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The War Memorial Tower on Fox Hill

February 7, 2017 by Steve 3 Comments

I’ve Tried Sly... Time to Get Crazy... The War Memorial Tower on Fox Hill, Vernon Multiple Failed Visits I Did It! The first half of this page captures a decade worth of Fox Hill Frustration. Multiple visits only to find a locked door. But, as you've now gathered, Vernon's Parks and Recreation opened the tower up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Observation Towers, Vernon

Ladies Room Rock

February 6, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

Get a Room Ladies Room Rock, Ashford Writing individual pages about named rocks in Connecticut is a dicey proposition. Where does one draw the line? I can’t possible write about every named rock. After all, you could name a rock tomorrow just to mess with me. (Don’t do that.) But some named rocks … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Cool Rocks, Natchaug State Forest, Nipmuck Trail

Cheney Hall

February 6, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Silky Smooth Manchester (Google Maps location) January, 2017 Long time readers are surely tired of me writing the following: Yes, I know, this isn’t a museum. Get over it. By now everyone knows that the definition I use for museum on CTMQ is pretty broad and inclusive. And pretty necessary, if you ask me. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Museums, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: cheney Brothers historic district, Manchester, National Historic Landmarks, Not Really a Museum Museum, theaters

Shenipsit State Forest Trails

January 31, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Just Stick to the S'nip Shenipsit State ForestTrails, Ellington, Somers & Stafford December 2016 & December 2023 Much has changed up here since my first visits, but I'll try to retrofit this page to some degree. If you are looking for the Bald Mountain Preserve and Pinnacle Loop Trail in Somers, go here. The rest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Ellington, shenipsit state forest, Somers, Stafford

Shenipsit Trail: Section 6

January 30, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Section 6: No, THIS is ShenipThat'sIt! Stafford ~ 2 miles December 23, 2016 Ah yes, the good ol’ Shenipsit Trail. The oft-forgotten long distance CFPA trail right up the center of Connecticut. From East Hampton down near the Portland border up into Stafford near the Massachusetts border, this trail has never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, shenipsit state forest, Shenipsit Trail, Stafford

Northeast States Civilian Conservation Corps Museum

January 28, 2017 by Steve 3 Comments

For the Hard Corps Museum Fan Stafford (Google Maps location) June 20, 2015 CT Museum #296 As I begin writing about this place, I can’t get the thought out of my head that it’s probably on the state budget chopping block. The state runs fewer museums than you’d think and this one would be my guess for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, shenipsit state forest, Stafford

Wyllys Falls

January 26, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout Wyllys? Wyllys Falls, Manchester November 2016 Wyllys Falls is also known as Bridal Veil Falls, even though I've never seen anyone call it that except in sentences like this one. Wyllys Falls is located in a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property called "Spring Street-Hayden L. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust, Waterfalls

MLCT: Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold

January 24, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wyllyng Them To Rename This Property Spring St.- Hayden L. Griswold Trail, Manchester November 2016 I am terrible at marketing and promotion when it comes to CTMQ. Just not my thing. I keep telling myself that the words I put on the pages will speak for themselves. So to have me politely suggest that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

Nike Site Recreation Area

January 23, 2017 by Steve 7 Comments

Rockets Go 'Swoosh' Nike Site Recreation Area, Manchester January 2017 If I were to think about which of the 70 or so Manchester “things” I’m visiting and writing about for CTMQ, I’d guess that there are only three with more blog pages dedicated to them than this place. Surprising? Sure. For the record, my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: cold war relics, Manchester, Nike Missile Sites

MLCT: Buckland Pond

January 21, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Buck Up Manchester Land Cons. Trust Trails (MLCT): Buckland Pond ~0.5 mile loop, January 2017 I used to live in Manchester as well as Glastonbury. I became familiar with the backroads between the towns that avoided the highways. But even so, there is a whole section of Manchester that I was wholly unfamiliar with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

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