Old Newgate Prison & Copper Mine East Granby If you're reading this sentence and are at all interested in Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine, you should just go to the page I wrote about our visit to it. Because what you're reading now is a very truncated version of that. First Copper Mine in the … [Read more...]
Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine
From Copper to Coppers East Granby (Google Maps location) September 1, 2018 I didn't think this page would ever happen. Soon after I began writing this website in 2006, Newgate was "closed temporarily for repairs." I thought, "good, maybe I'll sort out if it's 'Newgate," "New-Gate," or "New Gate" by the time it … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Watertown
Everything Watertown I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Watertown CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Black Rock State Park Intro
Black Rock State Park Watertown Black Rock's land bleeds north into Thomaston, but there's nothing in Thomaston insofar as CTMQ goes. The "black rock" in "Black Rock" is a name that dates back hundreds of years. Local native Americans gave rights to settlers to mine graphite lead; its dark color contrasting with … [Read more...]
Oscar Best Picture Winners & Nominees
Thanks Pandemic! Ranking Every Oscar Best Picture Winner & Nominee Ever Current Tally: 392/612 I am not a "movie guy" by any measure. There are years in my adult life during which I've never watched any movies. I am the guy who quietly slinks away when conversations turn to The Godfather or Casablanca, because … [Read more...]
Watertown Land Trust Trails
Watertown Land Trust Trails Bethlehem & Watertown Here we are again... on another land trust intro page with a listing of four trailed properties that may or may not be complete. I've become pretty adept at figuring out these lists when they are not provided by a land trust. (And I get it - keeping up the website … [Read more...]
Watertown’s Town Trails
Watertown's Town Trails Watertown doesn't have that many water features. Sure, it's bounded on the east by the Naugatuck River but... it's not really a town feature. It used to be part of Waterbury back in the day, but then split off and became its own thing in 1780. Waterbury isn't too watery either now that I … [Read more...]
Jacknife (1989)
Jacked Up Jacknife, 1989 When I began putting together my list of Connecticut movies, I hadn't heard of the large majority of them. This didn't strike me as surprising, as I've never been a big movie watcher. And as far as knowing off the top of my head which movies were, like, Connecticut movies... well, I'm not … [Read more...]
Carriage House Brewing (Closed)
What is Wrong With Me? Carriage House Brewing, Canton Carriage House failed to renew their license in 2021 and are officially kaput. This is the dumbest page on this whole website. Or one of them at least. I'm not even going to tell anyone I've written it. So if you've found yourself here of your own … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Canton
Everything Canton I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Canton CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]
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