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CTMQ's Guide to Suffield

Wentworth Homemade Ice Cream

April 20, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Went, For What It's Worth Wentworth Homemade Ice Cream, Hamden June, 2014 Here's the craziest thing about Wentworth's: It's never open on Sundays. "Fine," you say, "they're observing the Sabbath," or, "they want to enjoy a weekend day," or whatever. All valid reasons. But Wentworth's is just outside of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Hamden

273. CT Motor Coach Museum

April 19, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Put Me In Coach, I'm Ready To Play CT Motor Coach Museum, East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 13, 2014 Is there really a museum devoted to motor coaches in East Windsor? No, not really. Am I really writing a page on CTMQ pretending that there really is a museum devoted to motor coaches in East Windsor? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Cars and Trucks, Damian, East Windsor

CTMQ’s Guide to North Canaan

April 18, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything North Canaan 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” North Canaan 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: North Canaan

Chrismis Tree Lane

April 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Worst Chrismis Tree Lane, East Granby Because CTMQ is a one-man operation and because I act as writer, editor, publisher, and photographer... I can devote entire pages to dumb things. This, my friends, is a really, really dumb thing: But! Hark! There's an explanation! Albeit a terrible one, but an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Christmas, East Granby, Roads and Tunnels

CTMQ’s Guide to East Windsor

April 15, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything East Windsor 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” East Windsor 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: East Windsor

CTMQ’s Guide to Canterbury

April 14, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Canterbury 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” Canterbury 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: Canterbury

CTMQ’s Guide to Stratford

April 13, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

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

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

CTMQ’s Guide to Waterbury

April 6, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

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

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Kinsmen Brewing Company

April 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

I've Got Friends in Bro Places Kinsmen Brewing Company, Southington September 2018 Kinsmen: Sure the fancy definition has something to do with relatives and such, but colloquially, your kinsmen are your family. And sure, “family” means blood relatives, but it also means much more. In the case of Kinsmen Brewing, … [Read more...]

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

NCLT: Swann Farm

April 3, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

My Swann Song (For a Week or Two) Northern Connecticut Land Trust (NCLT): Swann Farm, Ellington 0.5 miles, March 2019 Normally, I would write up a half-mile hike, hit publish, link it at the appropriate places, not really tell anyone, and call it a day. But this half-mile hike, which is certainly not a hike I'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Ellington, Hikes with my Boys, Northern Connecticut Land Trust

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