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CTMQ > Abandoned and/or Unique Communities

Milford’s Oatmeal Lots

October 6, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Quaking Mad The Oatmeal Lots, Milford This whole thing fascinates me. When I first learned of the Oatmeal Lots, I thought they were all over the country. Turns out, they were not. They were in only one place, and that place was Milford, Connecticut. Starting in 1902(!), Quaker Oats oatmeal boxes came with a coupon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Milford, New Haven County

Book Review: Barkhamsted Lighthouse

May 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

You Never Know What Comes in My Mail... Barkhamsted Lighthouse By Kenneth Feder I'm on a current kick of ripping through a giant stack of books I've had stacked for years. Literally years. Literarily years? Literally. Many of these books are what I lump into the category of "Connecticut books," which surely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Barkhamsted, Connecticut Books, Connecticut History Books, Litchfield County

Tidal Marsh Trail

May 7, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Target This Hike Tidal Marsh Trail, North Haven April 2019 I must admit that I didn't plan to target his hike behind Target. Calvin and I spent the bulk of the day in New Haven, but then ventured out here - to North Haven's sea of strip malls, chain restaurants, and box stores - in order to find a little museum. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Birds, Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, New Haven County, North Haven, North haven trail association, Trains and Trolleys

WWII POW Camp (RIP)

November 16, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

POW! Right in the Kisser! WWII POW Camp Windsor Locks Windsor Locks is, in its own way, one of the weirder towns in Connecticut. Sure, it was once a thriving "port" city thanks to the locks along the Connecticut River that gave the town its name. Today, there stands a mile of empty factory shells that stand … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Closed/Gone/Former, Hartford County, Windsor Locks

CLCT: Sweetheart Mountain

September 13, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Sweeeeeeeeeeet! Canton Land Conservation Trust (Canton & Burlington) July 28, 2018 It appears the CLCT has cleared the trails I couldn't hike properly. Which is nice. Son has another Bouncy birthday somewhere in Canton, check. Dad can't wait to, um, foster his son's independence, check. Canton has an unhiked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Burlington, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust, Hartford County

Historic Plainville Campgrounds

August 4, 2018 by Steve 3 Comments

A Methodist to the Madness Historic Plainville Campgrounds July 2018 Here's the deal. I had half a day to "complete" Plainville. It was then or... never. Okay, not never never, but since one of my remaining things to do in town is only open on weekdays, it would have been a while. And so I set out in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Hartford County, Plainville

Firetown, Simsbury

July 22, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

This seems like an important thing to have. CTMQ's Houses, Ruins, Communities & Urban Legends … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Hartford County, Simsbury

The Stack: Ghost Highway Ramps

March 22, 2018 by Steve 5 Comments

*For Informational Purposes Only* The Stack, Farmington This page is, um, purely hypothetical. It describes what I'd imagine a visit to the ghost highway ramps of Farmington would be like. First, some very real background. Remember the first three dozen times you drove on I-84 through Farmington and thought to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Calvin, Cool Bridges, Farmington, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Roads and Tunnels

Christmas Village

January 17, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

HO-HO-HO... NO-NO-NO Christmas Village, Torrington December 2017 I do not like lines. I avoid them at all costs. If you read everything I ever write on CTMQ, you’ve noticed that I’ve done my best to avoid lines at the places in Connecticut with lines: Sally’s Apizza, Pepe’s Pizza, Lake Compounce, and a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Calvin, Christmas, Litchfield County, Torrington

Globe Hollow

July 11, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

Not a Cairn in the World... Globe Hollow, Manchester January 22, 2017 Hoo boy, get ready to have your mind blown. The official town trail description says that the “Globe Hollow Trail” is 1.7 miles long, but there are many more miles of trails here. I couldn’t then – and still can’t now – quite make out … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Abandoned and/or Unique Communities, Hartford County, Manchester

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