Everything East Hartford
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” East Hartford 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.
Museums
Burnham Blacksmith Shop
Connecticut BioBlitz
Connecticut High School Coaches’ Association Hall of Fame
Connecticut River Valley Wildlife Museum
Edward E. King Museum (Gone)
Goodwin School House
Hockanum Hose Fire Museum
The Hubble Museum
Iwo Jima/WWII Traveling Museum
Lincoln Financial Sculpture Walk
Makens Bemont House
PhotoSynthesis Gallery
Pratt & Whitney Hangar Museum
Hikes
Explore Connecticut’s East Hartford Guide
Hockanum River Trail – Intro
- Meadow Hill
Town Hall
Elm Street
Martin Park
Hillside & Olde Roberts Trails
Chipper Drive Trail
Bonus: Middle School Trail
Manchester Land Conservation Trust – Intro
Town Trails – Intro
Multi-Use/Rail Trails
Captain John Bissell Trail
Charter Oak Greenway
Food & Drink
CT Historic Restaurant Trail: Augie & Ray’s Drive-In Restaurant
CT “Classic” Diner Trail: Triple-A Diner
CT Beer Trail: East Hartford Brewing Group
CT Beer Trail: Olde Burnside Brewing Company (Closed)
CT Beer Trail: Paddle Creek Beer Company
CT Spirits Trail: Onyx Spirits (Closed)
Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.
Everything Else
ASME National Landmark: Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp Radial Engine
World’s Largest: Bulkeley Bridge
WR3 NHT Sites: Timothy Forbes House, Hospital & Campsites
Paper Mill Falls
Stop-Log Exercises
UConn football at Rentschler Field
Toronto FC vs. Miami CF (MLS) at Rentschler Field
WhaleBowl at Rentschler Field
Progressive ET Sign
East Hartford: Complete!
I “completed” East Hartford in 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. I did “re-complete” East Hartford in 2021.
Wrap-up and Completion Celebration Meal at Pho 501
Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Bob Melusky says
December 13, 2021 at 11:04 pmThe Selden Brewer House is the home of the Historical Society of East Hartford.
The Raymond Library has an excellent collection. I donated a 1928 photo I found in a trunk in Hartford that was an early panoramic photo of all the employees of of the large RR service and switch yard in town. Talk to Jason.
The Dudley Fox house is still there and the barn in back was the location of his silversmith shop, one of two in town. Naubuc Ave, where there is an octagonal house.