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CTMQ > Berlin

The Mysteries of Berlin

December 13, 2022 by Steve 4 Comments

Spoiler: I Have no Answers Berlin Every Connecticut town has its mysteries. Some are famous like Gungywump in Groton, and some are pretty much only known to me like the Mystery Pits in Somers. But Berlin is different to me because its mysteries are right there! In your face! And yet, I can't seem to land on any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Berlin, Dubious Claims, Hartford County, town essays

Coles Road Brewing Company

June 9, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

What a Long Strange Trip It's Been Coles Road Brewing Company, Berlin June 2021 The married couple who own and brew at Coles Road Brewing in Berlin, Paul and Lea Marchinkoski have slowly built up and improved upon a pretty well respected little central Connecticut brewery. Sure, we have other husband and wife … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Berlin, Hartford County

Pistol Creek

May 18, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

A Bang-Bang Hike Pistol Creek Berlin & Middletown Way back in the day, I worked for Aetna in Middletown. Very near there, on the border with Berlin, up sprang the Pistol Creek golf course in 2001. I'm not a golfer, nor will I ever be, but I do recall people being fairly impressed with the course. It looked nice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Berlin, Hartford County, Middlesex County, Middletown

StanChem Fishway

March 24, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Fishway Stan StanChem Fishway, Berlin Why did I ever begin documenting fishways and fish ladders and lifts? I honestly don't remember. In my defense, a couple of them here and there act as sort of outdoor museums and have displays and open houses and stuff. But that doesn't explain why I went beyond them to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Berlin, Fish, Fishways & Lifts & Ladders, Hartford County

Sage Park

January 31, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not the Wisest Place to Hike Sage Park, Berlin January 2022 The town of Berlin has plenty of great places to hike. From Ragged Mountain to Hatchery Brook and all the Metacomet Miles in between. Berlin also has a few not so great places to hike. Sage Park is one of those places, but since someone (and I may know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Berlin, Hartford County

Lamentation Mountain State Park

December 14, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Lamentation Mountain State Park Berlin & Meriden I've seen this small, unremarkable state park also referred to as a "state park scenic reserve." Because Connecticut doesn't like to make anything easy. Lamentation Mountain itself includes a long ridge with nice views... but that ridge and summit is actually west of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Berlin, Hartford County, Meriden, New Haven County

The Kensington Soldiers’ Monument

September 21, 2021 by Steve 3 Comments

The Berlin Tall The Oldest US Civil War Monument, Berlin Here we are again, at another "oldest in the US" that isn't truly totally verifiable. Although in the case of the Kensington Soldiers' Monument in Berlin, the locals did convince the federal whomevers at the National Register of Historic Places that the claim … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art, Superlatives Tagged With: Berlin, Dubious Claims, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford County, Monuments and Plaques

CTMQ’s Guide to Berlin

October 7, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Berlin 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” Berlin CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Berlin, Hartford County

Berlin’s Town Trails

February 24, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

Berlin’s Town Trails BURR-lin. Bur-LIN. I never get it right, but I’m hardly a native Nutmegger, so please forgive me. I’m pretty good with all the other localisms in the state though... I think. And even though my wife grew up in New Britain (or, “New Bri’in,” which I do get right) corrects me all the time, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Berlin, Hartford County

193. Berlin Agricultural Lions Museum

April 10, 2012 by Steve 2 Comments

This is What A-Tractored Her To Me! Berlin (Google Maps location) October 3, 2010 This museum is open only at the Berlin Fair As many of you know, I’m not from these parts. In addition to not having grown up with town agricultural fairs (and frankly not really understanding their appeal), it has taken me many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Berlin, Cars and Trucks, Damian, Fairs and Festivals, Hartford County, Hoang, Rarely Open

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