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CTMQ > Calvin

Walnut Beach Creamery

September 24, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

No Walnut Ice Cream? Hello? Walnut Beach Creamery, Milford August 2021 Regarding my title, I have no idea if a pure walnut flavored ice cream would work. It probably wouldn't, and I really like walnuts. But you'd think Walnut Beach Creamery would have some sort of thematic walnutty option. Happily, that … [Read more...]

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

Air Line State Park Trail: Section 2

September 23, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Putting the Quiet in the Corner Route 97, Pomfret to Hop River State Park Trail, Windham (~14 miles) August 2021 If you'd like to begin with my Section 1 through Thompson and Pomfret, here you are. (This is just a placeholder for now.) We'll pick up this section at the Route 97 crossing in Pomfret, although I'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: air line state park, Calvin, chaplin, cycling, Hampton, James L. Goodwin State Forest, Natchaug State Forest, Pomfret, rails-to-trails, Windham, Windham County

Vintage Radio & Communications Museum

September 22, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Don't Give Me No Static 'Bout This Museum Windsor (Google Maps location) February 22, 2015 This museum is really cool, but do you want to know what the most interesting fact about it is? Of course you do. The building it is currently housed in, on Pierson Road in Windsor, is its sixth location since coming into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Windsor

Cape Cod 2020

September 19, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

There was a Pool Brewster, MA Peak Pandemic Summer on the Cape. Desperation. Wealthy city folk snapping up every rental property from Newfoundland to Hilton Head. Prices through the roof. Going crazy stuck in our house for months. Must go somewhere. Must make it worth our while. Must have a pool. Must pay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, cape cod, Damian, Hoang, Massachusetts

Cathles Falls

September 15, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cathleter Cathles Falls, Simsbury December 2020 Cathles Falls on Cathles Brook isn't actually called Cathles Falls. And there's no such thing as Cathles Brook. Sorry for the swerve. These falls are officially unnamed along an unnamed seasonal flow. I have been here with no water and, well, it's just a bunch of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Justin Coleman Photography, Simsbury, Waterfalls

JT: Hubbard Sanctuary & Garrison Park

September 14, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Hubba Hubbard Joshua's Trust Hubbard Sanctuary & Agnes' Pasture & Garrison Park, Chaplin March 2021 This is a Joshua's Trust property. There's a lot going on here. Okay, not really, but there's a lot going on here in terms of landowners and managers and trail rights and easements and activities. And for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, chaplin, Hikes with my Boys, Joshua's Trust, Natchaug State Forest, Windham County

Submarine Force Library and Museum

September 13, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Subs, Heroes, and Grinders Groton (Google Maps location) March 2015 When I posted my page about the USS Nautilus being a National Historic Landmark, someone told me that there was nothing to celebrate about nuclear submarines. It was likely a throwaway comment for that person, but it stuck with me for quite a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Groton, Hoang, New London County, Ships & Boats & Submarines

Maine 2021

September 12, 2021 by Steve 4 Comments

Ogunquit & Kennebunk, Maine August 2021 After eight or so years of vacationing on Cape Cod, I convinced Hoang that it was time to mix it up. Why not downeast Maine? Less driving time and I could find essentially the same experience. She (very) reluctantly agreed and that's how we ended up in the center of Ogunquit. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hoang, Maine, Vacations

Swibold Preserve

September 8, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

(Swi)Bold Claim Canton Land Conservation Trust, Canton September 2021 What's the "bold claim" reference in this page's title? It is that I've "completed" Canton with this hike. Every museum, every trail, ever entity that I care about, visit, and write about for this website. Done. Why "bold?" Because who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys

Red Barn Farm Stand and Creamery

September 8, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Just Peachy Red Barn Farm Stand and Creamery, Mansfield September 2021 Mansfield is a lot more than UConn. And it's a lot bigger, I think, than many people realize. Away from the university, Mansfield is a very rural community, equally forested and farmed. When I went to school up there, I was on the cycling team … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Great Views, Mansfield, Tolland County

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