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...]
Hamburger Sandwich at Louis’ Lunch
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...]
Connecticut: Mt. Frissell
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...]
Witch’s Dungeon Classic Movie Museum
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...]
The Pinchot Sycamore
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...]
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