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258. Technocratic Cathedral/Redwoods Building

November 23, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

This is Where I Admit To Being a Big Brother Fan Stratford (Google Maps location) October 19, 2013 Boothe Memorial Park and Museum is a crazy place. One of the more unique parks in all of Connecticut to be sure. I’ve struggled with how best to present the myriad of structures and museums here, and have settle on … [Read more...]

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

455. Marlborough Arts Center

November 20, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Marlboring" Marlborough (Google Maps location) September 14, 2019 Parenting is an often thankless and difficult job. For me, trying times are outweighed by the good stuff. Watching your son grow into a young man is a fascinating journey. Frequent readers of this website know that I drag my poor children involve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Free Museums, Marlborough, Tiny Museums

JT: Utley Hill Preserve/Recreation Park

November 19, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Chasing Utley Joshua's Trust Utley Hill Preserve & Recreation Park, Columbia July & September 2019 This is a Joshua's Trust property. At the risk of making this page more confusing than it needs to be, I’ll try to explain what’s going on here as succinctly as possible. Joshua’s Trust owns a parcel of land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys, Joshua's Trust

257. Boothe Memorial Railway Society Museum

November 14, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

They’re Not Booing, They’re saying “Boooooooooooooothe!” Stratford (Google Maps location) October 19, 2013 I love Boothe Memorial Park. Love it silly. Quirky, historic, beloved… all that good stuff. I also hate Boothe Memorial Park. How does someone like me deal with this place? There are a slew of museums … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: boothe memorial park, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Model Trains, Stratford, Trains and Trolleys

Szegda Farm

November 11, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

I Don't Know How to Say Szegda Either Szegda Farm, Columbia September 2019 I’ve been doing this for a while now. People often ask my why I keep doing what I do. There are a million different answer to that question, but one is, “I keep getting pleasantly surprised.” Columbia’s Szegda Farm is one such place that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys

James Property

November 3, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Jamesy-Pie Simsbury Land Trust's James Property, Simsbury October 2015 My younger son Calvin has a friend named James and he calls him Jamesy-Pie for some reason that no one can explain. It is not said as an insult; it's actually used endearingly the best as I can tell, and Jamesy-Pie doesn't mind it. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust

New Britain Bees

October 22, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Bzzzt! New Britain Bees vs. Sugar Land Skeeters, New Britain July 5, 2019 Update: See Danny Noonan's comment at the bottom for some context. For those of you who don’t know me personally, here are two facts that will help you with this particular page: I am not a baseball fan and I write the stuff for CTMQ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: baseball, Calvin, New Britain

Cromwell: Complete!

October 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cromwell: Complete! Taphouse 150 (Closed) Here is the CTMQ Guide to Cromwell with my list and stories about everything I’ve done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in many of our towns … [Read more...]

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

Cromwell Creamery

September 27, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Crom-om-nom-om Cromwell Creamery, Cromwell July 2019 This page contains a terrifying picture of me below. It was taken by my eight-year-old son after eight exhausting hours at Portland’s Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park. My eyes are closed and I’m about to eat a massively over-portioned ice cream … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, cromwell, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail

JT: Potter Meadow

September 2, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Puttering Around Potter Potter Meadow, Columbia July 2019 This is a Joshua's Trust property. Joshua's Trust owns, maintains, and oversees a ton of properties in northeastern, Connecticut towns that the majority of Connecticutians don't know exist. While I have many still to explore, I've been impressed with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, columbia, Hikes with my Boys, Joshua's Trust

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