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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, 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

New York & New Jersey 2021

September 3, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

New York & New Jersey 2021 The Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Red Bulls Arena, & Bronx Zoo Back in early 2020, Calvin's aunt had promised to take him to the Statue of Liberty and his mom promised him the Bronx Zoo, and I promised him an MLS game. None of that happened thanks to the pandemic, so I bundled it all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, new jersey, New York, Vacations, Zoos

World Soccer Stadium Tour

September 1, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Can We Kick It? Yes We Can! World Soccer Stadium Tour 2020 - I told my soccer-mad son Calvin I'd put this page together for him because he apparently has designs of visiting many MLS, USL, English Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, and who knows what other leagues' soccer stadiums around the world in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, canada, collegiate sports, major league soccer, Massachusetts, new jersey, pennsylvania, professional sports, soccer, United soccer league, washington dc, world soccer stadium tour

Eli Whitney Museum

September 1, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ginning Up Excitement, to Cotton Favor Hamden (Google Maps location) December 2014 & November 2017 This museum is located in one of those awesome areas in Connecticut where an invested person could spend a lot of time. Edgerton Park, all the East Rock Trails, East Rock Brewing... Yale is just a few blocks south. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hamden, Hoang, Industrial History, Model Trains

Crullers at Speedy Donuts

August 20, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Nice Quickie Speedy Donuts, Norwalk I have way too many pictures for what should be a quickie little page about a very specific item at Speedy Donuts in Norwalk. I like a quickie every so often, you like a quickie every so often... so let's get going. The reason I have too many pictures is because when I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, doughnuts, Norwalk, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Sun, Wind, and Woodland Trails

August 18, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

... And Ferns And Mushrooms Trail Canton Land Conservation Trust July 2021 Western Canton is a wild and rugged place. At least as far as Hartford County Connecticut is concerned. I have very much been enjoying my walks through the Canton Land Conservation Trust's properties out here and expected more of the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust

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, 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, Tiny Museums

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