Everything Avon
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” Avon CTMQ-style… as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ.
If I’ve missed anything in town or if anything has closed or changed, please let me know.
All The CTMQ Avon Stuff
Museums
1st Co. Horse Guard Barn Museum (Potential future museum)
1st Co. Horse Guard Cavalry Museum (Closed)
Derrin House
Farmington Valley Arts Center
Ordway Gallery and Hall of Fame at Avon Old Farms
Pine Grove Schoolhouse
Schoolhouse No. 3 (Closed & Potential future museum)
Talcott Mountain Science Center
Hikes & Bikes
Talcott Mountain State Park – Intro & Trails
Horse Guard State Scenic Reserve
Nod Brook WMA
CFPA’s Metacomet Trail – Intro
- Section 9: Weather Or Not… We Hike
Section 10: A Towering Achievement
Avon Land Trust Trails – Intro
Avon Town Trails – Intro
- Alsop Meadows
Countryside Park
Fisher Farm Open Space
Fisher Meadows
Found Land
Hazen Park
Huckleberry Hill Recreation Area
Multi-Use/ Rail Trails
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail – Intro
Food & Drink
J. Foster Ice Cream
Hopmeadow Brewing Company
Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.
Everything Else
US Oldest: First Company Governor’s Horse Guards
World’s Largest: Solar System Model (RIP)
Chrissie D’Esopo’s Flower House
James H. MacDonald Monument
The Church of Saint Ann
Giant Goofy Rocking Chair
(Indoor!) ET Sign
The story of Climax Road
Countryside Park Covered Bridge
Smoke, Fire and Angels, Mark Robinson
The Night Country, Stewart Onan
Avon Wrap-Up
I “completed” Avon in June 2019 but new and/or previously unknown-to-me CTMQ-worthy places and things open all the time, so a town is never really “complete.” I will, of course, continue to visit and write about these new places and things.
Completion Celebration meal and Avon Recap at The North House!
Avon Old Farms School
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