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CTMQ > CTMQ Town Guides > CTMQ’s Guide to Vernon

CTMQ’s Guide to Vernon

November 28, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

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

Shenipsit Trail – Intro

    Section 3: A Seriously Mixed Bag
    Section 4: SHHhhhhhhenipsit

Belding WMA & (More here)
Tankerhoosen WMA
Risley Pond

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

    AK Webster Preserve
    Eckers Pond
    Indian Trail & Hatch Hill
    Talcott Ravine

Manchester Land Conservation Trust – Intro

    Pleasant/Stickney Hill

Vernon’s Town Trails – Intro

    Box Mountain Trails
    Gene Pitney Park Trails
    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

New England Motorcycle Museum Brewpub (Possible future brewery)

Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.

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
New England Jukebox & Collectibles/Paul’s Boutique
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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