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CTMQ’s Guide to Winchester

October 7, 2018 by Steve 7 Comments

Everything Winchester 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” Winchester 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: Winchester

Maples Farm Park

October 7, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Something About Marla Maples Maples Farm Park, Bozrah September 2018 [I used to have a couple paragraphs here about Marla Maples and American evangelical Christian hypocrisy and then I remembered we now live in an alternative Trumpian universe and decided to focus on what's important here...] BOZRAH HAS A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Bozrah!, Calvin, Hikes with my Boys

CTMQ & Bozrah: A Love Story

October 6, 2018 by Steve 2 Comments

BOZRAH! I Love Bozrah BOZRAH! Ever-lovin' Bozrah. My nemesis and my muse. The butt of my jokes for decades. Bozrah. I love Bozrah. And I will always love Bozrah. Boz. Rah. Rah-Rah, Boz! When you parse the name, it sounds darn exciting! I envision the 'z' being a lightning bolt. BOZRAH! When I began … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Bozrah!, Farms, town essays

Bailey’s Ravine Falls

October 3, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

AYYYYYYYYYYYYYY(ers) Bailey's Ravine/Ayers Gap Falls, Franklin September 2018 There are, quite literally, still thousands of things for me to do in Connecticut. Many of those things are not exciting. Many are. Very few land on the mythical list of “stuff Steve thinks Steve really should have seen by now.” This is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Cool Geology, Franklin, Hikes with my Boys, Waterfalls

CTMQ’s Guide to Sherman

October 3, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Sherman 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” Sherman 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: Sherman

Mile of Ledges

October 3, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Miles of Smiles Mile of Ledges, Burlington September 29, 2018 It is quite rare for me to revisit something for this site. With so much still to do, it simply doesn’t make logistical sense to spend an afternoon retracing steps or re-experiencing a museum. But sometimes it’s the right and best thing to do. Such was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Burlington, Calvin, Cool Geology, Hikes with my Boys, Tunxis Trail

CTMQ’s Guide to Seymour

September 30, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Seymour 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” Seymour 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: Seymour

Labyrinth Brewing Company (Closed)

September 26, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Can't Pan This Place Labyrinth Brewing Company, Manchester September 2018 Labyrinth closed in July 2024. I know that the people who read the brewery/beer stuff don't often give a hoot about the other stuff CTMQ is all about. You know, like... literally everything else. Anyway, after ten years of writing CTMQ, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: labyrinth brewing company, Manchester

Bear Hill WMA

September 24, 2018 by Steve 5 Comments

I Can Bearly Stand It Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area, Bozrah September 2018 This page will be (rightfully) lost to history, but for the sake of it... I "completed" Bozrah at Bear Hill WMA. Yes, my favorite town to pick on, Bozrah. The town I've come to love over the last twelve years of writing CTMQ. Good ol' … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Bozrah!, State WMA

Tolland Military Museum

September 22, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

War! Huh! What is it Good For? (Museums) Tolland Google Maps location July 15, 2018 Admission time: When it became apparent to me in late spring/early summer of 2018 that I could make it to 400 Connecticut museums, I made sure I made it to 400 museums. One trick to getting there is to go to places like Tolland … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Free Museums, Military History, Tolland

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