Everything Vernon
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” Vernon 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
Arts Center East
Gene Pitney “stuff”
New England Civil War Museum
New England Motorcycle Museum
Talcottville Outdoor Museum
Valley Falls Farm Heritage Center
Vernon Railroad Depot Outdoor Museum
Vernon Historical Society Museum
Hikes & Bikes
Explore Connecticut’s Vernon Hiking Guide
Bolton Notch State Park – Intro
- Bolton Notch State Park Trails: North
Belding Wildlife Management Area
Tankerhoosen Wildlife Management Area
CFPA’s Shenipsit Trail – Intro
- Section 3: Coop Sawmill Road to Route 31 Commuter Lot
Section 4: Exit 67/Route 31 Commuter Lot to Hopkins Road
Shenipsit Regional Trails
Hockanum River Trails – Intro
- Oakland Trail
Pleasantview Marsh
Dart Hill Southwest
Dart Hill Southeast
Dart Hill North
Windemere Avenue Trail
Northern CT Land Trust – Intro
Manchester Land Conservation Trust – Intro
Vernon’s Town Trails – Intro
- Risley Pond/Box Mountain Trails
Strong Family Farm Pastures
Valley Falls Park
Vernon Center Middle School
Walker’s Reservoir
Multi-Use/Rail Trails
Hop River State Park Trail – Intro
- Section 1: Manchester, Vernon, Bolton
Section 2: Rockville Spur
Food & Drink
Sadly, nothing of note. Here is the explanation for why this is so.
Everything Else
CT Freedom Trail: Charles Ethan Porter sites (2)
Hockanum Falls
Talcott Ravine/Dobsonville Falls
Valley Falls Falls
War Memorial Tower on Fox Hill
Cogswell Memorial Fountain
New England Jukebox & Collectibles (Closed)
Sacred Heart Church (Gone)
Keyhole Tunnel
Bread and Milk Road
Strong Family Farm
Vernon: Complete!
I “completed” Vernon in 2017 but new and/or previously unknown-to-me CTMQ-worthy places and things open from time to time, so a town may never really be “complete.” I will, of course, continue to seek out and write about these new places and things as best I can.
Vernon Wrap-up and Completion Celebration Meal at Rein’s Deli
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