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Classics from the Archives

400th Museum Visit Celebration!

Play Well August 2018 I celebrated my 100th Connecticut museum with cake at home with family. 200 was an overnight at Foxwoods. 300? The Upscale Bernard's restaurant in Ridgefield. How would I ever outdo myself at 400? Oh, I know! At work! How exciting. I thought it would be kind of neat. I worked at … [Read More...]

Completed Towns & Celebrations

Completely Nutsmeg An astute reader once asked, “Hey Steve, how will you ever actually complete a Connecticut town?” What she meant was that new things open all the time. New breweries, new museums, new trails, new whatevers. And believe it or not, I sometimes learn of things that belong on a CTMQ list after I’ve … [Read More...]

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Paul Pawlak Sr. Bypass Channel & Tingue Mill Falls

Old South End School

Lobster, Shrimp, and Scallop Ponsinella at Roseland Apizza

Thimble Islands Cruise

The Gallery Selfie Museum

Newington: Complete!

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Paul Pawlak Sr. Bypass Channel & Tingue Mill Falls

I Heart This Bypass and Falls Paul Pawlak Sr. Bypass Channel & Tingue Mill Falls, Seymour February 2025 A two-for-one page! (For those of you unaware of these dustier and darker corners of this website, I visit and write about Connecticut's waterfalls and fish ladders/bypasses. For those of you who were unaware … [Read More...]

Old South End School

Southie Old South End School, Southington (Location) June 2025 Connecticut museum visit #545. I've been on a run of one-room schoolhouse museums lately. I'm very happy that each and every preserved building is preserved. These little museums are cool glimpses into small town Connecticut history. But, since I … [Read More...]

Lobster, Shrimp, and Scallop Ponsinella at Roseland Apizza

High Roller Derby Lobster, Shrimp, and Scallop Ponsinella at Roseland Apizza, Derby November 2024 While this isn't the Shrimp Oreganato Pizza that Roadfood included on the list I've been eating my way through, it's close enough. If you happened on this page from that list, deal with it. Sometimes you just gotta … [Read More...]

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