ConnEATicut Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut, Mike Urban (2021) This won't be your typical CTMQ CT Book Review. But what would that even be? I don't know. This is a good book! Any Connecticutian who likes to go out to eat would be well-served by this book. This book is also part of a massive universe of … [Read more...]
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Cobalt Post Office
Mining the Depths for This Website Cobalt Post Office, East Hampton Pro-tip: If a town is linked on CTMQ, it's a real town. If it's not, it's not. I used to get all fired up when people would say certain non-towns were towns in Connecticut. I'm mostly over that now with a few exceptions: I'm looking at you … [Read more...]
The Swimmer (1968)
Into the Deep End The Swimmer, 1968 It is indeed a rare pleasure for me to watch a "Connecticut movie" that's actually a good movie. Not just a good movie, but a thought-provoking, weird, well-acted movie. And not only that, but of all the movies shot in Connecticut or about Connecticut, The Swimmer is featured on … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut Cryptids
Tales From the Cryptids Connecticut Cryptids, Patrick Scalisi & Illustrations by Valerie Ruby-Omen (2023) Never judge a book by its cover. And, usually, never judge a book by its Goodreads reviews. But always judge Goodreads reviewers by their idiotic reviews: That has to be one of the least self-aware … [Read more...]
First Steel Mill in US
Hard as Steel... to Write First Steel Mill in US, Simsbury This is the oddest thing. Every now and again, I'd be talking Simsbury history to someone. Y'know, like we all do at parties and such. And I'd hear, "the first steel mill in the country was in Simsbury," and I'd be like, "oh yeah? cool" and file it away for … [Read more...]
Eaton/Dix Intersection
Don't Blow It Eaton/Dix Intersection, West Haven November 2024 ***Warning!*** Not the usual CTMQ content. You can guess from the title of the page where it's going. You've been warned. My wife and I used to always take at least one day off from work together to "go do stuff" on or near one of our fall … [Read more...]
Saville Dam, Barkhamsted Center & Hollow
Damn! No, really... Damn! Saville Dam & Barkhamsted Center, Barkhamsted September 2024 The Saville Dam is surely a top 10 Connecticut beauty spot. If it didn't require a walk in order to get the perfect shot, I'm sure it would be top 3. As it is, you still have to wait in line on weekend days in October in order … [Read more...]
Adjutant William Campbell Memorial
Bloody Hell Adjutant William Campbell Memorial, West Haven November 2024 I've had this memorial on my radar for a while. I always had it in my head as the only memorial in the US honoring an enemy combatant. Which, if true, is both weird and fascinating. But now that I've been to the Adjutant William Campbell … [Read more...]
First Emergency Phone Call in US
"De Train, De Train!" First Emergency Phone Call in US, Simsbury & Hartford Beyond the dubious nature of this claim, it bothers me that Simsbury claims it at all. There's a very good chance this happened in what is now Bloomfield (but was Simsbury back then) and more importantly, the phone call in question actually … [Read more...]
East & West West Hill Roads
What the Hill? Barkhamsted & New Hartford "Hey. Where are you headed?" "Some new place in Hartford." "Oh yeah? What's that?" "Camp Workcoeman." "That's not new and that's not in Hartford." "Huh?" "That's in New Hartford and it's been there for many years. It's a Boy Scout Camp." "Oh. How do … [Read more...]