I Really Want to Call This "The Town Dump Library" Ashford Transfer Station, Ashford September 2021 I wish I could remember where I first came across information regarding this wonderful oasis in the midst of, well, trash. Refuse. Garbage. Junk. Because I really want to know how it was billed. Obviously it … [Read more...]
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Cathles Falls
Cathleter Cathles Falls, Simsbury December 2020 Cathles Falls on Cathles Brook isn't actually called Cathles Falls. And there's no such thing as Cathles Brook. Sorry for the swerve. These falls are officially unnamed along an unnamed seasonal flow. I have been here with no water and, well, it's just a bunch of … [Read more...]
Ratlum Mountain Fire Tower (Private)
Awww, Rats(lums)! Ratlum Mountain Fire Tower (Private), Canton August 2021 Like everyone, I'm sure, I've wistfully stared up at the Ratlum Mountain tower from the red light on Route 44 in the center of New Hartford for decades. So tall! So visible! So exciting! So... private. Always one to respect privacy … [Read more...]
NHL: USS Nautilus
CT National Historic Landmark USS Nautilus Groton Naming ships Nautilus goes back to Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. I loved that story as a kid and loved reading it with my son again a few years ago. Even so, when I hear Nautilus, I now think of Connecticut's own special naval submarine, … [Read more...]
NHL: Litchfield Historic District
CT National Historic Landmark Litchfield Historic District Litchfield Ugh. Another "Historic District." There are six of these bad boys in Connecticut and they are very difficult to pin down and write about in any meaningful way. Litchfield's, as with a few of the others, has several museums swept up into the … [Read more...]
NHL: Harriet Beecher Stowe House
CT National Historic Landmark Harriet Beecher Stowe House Hartford The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is very deserving of its landmark status, but I must mention that it also appears on a few other "trails" and such in Connecticut. It is part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, The CT Underground Railroad Trail, and … [Read more...]
NHL: Frederic Remington House
CT National Historic Landmark Frederic Remington House Ridgefield Sometimes I have nothing more than an address, a hope, and a dream when I go in search of something for this website. Such was the case when my wife and I spent a day exploring southwestern Connecticut. We went to important things like the Weir Farm … [Read more...]
NHL: Bush-Holley House
CT National Historic Landmark Bush-Holley House Greenwich The Bush-Holley House is very deserving of its landmark status, but I must mention that it also appears on a few other "trails" and such in Connecticut. It is part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail and the CT Art Trail. It is also a museum, of course, and … [Read more...]
NHL: Hill-Stead
CT National Historic Landmark Hill-Stead Farmington Hill-Stead is very deserving of its landmark status, but I must mention that it also appears on a few other "trails" and such in Connecticut. It is part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, the CT Art Trail, and features a CT Historic Garden. It is a museum, of … [Read more...]
NHL: Sabino
CT National Historic Landmark The Sabino Stonington I believe I'm supposed to italicize Sabino because I think that's how boats are to be written about. However, in my reading, I've seen SABINO and I've seen "Sabino." So I don't really know. What I do know is that the Sabino is a small steamboat that is still … [Read more...]
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