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Sports, Thrills, Cruises, Trains, Fairs, Parades, & Events

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Sports, Thrills, Cruises, Trains, Fairs, Parades, & Events

Sports, Theme & Adventure Parks, Carousels, Cruises, Trains, Trolleys, Fairs, Parades, Festivals, & Events This page is another catch-all; a listing of a bunch stuff around Connecticut that doesn’t really fit anywhere else. It’s the rare list that I don’t realistically think I’ll actually complete for differing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: baseball, Carousels, college football tour, cruises, Fairs and Festivals, football, hockey, Model Trains, motorsports, professional sports, resorts, skiing & snowboarding, Trains and Trolleys, wacky sports & games

The Hartford Athletic

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The Hartford Athletic

Athletics' Foot The Hartford Athletic at Dillon Stadium August 2020 I could go two ways with this page. Simple and easy; went to a lower level professional soccer game with some friends during a pandemic and had fun... or wonky and complicated; went to a low level professional soccer game and here's everything you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Calvin, coltsville, Hartford, Hartford County, professional sports, soccer

Six Flags New England

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Six Flags New England

You Can See Connecticut From Here Six Flags New England August 2019 I know, I know... Six Flags is in Agawam and Agawam is in Massachusetts. But goshdarnit, Six Flags' property is right on the Connecticut border at Suffield! And as the title above says, Connecticut is easily seen at the top of many attractions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: amusement parks, Calvin, Massachusetts

Lime Rock Park

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Lime Rock Park

Rockin’ Lime Rock Park, Salisbury September 28, 2012 When hiking the Appalachian Trail, I’d hear a persistent rumor that thru-hikers could get into Lime Rock for free – should he or she happen to come down to Route 7 on a race day. I’ve always believed that to be true, but don’t have any first hand evidence. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Cars and Trucks, Litchfield County, motorsports, Salisbury

New Britain Bees

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New Britain Bees

Bzzzt! New Britain Bees vs. Sugar Land Skeeters, New Britain July 5, 2019 Update: See Danny Noonan's comment at the bottom for some context. For those of you who don’t know me personally, here are two facts that will help you with this particular page: I am not a baseball fan and I write the stuff for CTMQ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: baseball, Calvin, Hartford County, New Britain

Handsome Dan

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Handsome Dan

Dead Dan First College Mascot in the United States New Haven I toured some buildings on the Yale campus once, including the incredible Payne Whitney Gym. It's such an incredible gym, I called it a museum and wrote about it. And notably, no one called me an idiot for doing so. In the lobby of the massive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events, Superlatives Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, New Haven, New Haven County, Yale

Traveler’s Championship at TPC

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Traveler’s Championship at TPC

Lots of Green PGA Travelers Championship, Cromwell June 22, 2019 I don’t golf and I’ve no designs on ever picking up the game. I will always call golf a game rather than a sport because, well, it’s not a sport. It’s a game. Granted, it’s an incredibly difficult and frustrating game that requires as much practice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: cromwell, Middlesex County, professional sports

CT Collegiate Football Tour: UConn

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CT Collegiate Football Tour: UConn

UCan't UConn vs. University of South Florida October 5, 2019 *Sigh* Books will be written about UConn football and its unique place in the history of the ultimate implosion of the NCAA. Chapters will be filled with details about the expensive dream. The rise and precipitous fall of the football program is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: college football tour, Colleges & Universities, East Hartford, football, Hartford County, UConn

Stop-Log Exercises

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Stop-Log Exercises

When the Levee Doesn’t Break Stop-Log Exercises East Hartford I can’t be alone in finding this weird thing East Hartford does fascinating. Perhaps I should clickbait the title… THIS ONE WEIRD THING EAST HARTFORD DOES WILL SAVE THE TOWN FROM DISASTER! But really, that’s a truthful statement. And I’m 99% certain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Engineering, Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Canals and Dams, East Hartford, Hartford County

Saponare Christmas House

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Saponare Christmas House

Scary Christmas George Saponare Christmas House, Windsor December 2018 I’m not a decorator. Of course I’m not an interior decorator; what I mean by my opening salvo is that I just don’t decorate anything. Once, while helping my wife get the Christmas decorations out of their basement lair, I asked, “if you lived … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Calvin, Christmas, Creepy Dolls, Hartford County, Private Residences, Windsor

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