Barkhamsted: Complete! Royal Coachman Tavern at the Old Riverton Inn Here is the CTMQ Guide to Barkhamsted with my list and stories about everything I’ve done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of … [Read more...]
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Eaton/Dix Intersection
Don't Blow It Eaton/Dix Intersection, West Haven November 2024 ***Warning!*** Not the usual CTMQ content. You can guess from the title of the page where it's going. You've been warned. My wife and I used to always take at least one day off from work together to "go do stuff" on or near one of our fall … [Read more...]
Saville Dam, Barkhamsted Center & Hollow
Damn! No, really... Damn! Saville Dam & Barkhamsted Center, Barkhamsted September 2024 The Saville Dam is surely a top 10 Connecticut beauty spot. If it didn't require a walk in order to get the perfect shot, I'm sure it would be top 3. As it is, you still have to wait in line on weekend days in October in order … [Read more...]
Still Brook Open Space
Still There, Still Hikeable, Still Brook Still Brook Open Space, Simsbury November 2024 I've lived in West Hartford since 2001 and in that time, I've seen my town sell every available acre to developers. At the same time, I've seen nearby Simsbury spend town money on protecting open space and woodlands from … [Read more...]
Adjutant William Campbell Memorial
Bloody Hell Adjutant William Campbell Memorial, West Haven November 2024 I've had this memorial on my radar for a while. I always had it in my head as the only memorial in the US honoring an enemy combatant. Which, if true, is both weird and fascinating. But now that I've been to the Adjutant William Campbell … [Read more...]
Tree House Brewing
The Magic (of) Tree House Tree House Brewing, Woodstock November 2024 The first half of this page is a cut and paste from my page about this place when it was just a cidery. Since I separate cideries from breweries, there simply must be two separate pages on CTMQ. I’m at a bit of a loss here. On the one hand, … [Read more...]
Tree House Farm Trails
Go Climb a Tree Tree House Farm Trails, Woodstock November 2024 No one is coming here to hike. Heck, no one is coming here to drink or purchase and then accidentally hiking. And that's fine, because the "hiking" here isn't so much hiking but just strolling down farm roads through the plantings at the Woodstock … [Read more...]
Nipmuck Woods
Nipping up to Stafford to Tuck in the Woods Northern Connecticut Land Trust's Nipmuck Woods, Stafford November 2024 Here's a good example of the challenge of what I do with CTMQ. Although, in fairness, I do this to myself. I "completed" Stafford in 2017. It felt good. Granted, Stafford isn't exactly a bustling … [Read more...]
Rocky Hill: Complete!
Rocky Hill: Complete! Denovellis Here is the CTMQ Guide to Rocky Hill with my list and stories about everything I’ve done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in many of our towns already. … [Read more...]
Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum
It Just Dawned on Me... Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum, Guilford (Google Maps location) September 2012 & October 2024 I revisited the Dawnland Collection in 2024 as it is now part of the Dudley Farm Museum complex. Update at bottom. I still consider it Connecticut museum visit #238. 2012 At the time of my … [Read more...]
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