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Moses Cle(a)veland of Canterbury

June 26, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Cleaved Moses Cleaveland's Birth and Grave Sites Canterbury Cleveland. The “Mistake by the Lake.” Always the butt of jokes. So much so that Connecticut makes fun of it. That’s when you know you have an identity problem. It goes beyond the Cuyahoga River being on fire and the perennial ineptitude of the Browns and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Canterbury, Cemeteries, Closed/Gone/Former, Dubious Claims, ohio

World’s Largest Visible Model of the Solar System (Gone)

June 25, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Sunsetting World's Largest Visible Model of the Solar System (RIP) Talcott Mountain Science Center, Avon Generally, I’m not too upset about the various things around the state that close. I get to most before their demise and for those that I don’t, well, I'll try to cobble together a page about something if it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Astronomy, Avon, Calvin, Closed/Gone/Former, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests

Stranger Tides Brewing (Closed)

June 25, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Strange Brew Stranger Tides Brewing, Colchester April 2019 I'm calling this brewery permanently closed. Closed pre-pandemic for health issues, license expired summer of 2021. I just happened to come across this picture in early 2023 which prompted me to see if there was any change in brewery status. I think it's a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Colchester, stranger tides brewing

Goodwin Schoolhouse

June 24, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

It's a Bear of a Town East Hartford (Google Maps location) June 13, 2015 Good. You win. Winning is Good. And, somewhat oddly, there is more than one Goodwin school in East Hartford. And, to the best of my (20-second Googling) knowledge, none are historically related to the others. So if you’re here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: BEARS!, East Hartford, Free Museums, Historical Society of East Hartford, School Houses, Tiny Museums

Makens Bemont House

June 24, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Just Maken Stuff up East Hartford (Google Maps location) June 13, 2015 When it comes to Connecticut's Hartfords, East Hartford struggles a bit to be in the conversation. No other Hartford can ever be the OG Hartford Hartford, and West Hartford seems to have skyrocketed since the late 80's as one of the more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: East Hartford, Free Museums, Historic Houses, Historical Society of East Hartford, Rarely Open

CTMQ’s Guide to West Hartford

June 22, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything West Hartford 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” West Hartford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: West Hartford

CTMQ’s Guide to Columbia

June 20, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Columbia 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” Columbia 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: columbia

Forest City Brewing

June 18, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Run, Forest, Run! (To? Or Away?) Forest City Brewing, Middletown March 2019 Oftentimes, when people suggest that we’re at or near the saturation point for breweries in li’l ol’ Connecticut, pro-brewery folks will chime in with the facts about brewery numbers in places like Portland, OR and San Diego and Denver. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: forest city brewing, Middletown

East Granby Farms’ Brian Spears Trail

June 18, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Peak East Granby East Granby Farms Trail, East Granby April 2019 Yo, so glad you’re here. You’ve found your way to my favorite trail in East Granby not named Metacomet. I can hear the Cowles Park fanboys crying and I don’t care. Cowles is cool, and especially friendly to mountain bikers, but the official loop … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: East Granby, Great Views

Four TRLC East Granby Trails to Skip

June 18, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

If You Can't Trust a Land Trust... Four (Former) East Granby Land Trust Hikes April 2019 The East Granby Land Trust became part of the Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy in 2023. One assumes these trailed properties will remain the same: Donald and Barbara Algren Preserve Fieldstone Griffin Marsh (formerly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: East Granby, Traprock Ridge Land Conservancy

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