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D’Elia Antique Tool Museum

October 15, 2019 by Steve 3 Comments

Just Plane Nuts Scotland (Google Maps location) May 2014 Connecticut museum visit #265. What’s the dealio with this place? D’Elia is the dealio, that’s what. Oh what a tool I am. Here we are again, at a little museum devoted to the singular passion of one man. My favorite type of museum. The kind of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Appointment Only, Free Museums, Libraries, Scotland, Tools

Avon: Complete!

October 15, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Avon: Complete! The North House Here is my list of everything I've done in Avon! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 17th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. But I love it. For those of you who are new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: Avon

CTMQ’s Guide to Brooklyn

October 15, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Everything Brooklyn I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Brooklyn CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Brooklyn

Heartstone Farm & Winery

October 14, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stone Cold Good Heartstone Farm & Winery, Columbia September 8, 2019 While the Connecticut brewery industry has been exploding over the past four years, our wineries have also been quietly enjoying an expansion as well. Though certainly nowhere near the crazy growth of beer, wine drinkers have many more options … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, New Post, Wineries Tagged With: columbia

Traveler’s Championship at TPC

October 10, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

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, professional sports

Transcend Beer Crafters (née Skygazer Brewing)

October 9, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Beer From Uranus Skygazer Brewing Company June 2019 In June of 2020, two of the three owners announced they would be taking the Skygazer name and beers elsewhere - likely contracting at 12 Percent. The third owner, who was the brewer, is keeping the small Southington space as Transcend Beer Crafters. The original … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Plainville, skygazer brewing company, Southington

OK Hartford

October 8, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Everything In Its Right Place OK Computer cover art, Hartford I’ve done a lot of cool stuff for this website. A lot. I’ve gotten excited over the years when I’ve met certain people and gained access to certain places. But I’m not exaggerating when I say that the day I learned that the washed out cover photo on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Hartford, Roads and Tunnels

NHL: Huntington Homestead

October 8, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Huntington Homestead 136 Huntington Road, Scotland (Museum) Since the Huntington house is a museum, and since I have had the pleasure of visiting it, this NHL page will be somewhat truncated. After all, you certainly should want to read about Huntington's whole story and MY story of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Dubious Claims, National Historic Landmarks, Scotland

East Hartford: Complete!

October 7, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

East Hartford: Complete! Pho 501 Here is my list of everything I've done in East Hartford! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 16th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. But I love it. In late 2016, after a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: East Hartford

CTMQ’s Guide to Berlin

October 7, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Berlin I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Berlin CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Berlin

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