Another Dark Entry Hidden Corners of New England, David Yeadon (1976) What's the point of reading through and writing about a travel guide almost as old as I am? I'll tell you what the point of it is: because it's a travel guide almost as old as I am about a state that I think I know as much about as anyone. … [Read more...]
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Lakes Leakalot and Leakalot More
Lakes Leakalot and Leakalot More Eastford If you happen to be reading this and haven't read much else on this website, I promise you that this page isn't indicative of the typical high quality content on CTMQ. Okay, that's not actually true. Sure, I've been to hundreds of museums and I sometimes use big words, … [Read more...]
Auntie Mame (1958)
Auntie Awesome Auntie Mame, 1958 I love this movie. My wife loves this movie. If you don't at least like this movie, you are dead inside. And while it's only peripherally a "Connecticut movie," it's "Connecticutness" is enough to warrant a page on this website. It's a long movie with many twists and turns. … [Read more...]
The Barker Character Comic and Cartoon Museum & Art Gallery
This Place Gets Me Quite Animated Cheshire (Google Maps location) September 2014 & January 2017 Most readers know that I rarely visit the same museum twice. That's not a statement on the quality of the museums, but rather a simple function of logistics and my oh-so precious time. I've been to The Barker … [Read more...]
Ninevah Falls
Biblical! Ninevah Falls, Killingworth & Madison January 2021 I just learned that Ninevah was the largest city in the world at one time. From about 660-612 BC. I remember it from my childhood Bible studies, but for those of you without that impossibly fun background, Ninevah was located where modern day Mosul in … [Read more...]
Oliver Wolcott Library
This Library is a Hoot Oliver Wolcott Library Litchfield I'll admit, I'm not your typical "center of Litchfield" photographer. Sure, the main block of businesses is pure New England. Everyone is drawn to the First Congregational Church and its picture book white steeple. The row of historic homes on South Street … [Read more...]
Old Mystic Post Office
Squeee! Ole Mystic Post Office, Stonington I was scrolling through old pictures and came across the one below that I took of the Old Mystic Post Office. I remember thinking at the time I took it, "Oh my gosh, that is just the cutest little post office in Connecticut!" Sure, there are tons of tiny post offices … [Read more...]
LEGO History Museum (Gone)
Studly LEGO History Museum, Enfield August 2018 CT museum visit #400, which is cause for a celebration! This museum was dismantled in 2020. By 2026, all Enfield LEGO business and employees will have moved to Boston. Alright, here's the deal. I worked at the LEGO North American headquarters in Enfield for a … [Read more...]
Auerf Arm
"AUER!" Auerf Arm Bloomfield At the time of this writing, I've been publishing stuff on CTMQ for almost 15 years. Pretty impressive if I say so myself. Over the years I've added approximately eleventy-billion things to my pages and lists that I had not originally planned for. I'm not a big user of tags … [Read more...]
Major League Soccer
Major League Mess Toronto FC vs. Miami CF at PAWSaRF, East Hartford November 2020 "Soccer is gonna be the next big thing in the US! I swear! For real this time!" We've all been hearing this for decades. It's never going to happen to the degree some people wish, but at least a legitimate professional soccer … [Read more...]
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