Should be R. Buttmiller Drive R. Suttmiller Drive, Canton I don't know how many other "water pollution control" facilities have named roads for the very short, very specific stretch of asphalt that allows vehicles to access what I like to call "the doody tanks." Is Canton's R. Suttmiller Drive unique? Probably. … [Read more...]
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National Champion: American Smoketree
Cotinus obovatus, American Smoketree Windham Height: 33 Feet Circumference: 150 inches Every now and then I get all jazzed up about our state's slate of National Champion trees. Ever since I discovered the Connecticut Notable Trees project database, I've been hooked. But also a little frustrated. I learned … [Read more...]
The Village at East Farms Covered Bridge
The Village People The Village at East Farms Covered Bridge, Waterbury Every time I dash off another page about another covered bridge that no one would consider worthy of creating a new CTMQ page for, I question myself. Intensely. There's no historical value to this bridge. It was built in 2000. It does cross a … [Read more...]
Book Review: Fish in a Tree
Fish Out of Water Fish in a Tree, Lynda Mullaly Hunt (2017) My 4th grader is a decent reader. It's not his preferred leisure activity, but still... he's a decent reader. One thing he doesn't read is this website - let alone book reviews on this website. So I forgive him for just happening to nonchalantly mention a … [Read more...]
Harrington’s Kissing Bridge
Turning Red (Potato Pizza) Harrington's Kissing Bridge, Willington If you're reading this wondering why you're reading this, I'll tell you why you're reading this: because here at CTMQ we are thorough. When we say we're going to seek out and write about every covered bridge in Connecticut, we mean every covered … [Read more...]
22 Lyme Street
Heavenly 22 Lyme Street House, Old Lyme When I put together all 169 CTMQ Town Guides, I had a checklist of certain sites and things I'd read to make sure I was catching everything I'd want to feature on my site. No, I'm not pretending things don't fall through the cracks, but I do think I've been pretty thorough. … [Read more...]
It Adventure Ropes Course
Bop It It at Jordan's Furniture, New Haven June 2019 The first thing you need to know here is that you're not allowed to have your camera (phone) with you on the course. However, I do see in the FAQ that chest-mounted GoPros are permissible. I do not have a chest-mounted GoPro. The second thing to know is … [Read more...]
Stateside (2004)
Mad Love Stateside, 2004 Warning: This review contains clips with very bad words. You're not going to watch this movie and I'm here to tell you that you probably shouldn't watch this movie. But I watched this movie. A movie, supposedly, "based on a true story," although from everything I've read "based on" is … [Read more...]
Quassy Amusement & Water Park
Quaint Quassy Quassy Amusement & Water Park, Middlebury August 2019 Not having grown up in Connecticut, I'd never been to Quassy in my life until this visit in 2019. One of only two amusement parks in Connecticut, it always seems to be second-fiddle to Lake Compounce. People kind of dump on it a bit, so I wasn't … [Read more...]
Sperry Park & Falls
Sperry: Not for Sperrys Sperry Park & Falls, Woodbridge January 2021 Sorry Woodbridge, I'm letting your secret out of the bag. It's just what I do. And I won't stop here either, as I darn well know of other things within your borders that you like to keep to yourself. Although I guess in non-winter, non-pandemic … [Read more...]
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