Gateway... to The Next Gateway Montville (Google Maps location) July 10, 2015 In 2018-19, the Gateway Museum expanded a bit and they changed the name. It is now the Genius Museum and if I want to be thorough, I suppose I should revisit at some point to view the expansion. I'll start off as I often have to do; … [Read more...]
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Glover Property
Fits Like a Glove. Seriously. It's That Small. Simsbury Land Trust's Glover Property, Simsbury October 2015 This trailed property is so small, that I really don't have to write all that much. Heck, I could just plop the Simsbury Land Trust's nice description here and be done with it. The Glover property is … [Read more...]
303. GEHMS Planetarium
Spacing Out Glastonbury (Google Maps location) October 10, 2015 This cool little planetarium ignited a heated debate in my house. I mentioned that I would be including it as a museum visit for this website, and my wife roundly chastised me for that. “It’s a planetarium. It’s not a museum.” “I know. But … [Read more...]
Pizza at Sally’s Apizza
The Best Pizza on Earth Sally’s Apizza, New Haven June 2015 Disclaimer: I love Sally’s. I love them more than I love Pepe’s and Modern and every other pretender to the exalted throne that lords over the Connecticut pizza kingdom. Unapologetically. (And you thought that disclaimer was going to be one … [Read more...]
The Rock’s Rock
The Rock's Rock West Hartford If only Picozzi would give this rock to The Rock, it could be The Rock’s The Rock Rock. And that would totally rock. I’m not going to waste our time here. But I did read an interview with a former 106.9 WCCC DJ who was asked about this rock. It used to sit in front of their weird … [Read more...]
TSTL 2015 – Afterword
The Sky's the Limit. Really. It is. If you are the rare reader who has actually read through all 14 Sky’s the Limit posts, you are probably expecting some long-winded paean to my son(s). And while that would be apropos, I’m going to try to not do that. First, I’d like to thank the DEEP and the State of … [Read more...]
TSTL’15.14: Mount Misery
The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #14 Mount Misery Overlook, Pachaug State Forest Voluntown, August 12, 2015 This is it! Our very last Sky’s the Limit Challenge point in 2015! Another day out in the woods with my eldest son right down the road in... Voluntown? Okay, Voluntown is decidedly not “right down … [Read more...]
TSTL’15.13: Groton Monument
The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #13 Groton Monument/Fort Griswold Monument Groton, July 11 , 2015 Holy crow! The penultimate TSTL Challenge point. It’s funny, I just spent a few minutes Googling for other TSTL blogs and stuff, and while I found a few, I couldn’t find any of completers. I’m sure there … [Read more...]
Groton Monument
Groton Monument/Fort Griswold Monument Fort Griswold State Park, Groton ~135' high This thing really should have a better name than “Groton Monument.” But then again, its big brother 400 miles south is just called the Washington Monument. I guess this is why I’m not in the monument naming game. But I am … [Read more...]
Greenwich Land Trust Intro
The Greenwich Land Trust Greenwich The mere existence of an organization such as the Greenwich Land Trust is pretty amazing when you stop to think about it. Seriously. Are there many suburban/exurban areas with land as expensive as it is in Greenwich? And I’m not just talking about Connecticut, I’m talking … [Read more...]