Ay Dios Mío Chokaico, Avon November 2023 & December 2024 Chokaico has opened a brick and mortar store in Avon! (At botttom) Chocolate is an indulgence. For now, I'd like you to indulge me. Let me tell you a story. A story that involves serendipity, talent, and love. Sounds nice, doesn't it? This same … [Read more...]
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Scantic Riparian Area
Scant Indeed Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Scantic Riparian Area, Somers December 2023 At some point I decided to "hike" everywhere that some entity told me had a trail to hike. That's fine. It's the "then write about them all" part I still question myself about. But here we are. Underneath a powerline on a … [Read more...]
Adath Israel Judaica Museum
Oy vey Middletown (Google Maps location) December 2023 CT museum visit #513. I don't quite remember how I first came to learn of the small museum at this synagogue in Middletown. I would guess it was more than a decade prior to my visit. I probably was poking around online when I was completing my walk around … [Read more...]
Mica Ledges Preserve
Drop the Mica Middlesex & Madison Land Trusts' Mica Ledges Preserve, Durham & Madison September 2023 "Hey Steve! Gimme a fairly short, moderately challenging, diverse and interesting hike in central Connecticut with nice views and ample parking!" Ok. Here you are. Go here. Mica Ledges. You're welcome. … [Read more...]
Schlaf Farm
The Sun Also Rises in Somers Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Schlaf Farm, Somers December 2023 The winter sun had risen a mere two hours before. The pale yellow ball glowed low in the eastern sky, hinting at some possible warmth later in the day. The December fields of corn, their dead stalks chopped down to the … [Read more...]
Polmart Post Office
Polishing Off Another Superlative Polmart Post Office, New Britain In a sense, we could find infinite things that are only in Connecticut. Like, "only Whole Foods that used to be a Wild Oats that's only a mile or two away from two other Whole Foods" (West Hartford) or "Only town that is shaped like a wallaby" (New … [Read more...]
Stevenson Woodlands
Skip It Northern Connecticut Land Trust: Stevenson Woodlands, Somers December 2023 In my thoroughness, I visit any property that purports to have a trail. Sometimes, they don't. Sometimes, they don't when I visit and then years later, they do. That might be the case here at the Stevenson Woodlands in Somers... I … [Read more...]
Wellner Family Conservation Area
Well, Well, Wellner, What Do We Have Here? Wellner Family Conservation Area, Avon Land Trust, Avon November 2023 Imagine being me and wanting to get out into the woods and finding out that the Avon Land Trust recently opened a newly cleared set of trails just 15 minutes away? Super exciting, right? Right. … [Read more...]
Durham Fair Farm Museum
Fair Dinkum* Durham (Google Maps location) September 2023 CT museum visit #507. *Fair Dinkum: slang, Australia. : unquestionably good or genuine : excellent. often used as a general expression of approval. I've been to Australia. People do actually say this there. People do not say it in Durham, Connecticut, … [Read more...]
Hotel Marcel
Something's Breuering Hotel Marcel, New Haven August 2023 Since when did I start staying in and writing about "Hotels of Connecticut?" Today, I guess. Just don't let me get any notions of pursuing "Motels of the Berlin Turnpike" please. There are a few high-end hotels on a couple lists I've been … [Read more...]
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