Acme Missiles Along the Metacomet Trail, Plainville/Farmington October 6, 2007 My title is a stretch, sure... but “acme” is defined as “the highest point” and Wile E. Coyote was always sourcing his weaponry from Acme and this outcropping, above Plainville and Farmington, used to be a Nike Missile base. Ahem. … [Read more...]
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Plainville’s Prickly Pear Cacti
A Prickly Situation Prickly Pear Cacti Along the Metacomet Trail October 6, 2007 This page is one of my favorite pages out of the thousands of CTMQ pages. If you know anything about me, you know that I am a skeptic in the classic sense. I like to learn stuff, and I like to learn factual stuff that goes against … [Read more...]
Main Street Diner
A Typical Diner on a Typical Main Street in a Town Named Plainville... Main Street Diner, Plainville February 20, 2013 If I was writing a fictional story about a town where nothing exciting happens, I'd center some of the dialogue around a local gathering place. And since the story would be an expose about … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Andover
Everything Andover 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” Andover CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Stony Brooke Park
Woof! Woof! Choo-Choo! Itch! Itch! Suffield: Stony Brooke Park Conservation Area ~1.5 miles, July & November 2017 When I set out to conquer little trailed parcels around Connecticut, I fully expect to park, pop in, ramble through, pop out, and go on my merry way. Suffield's three town properties have proven to be … [Read more...]
SLC: Hugh M. and Howard W. Alcorn Wildlife Preserves
There's a Chimney Here Too! Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Hugh M. Alcorn and Howard Wells Alcorn Wildlife Preserve ~.5 Mile, December 2017 When I began looking into where to hike in Suffield and came upon the Suffield Land Conservancy's website, I knew I was in for some difficulty. The SLC owns a ton of little … [Read more...]
SLC: Spencer Woods
There's a Chimney Here Suffield Land Conservancy (SLC): Spencer Woods Wildlife Preserve ~1 Mile, November 2017 When I began looking into where to hike in Suffield and came upon the Suffield Land Conservancy's website, I knew I was in for some difficulty. The SLC owns a ton of little parcels and they provide decent … [Read more...]
Kellogg Environmental Center
Not Corny or Flakey Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby (Location) March 2012 This is one of two museums located withing Osbornedale State Park. It was Connecticut museum visit #227. Since you lot are undoubtedly smarter than I, you will be sure to visit the Kellogg Environmental Center between May and … [Read more...]
226. Sharon Audubon Center
Sharon and Sharon Not Alike Sharon (Google Maps location) February 25, 2012 There are a lot of Audubon Centers in Connecticut. Certainly not as many as there are in other states, but we have more than you realize. And, as is always the case with most everything I write about, it's more confusing than you realize … [Read more...]
England: Tea Roses Tea Room (Closed)
"Pardon Me, Do You Have Any Earl Grey Poupon?" Tea Roses Tea Room, Cromwell November 2017 Here's how much I know about local tea room culture: When I published the "completing Cromwell" introductory page, a Ms. Peggi Camosci commented, "How about the only English-style Tea Room in the greater Central Connecticut … [Read more...]
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