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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse (1948)

July 17, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

Bland Brandings Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse, 1948 You know what's crazy about movies? Especially older ones like this one? This movie was a short story and then a serial story and then a book and then a radio show and then a radio serial and then a television show and then this movie... And then it was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: connecticut movies, movies

Mory’s

July 17, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

A Rare Bit of CTMQ Mory's, New Haven October 2013 Greetings! You have found your way to another of the very few, very rare CTMQ pages where I write about something I didn't really experience. As you see from the pictures, I was definitely in Mory's at Yale, but I must come clean: I didn't eat or drink anything … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Historic Restaurants and Bars, New Haven, restaurants, Yale

USACE Trails Intro

July 15, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

US Army Corps of Engineers Trails Colebrook, Mansfield, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Plymouth, Thomaston, Thompson, Waterbury, Watertown It's amazing. 14 years into this massive CTMQ project I've decided to throw this page together. These properties have just sort of lingered on the periphery of how I organize things on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Canals and Dams, US Army Corps of Engineers

CTMQ’s Guide to Brookfield

July 15, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Brookfield 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” Brookfield CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Brookfield

Brookfield’s Town Trails

July 15, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Brookfield's Town Trails Ah, Brookfield. Fairfield County's finest town. Checks notes What? It's not the ultimate Gold Coast hedgefund enclave? It's a rather sleepy little town squished between Lake Candlewood and the Housatonic River? With a bunch of trailed properties, several of which criss-cross farmed hay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Brookfield

M.K. Wilcox Park

July 15, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

No Dumping M.K. Wilcox Park, Bloomfield June 2020 I imagine hundreds, if not thousands, of people hike through MK Wilcox Park in Bloomfield every year and don't even know it. There they are, hiking north through Penwood State Park, taking in the panoramic views west and checking off abandoned chimneys along the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Bloomfield, Great Views

Thomaston’s Town Trails

July 14, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Thomaston's Town Trails I'm sorry you've somehow found yourself on this page, for there are no Thomaston-owned properties with trails as far as I know. If I'm wrong, please contact me or comment below. My Thomaston Town Hikes: None CTMQ's Guide to Thomaston Various maps of Thomaston CTMQ's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Thomaston

Winchester’s Town Trails

July 14, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Winchester's Town Trails Winchester is Winsted. I know, I know... no one calls this place Winchester. But I have a thing with data governance and standardized nomenclature and therefore it's Winchester. I also have a thing with categorizing the various trails around the state. Which means we end up with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Winchester

Union’s Town Trails

July 14, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Union's Town Trails I'm sorry you've somehow found yourself on this page, for there are no Union-owned properties with trails as far as I know. If I'm wrong, please contact me or comment below. My Union Town Hikes: None CTMQ's Guide to Union Various maps of Union CTMQ's Town Owned Land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Union

Preston’s Town Trails

July 14, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Preston's Town Trails I'm sorry you've somehow found yourself on this page, for there are no Preston-owned properties with trails as far as I know. If I'm wrong, please contact me or comment below. My Preston Town Hikes: None CTMQ's Guide to Preston Various maps of Preston CTMQ's Town … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Preston

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