Chasing Away Past Comments The Chase Mansion, West Hartford I see it every day 2019 Update: This has always been one of the most ridiculous pages on CTMQ ever since I first wrote it in early 2008. In the many intervening years between then and now, I've met Mr. Chase. I've had email correspondences with him. He's … [Read more...]
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Bears!
Bears! The number one threat facing America today! Created by Satan, they are officially on notice. We're all gonna DIE! Update: We DID see a bear in the wild driving down the Farmington River branch in Peoples State Forest in the early summer of 2008. Yay! Better Update! I saw a bear in the woods … [Read more...]
1st Company Governor’s Horse Guards Cavalry Museum (Closed)
It's Closed?! Neigh! 1st Company Governor’s Horse Guards Cavalry Museum, Avon Closed in the Late 1990's Connecticut museum "visit" #424. Avon, Connecticut: Voted one of the "preppiest" places in the United States in the 1980s best-seller "The Official Preppy Handbook." Avon: home of a prep school that … [Read more...]
Judges Cave
Not To Judge, But That's Not Really A Cave Per Se Judges Cave, New Haven January 13, 2008 Another old page that I should rewrite someday. At least there are some newer pictures of my family during a later visit. One thing is for certain here in Connecticut: We call things “caves” that are vastly different … [Read more...]
Snake/Turtle Rock (Marlborough)
I Like Turtles Turtle Rock, Marlborough February 2, 2008 This page came about simply because I convinced EdHill to get out of the car along the busy route 66 and stand on a painted roadside rock. I can't pretend that I expected him to actually do it, but he did, so here we are. Perhaps he was willing … [Read more...]
Frog Rock (Eastford)
"Well, You Can Rock It You Can Roll It You Can Stop And You Can Stroll It At The Hop" Frog Rock, Eastford February 2008, May 2017, August 2021 Frog Rock Rest Stop closed in early 2022 due to the owners' health, but was re-opened that summer with a new name: Frog Rock Summer Shack. This is one of those pages … [Read more...]
Abington Congregational Church
I'd Never Heard of Abington Either Abington Meeting House/Congregational Church, Pomfret February 2008 I am yet again confronted by the question of whether or not something is CTMQ-worthy. I think we all now know that that mythical dividing line keeps getting pushed back further and further. EdHill and I were … [Read more...]
Pizza at Frank Pepe’s
How Long Would You Wait? The Original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven December 2007 Note: Pepe's is part of the Roadfood 500 Thing to Eat Before it's Too Late and is ranked as THE "National Best" pizza. This page was written well before the book came out. It was also written before Pepe’s expanded, as … [Read more...]
Metacomet Trail: Section 10
Section 10: A Towering Achievement Reservoir #6 to Penwood State Park, 5.7 miles, West Hartford, Bloomfield, Avon, & Simsbury October 2007 2019 Update: Y'know, if there ever was a page I should go dig through the old CD's looking for the original pictures, it's this one. But... I have other stuff to do. This page … [Read more...]
Hospital Rock
Like Cop Rock but Doctors Instead? Hospital Rock, Farmington October 6, 2007 April 27, 2009 This page was inhabited for 2 years by a post whining about how I haven't actually been to Hospital Rock and how maybe someday I'd go in search of it. Well, my search was made a heck of a lot easier by a CTMQ reader who … [Read more...]
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