CT National Historic Landmark Charles W. Morgan Stonington This old whaling ship was built in 1841 and had a massively successful whaling career for 80 years. It has served as a museum ship since the 1940's. It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1966. The entire Mystic Seaport living museum was built up … [Read more...]
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Moses Austin House
SXSW Durham The Elias/Moses Austin House Durham This is one of those places I have passed dozens of times and never thought it rose to the level of warranting CTMQ inclusion. And as I write this very sentence you're reading, I'm still not sure that it does. In fact, it really doesn't. But it's so random and so … [Read more...]
Farnum Falls
Far OutNumbered By Better Falls Farnum Falls, Durham November 2023 To my knowledge, there's no such name as Farnum Falls attached to what I'm calling Farnum Falls, deep within Cockaponset State Forest just west of Miller's Pond State Park in Durham. But what the heck, I found these falls to be a nice little scenic … [Read more...]
Horseshoe/Pequabuck Falls
Horseshoe Horsepower Horseshoe/Pequabuck Falls, Plymouth February 2023 Some of Connecticut's most dramatic waterfalls are not natural. I don't know if that's an indictment of our natural waterfalls or a credit to 19th century masons and dam builders. Probably a little bit of both. Note: my pictures are from a … [Read more...]
W3R: Colchester
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Sites Colonel Henry Champion House, Colchester December 2022 The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R) is a National Historic Trail that commemorates the allied French and Continental armies during the American War of Independence, and the … [Read more...]
Sonny’s Place Carousel
Not Garbage at All Sonny's Place Carousel, Somers June 2023 I just spent way too long learning about the Antonacci family that owns Sonny's Place in Somers. I've heard the rumors... rumors that will always chase families with names like "Antonacci" who happen to be very successful in the sanitation and horse … [Read more...]
Eli Terry Jr. Water Wheel
Poppin' Wheelies Eli Terry Jr. Water Wheel, Plymouth I'm sure I've written before how Plymouth really should have just been called Terryville. At some point I looked at a map and realized that the "Terryville section of Plymouth" is pretty much the whole of Plymouth. And, of course, everyone from Plymouth says … [Read more...]
Prospect’s Drunken Ponds
Pondy Brewster Beer and Brewster Ponds, Prospect I'm sure there a historical reason that these two ponds are named what they are named and I'm sure it's for the obvious reason and I'm sure no one thinks that's even mildly entertaining. After all, Beer Pond and Brewster Pond don't really compare to Lakes Leakalot … [Read more...]
Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Ratchet Rachel Rachel, Rachel, 1968 I really didn't expect this to be such a weird movie. It's a pretty weird movie. But it was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar, so once again I'm forced to admit I don't know much about film-making or movies in general. It was a small budget independent film; a rarity for a … [Read more...]
Abington Social Library
Book It Abington Social Library, Pomfret This is a US Oldest as well as a US First. Next time you're tooling around Abington (Pomfret) looking for We-Lik-It Ice Cream - why else would you be here? - and pass the "oldest now standing meeting house in Connecticut", look two buildings north for the Abington Social … [Read more...]
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