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Monk Parakeet Invasion (Gone)

June 17, 2008 by Steve 23 Comments

So Much For a Monastic Vow of Silence Monk Parakeet invasion, Milford-Stratford-Fairfield May 17, 2008 The town(s) removed the nests. During the drive north from Stratford to Milford along a coastal byway in the middle of a full day's trip to the area for some museums and random places that had no point, my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Animals, Birds, Wild Animals

51. Housatonic Museum of Art

June 5, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Bring Some Gin For This Housatonic Bridgeport (Google Maps Location) May 17, 2008 Housatonic Museum of Art is a Connecticut Art Trail site. My first art museum! Finally! After only 50 other Connecticut museum visits! It's not that I've been purposely avoiding them... I did try to go to at least one other art … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: Art, Bridgeport, Colleges & Universities, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums

Bushnell Park

June 4, 2008 by Steve 11 Comments

There's a Dead Guy in the Arch! The Oldest Public Park in the US, Bushnell Park, Hartford Multiple Visits There is much debate over what constitutes a "public park" and which was the first in the US. I am no authority on either, but the claim has been made, dubious as it may be, so this page exists. For … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: bushnell park, Dubious Claims, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford

Bushnell Park Carousel

June 4, 2008 by Steve 7 Comments

This Thing Has Been Around Bushnell Park Carousel, Hartford May 11, 2008 The Bushnell Park Carousel is one of those things that everyone from these parts knows about but probably has not really actually experienced. Oh sure, everyone knows where it is and has walked by it - but it's just not something I would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: bushnell park, Carousels, Damian, Hartford, Hoang

The Most Pointless Point

May 20, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Life is Short, Then You Die Point-No-Point, Lordship (Stratford) May 17, 2008 Pretend you are me and instead of a movie or a book, you find yourself lost in maps. Even maps you've pored over many times before - like the Connecticut state map. Sometimes you have route-planning purpose, but sometimes you are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: Beach, geo-oddities, Long Island Sound, Stratford

Goofy Giant Animals and Chairs!

May 18, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

I honestly have no idea how many goofy giant things populate our fine state. I know there are a bunch of giant goofy chairs and I'm sure there are other goofy giant things that I will find on my travels. Some will have stories, some will not. Without further ado... Goofy Giant Animals Goofy Giant … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Avon, Bridgeport, Calvin, Damian, Durham, Ellington, Enfield, Giant Goofy Things, Hamden, Middletown, putnam, Southington, Wallingford

The Aetna Building

May 18, 2008 by Steve 8 Comments

Does "Colonial" Infer "Worker Bees?" Aetna, Inc's Headquarters, Hartford May 2008 CVS bought Aetna in 2018. This post wasn't a planned one at all - I found all this stuff out while researching the exciting Geographic center of Hartford. Turns out that the massive Aetna Insurance building holds some rather … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: Hartford, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests

Geographic Center of Hartford

May 12, 2008 by Steve 14 Comments

'I' Is In The Center of 'Capital' 151 Farmington Ave, Hartford May 11, 2008 I promise this will be the only "geographic center of" any of Connecticut's 169 towns. I had to do one since it's been impossible getting good data on the geographical center of the state so far. (I'm getting warmer though.) And also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: Damian, Geographic Extremes, Hartford

Tory Den

May 3, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

TORY! TORY! TORY! Tory Den, Burlington April 20, 2008 See... Tora! Tora! Tora! is a 1970 American-Japanese film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The title is made up of the code-words that were used by the Japanese to indicate that complete surprise was achieved (tora is Japanese for "tiger" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Burlington, Caves & Dens, Cool Rocks, Historic Rocks, Tunxis Trail

Burlington State Fish Hatchery

March 22, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Trout Fishing in America Part 2 Burlington Google Maps location March 21, 2008 with March 2018 Update! Part 1 was a visit to the Quinebaug State Trout Hatchery Who doesn't love a nice fish hatchery? C'mon, you know you do. Heck, I apparently love them so much that just a few weeks after visiting the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, Burlington, Calvin, Damian, Fish, Free Museums, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums

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