Pimpin' Ain't Easy Dirty Derby Roads, Derby December 2024 ***Warning!*** Not the usual CTMQ content. You can guess from the title of the page where it's going. You've been warned. I was friends with a dude in high school whose last name was Durbin. Of course we called him Dirty Durb. He was a nice guy and … [Read more...]
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Brodie Park
Bro Code Brodie Park (South) Trails, New Hartford October 2024 West Hill Lake straddles the Barkhamsted-New Hartford line, but is mostly in New Hartford. West and southwest of it lie two scout camps: Sequassen and Workcoeman. West of them is West West Hill Road and east of the lake is, of course East West Hill … [Read more...]
The Ethel Walker School Interactive Museum
Community Standards The Ethel Walker School Interactive Museum, Simsbury November 2024 Connecticut museum visit #537. Long time readers know of my fascination with Connecticut's boarding school scene. (This is currently even more fascinating to me as my 8th grader is getting looks from some because of the … [Read more...]
Book Review: Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut
ConnEATicut Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut, Mike Urban (2021) This won't be your typical CTMQ CT Book Review. But what would that even be? I don't know. This is a good book! Any Connecticutian who likes to go out to eat would be well-served by this book. This book is also part of a massive universe of … [Read more...]
Phelps Tavern Museum & Homestead
I Got Phelps'd Up Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury November 2024 Connecticut museum visit #536. If you're wanting to read about all of the Simsbury Historical Society buildings and exhibits, you've landed on the fourth of four pages about them, but the ordering doesn't matter. The Simsbury Historical Society … [Read more...]
Simsbury Farms Fitness Trail
I Enjoy Fitness... Simsbury Farms Fitness Trail, Simsbury November 2024 My son used to have a t-shirt that said "I Enjoy Fitness..." then a picture of a taco, then... "Fitness Taco in my Mouth." It always cracked me up. Anyhoo... There are dozens of these fitness trails around the state. At least there were at … [Read more...]
Cobalt Post Office
Mining the Depths for This Website Cobalt Post Office, East Hampton Pro-tip: If a town is linked on CTMQ, it's a real town. If it's not, it's not. I used to get all fired up when people would say certain non-towns were towns in Connecticut. I'm mostly over that now with a few exceptions: I'm looking at you … [Read more...]
Boyd Woods
Oh Boyd! Litchfield Hills Audubon Society's Boyd Woods, Litchfield November 2024 Another year, another random Litchfield trail hiked on the day I pick up our turkey from Bunnell Farm for Thanksgiving. The turkey for which I drive the 45 minutes west, pay ten times what others pay for their frozen Butterball, curse … [Read more...]
Meeting House, Phelps Barn, Carriage House & Ice House
It's 1993 and You're Having an Ice House at Carriage House... Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury November 2024 Connecticut museum visit #535. If you're wanting to read about all of the Simsbury Historical Society buildings and exhibits, you've landed on the third of four pages about them, but the ordering … [Read more...]
Wings at The Dew Drop Inn
Putting the "Ew" in "Dew" Wacky Wings at The Dew Drop Inn, Derby February 2023 - December 2024 As you see from the dates above, this was a multi-visit, multi-year project. As such, I will split this page up into my 3 visits. Intro Visit 1: Buffalo Hot, Imperial Coffee Stout Dry Rub, Tikka Masala Peanut … [Read more...]
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