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Private Bozrah Falls

April 2, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Boz... Falls Unnamed Private Bozrah Falls, Bozrah March 2018 Bozrah. The town strikes fear into the hearts of ... Oh I don’t know what I’m talking about. Bozrah is Bozrah. I’ve joked many times over the years about little ol’ Bozrah. But there I was, touring the town with my sons when I passed this – a … [Read more...]

Indian Rock

April 2, 2018 by Steve 4 Comments

Indian Rock Punkup Road, Oxford I have no recollection as to how I became aware of this roadside rock. It could have been a comment or an email or even a passing conversation with someone. I apologize to that someone for forgetting your important contribution to the CTMQ canon. That important contribution is... … [Read more...]

Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center

March 29, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Take a Flyer Old Lyme, (Google Maps location) March 2018 They have since moved into the former Bee & Thistle Inn, necessitating a revisit. I feel like I shouldn't be writing about the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center based upon an opening day visit. After all, the "center" is quite unlike all of the other … [Read more...]

OLLT: Belton Copp Preserve

March 27, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Short on Miles, Long on Whimsy Old Lyme Land Trust: Belton Copp Preserve ~.25 Mile, March 2018 Walking the entire length of this trail would take you about as long as reading this page will. Unless, of course, you get into the spirit of the place... in that case, you might be stuck for quite some time in the … [Read more...]

3 Cool Historic Buildings in Essex

March 26, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

A First, An Oldest, and The House Witch Hazel Built Remodeled Essex Essex. Always on everyone’s list when it comes to top 10 Connecticut towns; whether that list is “cutest” or “quaintest” or simply “best.” Heck, it is one of the four Connecticut entries in 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. There … [Read more...]

First Baptist Church (Essex)

March 26, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Tut, Tut, Calvin First Baptist Church (Essex) I usually give away why I'm dedicating CTMQ space to something in the title or at least a subtitle. But not today! I'm making you READ a few lines! But just a few. The First Baptist Church of Essex, Connecticut is... one of only three Egyptian Revival churches in … [Read more...]

The Stack: Ghost Highway Ramps

March 22, 2018 by Steve 9 Comments

*For Informational Purposes Only* The Stack, Farmington This page is, um, purely hypothetical. It describes what I'd imagine a visit to the ghost highway ramps of Farmington would be like. First, some very real background. Remember the first three dozen times you drove on I-84 through Farmington and thought to … [Read more...]

376. The Monastery Gallery of Art

March 21, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oh, Brother Farmington, (Google Maps location) March 18, 2018 There’s a lot going on here. Here at the Holy Family Retreat and Conference Center, here in the woods nearby, and heck, here in Farmington. Of Connecticut’s 169 towns, I’m submitting Farmington as one of the top 5 with the most... interesting things … [Read more...]

FLT: Mountain Spring Nature Trail

March 19, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

S'No Problem Farmington Land Trust: Mountain Spring Nature Trail ~1.5 Mile, March 2018 When I put my introductory pages together, few people realize how difficult it sometimes is. It's not like volunteers at land trusts are obsessed with trail-listing accuracy. And I don't blame them. And since we have over 100 … [Read more...]

375. Unionville Museum

March 17, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Kids These Days Farmington, (Google Maps location) March 4, 2018 I've thought about going to the Unionville Museum for years. Literally years. It's not far from my house and it is open fairly frequently. I figured it would be a quick visit and an easy check-off from my museum list. I was more right than I … [Read more...]