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CTMQ's Guide to Suffield

World’s Largest Indoor Planetarium Dome

December 10, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Mohegan Sun(s) Casino of the Sky, Mohegan Sun, Montville Please don’t ask me what separates a “planetarium dome” from a “planetarium.” And please don’t bother Googling this claim to come back and tell me it’s rubbish. It very most likely is rubbish, but Mohegan Sun is especially proud of this claim, which is all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Astronomy, casinos, Dubious Claims, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, mohegan sun, Montville, planetarium

Tariffville Gorge Trails

December 10, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

An Ever Source of Confusion Tariffville Gorge, East Granby April 2019 The Eversource Land Trust is one of those entities that sort of exists on the fringes of CTMQ-land. It's real, and it's exactly what it sounds like: the massive utility company puts some land here and there into trust. Then they pretend they are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: East Granby, eversource land trust

Harmony in Bedlam

December 9, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Bedlam in Harmony Chaplin There I was, driving the back roads of Chaplin - which, come to think of it, every road in Chaplin is a back road - and happened upon a scene of pure bedlam. I was on Bedlam Road! Then South Bedlam Road! Then North Bedlam Road! This place is pure Bedlam! Even the businesses here … [Read more...]

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

Chaplin Museum (Closed)

December 9, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Sorry Ol’ Chap Chaplin Museum, Chaplin The Chaplin Museum closed around 2012 or so. This is a really, really dumb page. It needn’t exist. But here we are. When I put together the CTMQ Town Guides for small, low-population towns like Chaplin I really want there to be a museum. Connecticut towns without … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: chaplin, Closed/Gone/Former, Town History

CTMQ’s Guide to Chaplin

December 9, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Chaplin I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Chaplin CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: chaplin

Columbia: Complete!

December 5, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Columbia: Complete! The Main Moose Here is my list of everything I've done in Columbia! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 20th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. But I love it. For those of you who are new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: Calvin, columbia

Hops on the Hill

December 5, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Visit to HOTH Hops on the Hill Brewery, Glastonbury November 2019 Most prominently featured in “The Empire Strikes Back,” Hoth is the sixth planet in the remote system of the same name. As you recall, it was the site of the Rebel Alliance's Echo Base. It is a world of snow and ice, surrounded by numerous moons, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Glastonbury

CTMQ’s Guide to Bethel

December 4, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Bethel I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Bethel CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Bethel

Mono Pond State Park Reserve

December 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Case of Mono Mono Pond State Park Reserve, Columbia 1.5 Miles, November 2019 A good hiking partner is always game to hike. Finding someone on the chilly Saturday after Thanksgiving to wander around Columbia would probably be somewhat difficult. So I’m fortunate to have my 8-year-old son who, barring illness or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys

Hop River State Park Trail: Section 4

December 3, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Hoppin’ Cold Parker Bridge Road to Willimantic River, 4.1 Miles Andover, Coventry & Columbia, November 2019 I used to race. Bicycles. Road race. For years. I raced for UConn back in the early 1990’s which meant I used to train in cold weather. I used to race in cold weather. I can’t count how many times I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Andover, Calvin, columbia, Coventry, cycling, East Coast Greenway, Hop river state park trail, rails-to-trails

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