This Place is ACEs Vernon (Google Maps location) May 2017 CT museum visit #349. What a joy it is to visit a little art gallery/museum with a just-turned-six-year-old who is totally into it. I could write 4,000 words on Calvin’s burgeoning art career, and perhaps I will on other pages more relevant to that … [Read more...]
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CT H4H: Armada Brewing
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 4 Armada Brewing, East Haven As of today, there are 50 commercial breweries in Connecticut. Armada isn’t one you can visit in the normal sense, as owner/brewer John Kraszewski leases space from Overshores Brewing in East Haven to brew his line-up of stellar ales. For many CT Hops for Hope … [Read more...]
Southern Star Covered Bridge
The Star of Suffield Southern Star Covered Bridge, Suffield May 2017 Every now and then I write a throwaway post on CTMQ. This is one such post. There is nothing to visit here. You really aren’t supposed to drive through this bridge (I didn’t), and really, who cares? It’s just an ornamental 42-foot long … [Read more...]
CTH4H: Get Baked
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 3 Get Baked, Windsor People often wonder how in the world CT Hops for Hope is able to donate 100% of our ticket sales (etc.) to charity. There are many reasons: We are an all-volunteer organization, we are fully committed to the mission, and we have a bunch of incredibly generous … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Fat Orange Cat Brew Co.
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 2 Fat Orange Cat Brew Co, East Hampton An amazing thing is happening in unlikely place. In the woods on a residential street in a sparsely populated town at a residence, tiny batches of highly sought-after IPAs (and other styles) are being brewed and sold. It is rustic, homey, funky, … [Read more...]
Wickham Park
Chairman of the Bored Wickham Park, Manchester May 2017 I've no idea when you're reading this... or if you're even reading it. But if you're not, why am I talking about you? You're a bum who probably likes Chicago deep dish pizza and wears Crocs. Jerk. For the rest of you erudite and astute members of society, … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Back East Brewing
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 1 Back East Brewing, Bloomfield What better way to start this series of short posts on CT Hops for Hope breweries, sponsors, and vendors than with the brewery that just had three of their beers place in DRAFT Magazine’s blindly tasted, expertly paneled “Top 50 IPAs in America.” Back East … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.10: Gillette Castle State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #10 Gillette Castle State Park, East Haddam & Lyme April 8, 2017 Lazy/tired/illiterate readers, you’re going to like this page. I don’t really plan on writing too much at all. Me? Not write way too much? That’s right. After all, I’ve written about Gillette … [Read more...]
Wickham Park Train
This Place Has Everything Wickham Park Trains, Manchester April 2017 I have been to Wickham Park over a half dozen times over the last decade and had never seen the outdoor model train set up. It’s fairly new and it is located in the Sensory Garden. Maybe I’ve just been avoiding the Sensory Garden in favor of … [Read more...]
Porter/Howard Reservoir
Manchester's Best Kept Secret Porter/Howard Reservoir, Manchester & Bolton January 22, 2017 I didn't use a pun in my title. I used a clickbait phrase. Except it's not clickbait. I mean it. And now you're like, "but I've never heard of the Porter/Howard Reservoir in Manchester." I know. That's why my title isn't … [Read more...]
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