HalleVuejah Vue Brewing Company, Southington November 2025 Do you know what smudging is? I don't believe in the practice, but... Smudging is an ancient spiritual practice, prominent in many Indigenous cultures, involving burning sacred herbs like sage or sweetgrass to cleanse spaces, objects, or people of … [Read more...]
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Middlefield Historical Society Museum
Mid Middlefield Historical Society Museum, Middlefield (Location) October 2024 Connecticut museum visit #527. The fine folks at Middlefield Historical Society redid this entire museum recently. I have no idea when they started, but my failing memory tells me it was pandemic time. And they re-opened in late … [Read more...]
Freedom Trail: Avon
Pvt. Leverett Holden of the CT 29th at East Avon Cemetery 15 Simsbury Road, Avon December 2025 As I write this in late 2025, I'm entering my 20th year of writing this website. I'm working on the third site makeover, my hair has gone full gray, and my youngest son is starting to think about colleges. Sigh. Over … [Read more...]
Knowlton Hill Preserve
A Ton of Knowltons to Know Knowlton Hill Preserve, Ashford & Mansfield November 2025 This is a Joshua's Trust property. Before coming to this property to hike, I visited the Nathan Hale Heritage Museum at the June Norcross Scout Reservation. While there, I learned about Revolutionary War hero Lieutenant … [Read more...]
ChoccoDiva
Brigadeiro Braggadocio ChoccoDiva, West Hartford November 2025 What a gift to have a new entry onto the CTMQ Connecticut Chocolate Trail in my hometown! It's nearby and it's delicious! It's also expensive as all get out, but the work that goes into these unique treats justifies that. Or so I'm told. … [Read more...]
Naugatuck River Greenway: Section 1
Rollin' Thru The Dirty Derb Naugatuck River Greenway, Ansonia, Derby, & Shelton December 2024 This section is also known as the Derby Greenway and the Ansonia River Walk. The plans for this multi use trail as of 2025 are very, very hopeful. The trail would be 44 miles from the Naugatuck River up to Torrington, … [Read more...]
Kissing Bridge
Kiss and... WTH? Kissing Bridge at Mill on the River, South Windsor November 2025 I trust my readers know what "WTH" means. Even you Boomers. C'mon, now. Of course, none of you could know why I used WTH in my title. Well, it goes something like this: I go to every Connecticut covered bridge, no matter how … [Read more...]
Nathan Hale Heritage Center Museum
It's Climate Controlled! Nathan Hale Heritage Center, Ashford (Location) November 2025 Connecticut museum visit #549. That's right folks, this museum is climate controlled! Of course, so are hundreds of other museums, but why does this fact rise to the level of sidewalk signage? I'll tell you why. … [Read more...]
Ecuador: La Toquilla
Time to Toq Up CT Food Tour of the World at La Toquilla, Manchester May 2024 I have written many times on this here website that I have no business writing about food. And I really have no business writing about foods and cultures from countries and peoples I know nothing about. Yet here I am again, at La … [Read more...]
Old Town Hall Museum
Pootatucks, Nazis, and Russians, Oh My! Old Town Hall Museum, Southbury (Location) June 2025 Connecticut museum visit #546. I popped in the Ol' Town Hall Museum in Southbury during the Connecticut's 2025 Open House Day. Oh, wait. I popped in the OLD Town Hall Museum in Southbury. It's on the smaller … [Read more...]
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