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Firsts, Onlies, Oldests, Largests, Longests, Mosts, Smallests, & Bests

Abington Congregational Church

February 3, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

I'd Never Heard of Abington Either Abington Meeting House/Congregational Church, Pomfret February 2008 I am yet again confronted by the question of whether or not something is CTMQ-worthy. I think we all now know that that mythical dividing line keeps getting pushed back further and further. EdHill and I were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Pomfret, Religulous, Windham County

Pizza at Frank Pepe’s

January 17, 2008 by Steve 6 Comments

How Long Would You Wait? The Original Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven December 2007 Note: Pepe's is part of the Roadfood 500 Thing to Eat Before it's Too Late and is ranked as THE "National Best" pizza. This page was written well before the book came out. It was also written before Pepe’s expanded, as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Damian, Historic Restaurants, Hoang, national Champions, New Haven, New Haven County, Pizza, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Lake Compounce

November 20, 2007 by Steve 7 Comments

The Old st Th me Park Lake Compounce, Bristol & Southington September 8, 2007 I have visited Compounce several times since I wrote this page, but we’ll just have to deal with these old and tiny pictures. September in Connecticut is not usually a month for cavorting at a waterpark. However, with climate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events, Superlatives Tagged With: amusement parks, Bristol, Carousels, Damian, Dubious Claims, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford County, Hoang, Lake Compounce, Southington

Hamburger Sandwich at Louis’ Lunch

July 25, 2007 by Steve 3 Comments

America's First Coronary Disease Louis' Lunch, New Haven 2016 Update: This page was written before I embarked on the odyssey to eat the entire Roadfood list. It was written because Louis' Lunch is an important Connecticut icon in and of itself. It was also written in 2007 when I was much younger and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Historic Restaurants, New Haven, New Haven County, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Connecticut: Mt. Frissell

June 7, 2007 by Steve 4 Comments

Triple Frissell Drizzle Mt. Frissell, 2,380 Feet July 2003, August 2012, October 2017 36th on the US State Highpoint List (Me: 7/51; Calvin: 3/51) 1st on CT County Highpoint List (Me: 1/8; Calvin 2/8) 2017 Update: Had to do it. Just had to. With my son Calvin ready, willing, and able to climb mountains, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic, Everything Else, Geography, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Peakbagging, Superlatives Tagged With: Calvin, CT county highpoints, CT17'ers, geo-oddities, Geographic Extremes, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Litchfield County, Salisbury, state highpoints

Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum

May 27, 2007 by Steve 8 Comments

Putting the "Horror" in "Horrorible" Bristol (Google Maps Location) October 29, 2006 Since my visit, the museum moved to the beautiful Bristol Historical Society building in 2014, and then moved again to a building in Plainville in 2021. This makes everything below moot, but it's still entertaining. Wow. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, Superlatives Tagged With: Bristol, Hartford County, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Plainville, Rarely Open, Tiny Museums

The Pinchot Sycamore

May 24, 2007 by Steve 18 Comments

Pinchot Me, I'm Dreaming The Pinchot Sycamore, Connecticut's Largest Tree, Simsbury September 8, 2006 With contribution from EdHill Ed Hill originally was going to do this entire site with me, but logistical reality made that impossible almost immediately. Ed passed away in 2016, so these old posts with his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: EdHill, Hartford County, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Simsbury, Trees

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