I Wonder What Phillip Phillips Is Up To Phillips Cave, Bethel September 16, 2017 Phillips Cave is (of course) not a real cave and has nothing to do with the King Philip’s War from which, strangely, many cave-like things are named. No, this hollow in a cliffside in Bethel sits prominently in the Putnam … [Read more...]
Putnam: Complete!
Putnam: Complete! 85 Main Here is the CTMQ Guide to Putnam 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 already. However, I have … [Read more...]
Quiet Corner Creamery
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Quiet Corner Creamery, Putnam August 13, 2017 For some reason, many years ago, I decided to maintain a list of "homemade ice cream joints" for this website. Which, of course, meant that I'd "have to" visit and enjoy them all. (The reason was fairly simple: I drag my lovely wife and sons … [Read more...]
370. Aspinock Historical Society Museum
Nock, Nock, Who's There? Putnam (Google Maps location) August 13, 2017 Unless you live in Putnam, or have some deep ties to the town, I'll put it out there... you needn't visit the Aspinock Historical Society. I did, because I "had" to because eleven years ago I decided to start a blog for which I visit every … [Read more...]
Round Mountain (CT)
Round Mountain (2,280 feet) Salisbury, CT October 1, 2017 2nd on CT Highest Peaks List After summiting Mt. Monadnock, Calvin was itching for another mountain to climb “just like that one last week.” Well, kid, sorry but that’s just not going to happen very easily. But I put my mind to it and figured that … [Read more...]
The Crossings Restaurant & Brewpub
Crossings This Off The List The Crossings, Putnam This place stopped all brewing operations in 2020. Alright, look. I hate to be "that guy," but with certain things I kinda sorta hafta do it. When I am tasked with "completing" Putnam and have been visiting and writing about every brewery and brewery-like entity … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.14: Putnam Memorial State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #14 Putnam Memorial State Park, Redding/Bethel September 2017 Do you want to know something crazy? With this, our 14th and final Sky’s the Limit Challenge hike of 2017, Damian and I have now gone to ALL 42 TSTL challenge points over the last few years. Every. Single. … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.13: Farmington Canal State Park Trail
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #13 Farmington Canal State Park Trail, Cheshire September 16, 2017 The story here has nothing at all to do with the historic lock or the walk or the museum that wasn't open - because it's pretty much never open. So let's dispense with all of that off the bat. We … [Read more...]
Mt. Monadnock
Mt. Monadnock (3,150 feet) Jaffrey, NH September 21, 2017 25th on 52WAV (Me: 1/52; Calvin: 1/52) 35th on NEFF (Me: 6/50; Calvin 1/50) I could write 5,000 words on this page. But I won’t. Just know that Calvin’s first “real mountain” was pretty much everything I could have dreamed it would be for him. Why? … [Read more...]
343. Putnam’s Art Galleries & Fairy Doors
Chocolate Toilets and Butt Cheeks Putnam (Google Maps location) February 11 & August 13, 2017 Q. What’s the best way to engage a 5-year old at a succession of art galleries? A. Chocolate toilets and butt cheeks. It’s simple, really. And thankfully, the town of Putnam dutifully... doodyfully?... came … [Read more...]
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