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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...]

Belden Forest

September 21, 2018 by Steve 2 Comments

Run/Forest/Run Belden Forest, Simsbury May 2015 The Belden Forest tract on its own really isn't all that interesting. That's not to say it's not nice; for it is. Simsbury, which has tons a cool hiking areas, doesn't do much to promote them. (This is why, I suppose, the Simsbury Land Trust has picked up the … [Read more...]

Parable Brewing Company (Closed)

September 18, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Every Brewery Has a Story Parable Brewing Company, Manchester July 2018 Parable closed in April 2019 after a weird, confusing, and protracted situation with the landlord of their building. Parable's owner or owners, who never changed the LLC's name from Top Shelf - because he was a part-owner of Top Shelf - … [Read more...]

CTMQ’s Guide to Preston

September 16, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Preston 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” Preston CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]

Sweetheart Mountain

September 13, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Sweeeeeeeeeeet! Canton Land Conservation Trust (Canton & Burlington) July 28, 2018 It appears the CLCT has cleared the trails I couldn't hike properly. Which is nice. Son has another Bouncy birthday somewhere in Canton, check. Dad can't wait to, um, foster his son's independence, check. Canton has an unhiked … [Read more...]

The Florence Warren Latham Museum of Eastford History

September 11, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Eastford’s “Inn” the Club! Eastford Google Maps location July 22, 2018 For the first 11 years of CTMQ’s existence, Eastford did not have a museum. The sparsely populated, relatively unknown town in Windham County was never expected to have a museum, but even so, the relative few museumless Connecticut towns make … [Read more...]

CTMQ’s Guide to Morris

September 10, 2018 by Steve 2 Comments

Everything Morris 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” Morris 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...]

CTMQ’s Guide to Franklin

September 9, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

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

CTMQ’s Guide to Shelton

September 8, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

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

Metacomet Trail: Section 13

September 2, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Section 13: "Hike Like a Monkey!" Hatchett Hill Rd to Route 20, 2.3 miles September 1, 2018 Has it really been almost a year since our last Metacomet section hike? Yes. But I don't care. This day may have been the first opportunity to hike with Hoang in that intervening 11 months! And I'm glad we took … [Read more...]