No Soup for Connecticut Campbell Falls , New Marlborough, MA(!) April 2010 & April 2014 [Note: For my Waterfalls pages, I’m using the town designation used by the Connecticut Waterfalls 2013 guidebook. Because sometimes it’s fun. This one is quite unique because the fall themselves are in Massachusetts, mere feet … [Read more...]
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Devil’s Garden Rd, Norwalk
You better watch out. There is also a small area of woods in this very densely populated area called Devil's Garden Open Space. I didn't see any trails or signage for that though, but it's so small you can see the houses through to the other side. Or maybe that's the illusion of safety the Prince of Darkness … [Read more...]
The Longmeadow Baby Jog
I Like How They Have a Border Fence Suffield/Enfield, CT/Longmeadow, MA border November 30, 2009 I made up the name of this border anomaly, but I figure I have the right to do so, since no one has bothered to do it before. And keeping with the tradition of the Southwick Jog, a much more infamous border dispute … [Read more...]
Kent Falls
These Falls are Super, Man Connecticut's Largest Waterfall, Sort of Kent Falls State Park, Kent 2019 Update: I will be revisiting Kent Falls State Park and taking better pictures in a larger format. The below from 2009 is cringey at the moment. For some reason, I've always hated the name Kent for a town. … [Read more...]
Geography
Connecticut Georgraphic Extremes, Oddities, and History Oh... And Islands of Note I've always been map-obsessed and I don't have to tell you that I love lists. So here's my own list of what I define as the interesting geographic points in Connecticut... and beyond. Jump to: Geographic Extremes Geographic … [Read more...]
Book Review: How the States Got Their Shapes
How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein In case you were wondering, I’m a map geek. I’ve mentioned it all over the place on CTMQ and I make no secret of it. (I’m not alone mind you, and I’m not the most afflicted… Trust me.) But I am bad enough that I asked for this book for Christmas and read it in short … [Read more...]
Hellgate Road, Durham
Scaaaaary. I have no idea why there is a Hellgate Road in Durham, Connecticut. But I do know that I love the fact that there is a Hellgate Road in Durham, Connecticut. All things Satan in Connecticut CTMQ's Roads & Tunnels … [Read more...]
Satan’s Kingdom, New Hartford
Oogity Boogity Satan's Kingdom, New Hartford Awesome. I always take pleasure in speaking with people who drive past or hear about Satan’s Kingdom for the first time. They are flabbergasted such a place exists. And that there’s a giant sign and state recreation area named Satan’s Kingdom. I suppose it is … [Read more...]
Beelzebub Road, South Windsor
This is good stuff. A perfectly normal street in a perfectly normal suburb very near a perfectly normal large mall/chain restaurant complex with a rather odd name. This odd name, of course, brings in the crazies with their video cameras and fanciful acting but more on that below. Determining how Beelzebub Road … [Read more...]
Bantam Lake: The Largest (Natural) Lake
This Lake is no Bantam Weight Bantam Lake, Litchfield/Morris November 2, 2008 [Re-reading this page now in 2013, it's very Wiki-heavy. Sorry about that.] Bantam? What of this Bantam? While separated for census and historic reasons, Bantam is governed as an integral part of the town of Litchfield. Bantam is … [Read more...]