling the Housatonic River along the northern edge of Lake Lillinonah, Lover's Leap is a relatively small 160-acre park but has crammed in four miles of trails that take in dramatic vistas of the river gorge and historic ruins. There's also the fully fictional, … [Read more...]
Nigeria: Naija
Taking a Poundo on the Chin-Chin CT Food Tour of the World at Naija, Newington November 2024 Straight up, this will be a difficult page to write. I cannot find a single review of this restaurant. No explanations, no experiences... nothing to help guide me. Sure, I ate there and know the names of most of what I … [Read more...]
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