I've Had My Fill Filley Park, Bloomfield April 2015 & August 2019 2019 Update at bottom! People probably incorrectly think there aren’t good areas to hike within the town of Bloomfield. They often don’t realize that a good chunk of the Metacomet Ridge is within the town’s western border. And yet, today, I’m … [Read more...]
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CTMQ’s Guide to Greenwich
Everything Greenwich 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” Greenwich CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Sunrise Park
Three is the Magic Number Sunrise Park, Suffield October 2017, December 2017, July 2018 After my visits here, in 2021, the town of Suffield instituted this policy: On weekends and holidays from Memorial Day through Labor Day non-Suffield residents will be charged $35/car up to 5 people (and $5 per additional adult … [Read more...]
339. Widener Gallery
Jury Duty Hartford (Google Maps location) December 8, 2016 Jury Duty. The bane of everyone's proud duty of all American citizens. After decades of apparent invisibility, I'm now getting called every three years... or whatever the minimum time period in between each is. At least now I know I can show up an hour … [Read more...]
341. Carriage Barn Arts Center
Judgmental Bathrooms are Fun! New Canaan (Google Maps location) October 2, 2016 Most barns in Connecticut are decrepit and if they are filled with anything, they are filled with rotting old equipment. Or tobacco leaves. Barns are often seen as romantic relics of days gone by… but in some cases, especially in … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Lyme
Everything Lyme 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” Lyme CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]
Hooker Brewery at Colt
What’s the Hook? Thomas Hooker Brewery at Colt, Hartford August 2018 Ah, Hooker. One of the granddaddies of the local brewery scene. The incubator. The survivor. The innovator. For the nuskool Millennials who scoff at Hooker (for whatever dumb reasons), hear me out. The chance that the brewer at your … [Read more...]
Bozrah: Complete!
Bozrah: Complete! Bozrah Pizza Restaurant Here's the list of everything I've done in Bozrah! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 11th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. Send your condolences to my wife and children, … [Read more...]
Ansonia Nature Center
Sticks and Stones... Ansonia (Google Maps location) February 2013 There are a lot of nature centers in Connecticut. Some are state-run, some are Audubon centers, some are private entities, and some are town-run. Having visited dozens of them, very few stand apart. I’m happy to report that Ansonia’s version does, … [Read more...]
Still Hill Brewery
Still Getting New Breweries... Still Still Hill Brewery, Rocky Hill December 2017 In the stilllll of the niiiiiight… Still Hill is a hill in South Glastonbury, CT. In the 1800’s if you stood on Still Hill you could see the whole town of Glastonbury. One of the town’s founding fathers had a working still on … [Read more...]
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