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Fairvue Farms

January 30, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

That's Fair Fairvue Farms, Woodstock June 2013 Fairvue Farms is part of the wonderful Farmer’s Cow. The Farmer’s Cow is a group of six Connecticut family dairy farms working for the future of our families and dairy businesses. They produce milk, half and half, eggs and seasonal beverages. Woodstock is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Calvin, Damian, Farmers Cow, Farms, Hoang, Woodstock

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, Industrial History, Town History

The Stack/Bear’s Smokehouse

January 21, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Bearly Beer The Stack/Black Hog Brewing at Bear’s Smokehouse, New Haven June 2019 I was trying to sort something out for this page and came across the perfect Yelp! Review: Bear's Smokehouse New Haven or The Stack, which is it? Cafeteria-style service or waited tables, which is it? Should I get a drink at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Brewpubs, Calvin, New Haven, second locations

US State Counts

January 2, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Tally-Ho! I’ve created this page for my son, Calvin. He was 8 when I put this together because 8-year-olds love this stuff. (So do their fathers, shhhhhhh.) I know that some people have all sorts of rules for this stuff, like overnighting vs. driving through vs. airport layovers, but… I don’t. If a foot was set in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hoang, tallies

Olympia Diner

December 17, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Olympian Olympia Diner, Newington October 2019 The mighty Olympia will close and disappear in 2025. As it is an institution, I ate there one last time to celebrate my CTMQ "completion" of Newington. When I first put together my list of "Classic Diners" on this website, the list consisted only of actual classic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Diners & True Taverns, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Calvin, Classic Diners, Dubious Claims, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Newington, restaurants

Visit 245. Mashantucket Pequot Museum

December 16, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Miss January, 1547 Ledyard (Google Maps location) January 5, 2013 Without reservation, I can say this museum is one of the most well-presented museums in Connecticut. And without reservation, I can say that there are more than a few issues going on here at this massive and incredibly expensive museum... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Calvin, casinos, Damian, foxwoods, Hoang, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Ledyard, native american history

256. Boothe Memorial Park & Museum

December 11, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Great Connecticut Park? Or Greatest? Stratford (Google Maps location) October 19, 2013 A'ight, look, Boothe Memorial Park & Museum is actually a free, 32-acre park in Stratford just off the Merritt Parkway along the Housatonic River. I find it difficult to call the place a "Park & Museum" as it is a collection of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: boothe memorial park, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Outdoor Museums, Stratford

Columbia: Complete!

December 5, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Columbia: Complete! The Main Moose Here is my list of everything I've done in Columbia! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 20th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. But I love it. For those of you who are new … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: Calvin, columbia

Mono Pond State Park Reserve

December 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Case of Mono Mono Pond State Park Reserve, Columbia 1.5 Miles, November 2019 A good hiking partner is always game to hike. Finding someone on the chilly Saturday after Thanksgiving to wander around Columbia would probably be somewhat difficult. So I’m fortunate to have my 8-year-old son who, barring illness or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys

Hop River State Park Trail: Section 4

December 3, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Hoppin’ Cold Parker Bridge Road to Willimantic River, 4.1 Miles Andover, Coventry & Columbia, November 2019 I used to race. Bicycles. Road race. For years. I raced for UConn back in the early 1990’s which meant I used to train in cold weather. I used to race in cold weather. I can’t count how many times I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Andover, Calvin, columbia, Coventry, cycling, East Coast Greenway, Hop river state park trail, rails-to-trails

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