Underwater Franchisees? Sub Way and Subway, Milford Subway moved their headquarters to Shelton in October 2023 to a road named Corporate Drive. Lame. For whatever reason, people are often surprised that Subway is a Connecticut Company. Why? Every company has to start somewhere. Maybe because in Connecticut sub … [Read more...]
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Milford’s Oatmeal Lots
Quaking Mad The Oatmeal Lots, Milford This whole thing fascinates me. When I first learned of the Oatmeal Lots, I thought they were all over the country. Turns out, they were not. They were in only one place, and that place was Milford, Connecticut. Starting in 1902(!), Quaker Oats oatmeal boxes came with a coupon … [Read more...]
Italian Chicken Cutlet Grinder at Wethersfield Pizza House
Ridiculous. Just Ridiculous. Wethersfield Pizza House, Wethersfield September 2021 A couple years ago I was talking with my friend about life and parenting and kids and sports. My young son Calvin was beginning to show a greater interest in soccer and I was looking ahead at what that would me for my own selfish … [Read more...]
Silver Sands State Park
TomboLOL Silver Sands State Park, Milford August 2021 Spend a day hanging out with a 10-year-old and you might be shocked at how differently they see the world. Take, for instance, Silver Sands State Park. I've been excited to come here for the better part of a decade. Calvin had never heard of it. Why was I so … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Hebron
Cesar and Lowis Peters' House 150 East Street, Hebron The Freedom Trail folks officially designate this as the Cesar and Lowis Peters "Archaeological Site" and point you to some nursing home in the center of Hebron. I choose to honor the Cesar Peters story by marking my "visit" to his house as my Freedom Trail … [Read more...]
The Kensington Soldiers’ Monument
The Berlin Tall The Oldest US Civil War Monument, Berlin Here we are again, at another "oldest in the US" that isn't truly totally verifiable. Although in the case of the Kensington Soldiers' Monument in Berlin, the locals did convince the federal whomevers at the National Register of Historic Places that the claim … [Read more...]
The Preppie Connection (2015)
Cocaine, Sage, Rosemary, and Doin’ Time The Preppie Connection, 2015 Nothing you’ll read below will be anywhere near as good as that title above, so you might as well quit now. My only hope is that what I write is better than the movie I watched. A movie that was “inspired by actual events." Actual events … [Read more...]
Ashford Transfer Station Library
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...]
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...]
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