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CTMQ > Bristol

Bristol Memorial Military Museum

March 14, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not Worth the Battle Bristol (Google Maps location) June 11, 2016 If you've happened to have read my page on the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame, you may remember I hinted at the fact that the wing of the building that the Bristol Historical Society Museum inhabits elsewhere was dark and effectively closed. I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Bristol, bristol historical society, Hartford County, Military History

Bristol Sports Hall of Fame

March 3, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Taking Jabs Bristol (Google Maps location) June 11, 2016 So there we were, my son Calvin and I, finishing up at the Bristol Historical Society Museum, also located in the stately old Bristol High School, looking to explore and enjoy the Bristol Sports Hall of Fame. I don't visit and write about every town's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Bristol, Calvin, Halls of Fame, Hartford County, Not Really a Museum Museum, Tiny Museums

The Bristol Center for Arts & Culture

August 17, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Glo Sessions is a Woman’s Name Bristol (Google Maps location) June 11, 2016 Alright, now I'm getting silly. The Bristol Center for Arts & Culture exists in a back corner of the New England Carousel Museum. When I visited, I was quite taken by the fact that the second floor of the joint has two distinct and legit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Bristol, Calvin, Hartford County, museum within a museum

Museum of Greek Culture

August 9, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

What the Hellenic? This Place is a Bust Bristol (Google Maps location) June 11, 2016 I think this still exists, though I'm not entirely sure. Regarding the above italicized statement, I know that doesn't matter a whit. I can't imagine there's a soul on earth who is going to the New England Carousel Museum … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Bristol, Calvin, Hartford County, Tiny Museums

Museum of Fire History

August 2, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Bonus Museum? Ding-Ding-Ding! Bristol (Google Maps location) June 11, 2016 I know you all have felt that indescribable rush of learning that there's a museum within a museum. There's nothing quite like that "two for one" feeling. At the New England Carousel Museum in Bristol, it's even better - or at least it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Bristol, Calvin, Fire Museum, Hartford County, museum within a museum

New England Carousel Museum

June 29, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Museums Make the World Go 'Round Bristol (Google Maps location) June 11, 2016 Over the decades, many "trails" have come and gone in Connecticut. A few are long-lasting like the Wine Trail and the Historic Gardens Trail, but most are fleeting ideas of someone in some marketing or tourism office that last only for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Bristol, Calvin, Carousels, Hartford County

Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve

May 6, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Oh Snap! Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve, Bristol October 2014 Downtown Bristol, baby. Certainly one of the favored whipping posts of state residents. Not quite a big city, not a suburb, Bristol falls somewhere in between; a post-industrial small city that never regained its footing after several large … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Bristol, Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys

Bristol Boys (2006)

March 30, 2020 by Steve 3 Comments

Bristol Deserves Better Bristol Boys, 2006 Which one of you said I should review Connecticut movies? Because whoever you are, your suggestion then led to a friend making me aware of the 2006 independent film, Bristol Boys. And now I’m just mad at you all. Because this movie suuuuuuuuuuucks. The whole … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Bristol, connecticut movies, Hartford County, movies

Better Half Brewing (Closed)

January 29, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

What’s the Lesser Half Like? Better Half Brewing, Bristol November 2019 This brewery ceased operations on 12/31/21 after listing their equipment on the sites that sell such thing for a year or so. There is a very good brewery in Bristol that brews very good beer, spanning a wide array of styles. I very much … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: better half brewing, Bristol, Closed/Gone/Former, Hartford County

317. Bristol Historical Society Museum

January 25, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Making the Case for Bristol Bristol (Google Maps location) June 11, 2016 Connecticut Open House Day 2016 Woot! Woot! The annual holiday for me and my family, Woot! Woot! And where better to spend it than in Bristol, Woot! Woot! Seriously though, we did a lot of things in Bristol on Open House Day … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Bristol, bristol historical society, Calvin, Free Museums, Hartford County, Industrial History, Town History

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