Home of the Barberians East Windsor (Google Maps location) August 10, 2019 Connecticut museum visit #454. I think we’d all agree that this nearly empty little one-room schoolhouse doesn’t deserve its own page here on CTMQ. After all, it’s smack dab in the middle of the East Windsor Historical Society array of … [Read more...]
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Hockanum River Trail 1: Meadow Hill
Starting Off with a Bang Hockanum River Trail: Meadow Hill, East Hartford 1 mile, May 2019 Hello. Thank you for being here. The journey you’re about to take with me is a crazy one. What follows are two dozen write-ups of the 24 sections of the wondrous, insane, vexing, perplexing, hilarious, impressive, and … [Read more...]
Elllington: Complete!
Ellington: Complete! Chuck Wagon Restaurant Here is my list of everything I've done in Ellington! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 14th 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, … [Read more...]
Avon History Museum
A, B, C! School - house 3! R-I-P! Avon History Museum, Avon (Location) December 2025 Connecticut museum visit #552. For many years, this page started thusly: This museum will remain "closed" for the foreseeable future. In the world of historical museums, progress can be quite slow. Glacial even. To … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Kent
Everything Kent 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” Kent 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...]
Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk
Honestly, Abe, Take a Shower East Hartford & Hartford (Google Maps location) May 28, 2019 I don't want to make this more confusing than necessary. Riverfront Recapture is an organization that seeks to reclaim the land along the Connecticut River in Hartford and East Hartford. A reconfiguration of the horrible … [Read more...]
Charter Oak Brewing Company
TIMMMBERRRR! Charter Oak Brewing Company, Danbury May 2019 My word, where to start with Charter Oak. While they were a newer Connecticut brewery when I visited in 2019, they’ve also been around forever. Okay, 2012, but that’s nearly forever in Connecticut-breweryland. I’ve followed the company’s trajectory since … [Read more...]
The Scandinavian Gift Shop
Scandi Candi Ain't So Dandi The Scandinavian Gift Shop, Ellington April 2019 The shop moved to a new location in East Windsor in 2020 In April 2019 I totally planned to visit this place and write a page about it. In May 2019 I totally scrapped that idea because really, it’s just a store that sells stuff and … [Read more...]
Great River Park
Great River? Or the Greatest River? Great River Park (Riverfront Recapture), East Hartford May 2019 I never planned to walk this walk. Well, I mean I didn’t plan to walk the entirety of Great River Park the day that I did. But I’m glad I did. While Great River Park stands on its own as a fairly worthwhile … [Read more...]
Farmington Valley Arts Center
Fusing Art and History Farmington Valley Arts Center, Avon (Location) May 2019 Connecticut museum visit #419. When I wrote about Avon's nearby Climax Road, it reminded me about the Farmington Valley Arts Center. I had poked my head in a few times over the years for various reasons, one being my friend Eina … [Read more...]
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