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CTMQ’s Guide to Chester

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CTMQ’s Guide to Chester

Everything Chester I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Chester CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Chester, Middlesex County

Cockaponset State Forest Intro

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Cockaponset State Forest Intro

Cockaponset State Forest Haddam, Chester, Deep River, Killingworth, Durham, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Middletown & Middlefield I listed all the towns above not because there are worth CTMQ things do within the Cockaponset in each, but just to make the point that this is a disjointed and sprawling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Chester, Clinton, cockaponset state forest, Deep River, Durham, Guilford, Haddam, killingworth, Madison, Middlesex County, westbrook

Book Review: Ferryboat

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Book Review: Ferryboat

It Goes Both Ways Ferryboat, Betsy & Giulio Maestro Look, man, leave me alone. I'm just a grown man over here reviewing books written for three-year-olds. You got a problem with that? I was made aware of Ferryboat by a CTMQ reader who often helps me fill out lists that can never be completely filled out. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Chester, Connecticut Books, Connecticut children's books, Lyme

Chester’s Town Trails

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Chester’s Town Trails

Chester's Town Trails You don't go to Chester to go hiking. You go to Chester to eat, drink, shop, and be fancy. Maybe you go across the river on the ferry. But you do not go to Chester to go hiking. Actually, perhaps you do... the Cockaponset State Forest is there and the trails there are excellent. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Chester, Middlesex County

Chester Land Trust

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Chester Land Trust

Chester Land Trust Oh, Chester. Everyone loves Chester. Not quite Essex, but not Deep River either. Chester is lovely. Randomly, my father grew up in Chester, Pennsylvania which is just south of Philadelphia. His family was part of the white flight in the 1950's and while Pennsylvania's Chester is now home to an MLS … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Chester, chester land trust, Middlesex County

Little House Brewing Company

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Little House Brewing Company

ConnectiCute* Little House Brewing Company, Chester May 2019 Those of you familiar with every Connecticut town, city, and borough certainly know which are the “cutest.”* They have to be small, with compact and walkable “downtowns.” They must be a bit higher-end, with moms and dads piling their MacLaren strollers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Chester, Middlesex County

Brushmill Waterfall & Covered Bridge

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Brushmill Waterfall & Covered Bridge

Brushmill Waterfall by The Brushmill by the Waterfall Brushmill Waterfall, Chester I can't be the only person that finds the fact that the restaurant here - The Brushmill by the Waterfall - is weird for naming themselves after what is clearly not a real waterfall. And since it's not a real waterfall, I want it to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Civil Engineering, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Chester, Covered Bridges, Middlesex County, Waterfalls

NNL: Chester Cedar Swamp

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NNL: Chester Cedar Swamp

National Natural Landmark: Chester Cedar Swamp Chester Designation Date: 1973 Prior to this one, I’d only visited two other National Natural Landmarks. One was inside (Dinosaur Trackway in Rocky Hill) and the other has an extensive and well-maintained and documented trail system (McLean Game Refuge). This one, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Bushwhack, Chester, cockaponset state forest, Middlesex County, National Natural Landmarks

4 Cockaponset Area Trails

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4 Cockaponset Area Trails

PattaconkaCockaponset Chester/Haddam, ~ 4 miles March 15, 2009 A funny thing happened after "publishing" the page describing my experience hiking with Rob Butterworth along the Cockaponset Trail. It turns out that the esteemed Mr. Butterworth has a kajillion friends who have a strong interest in him and/or his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Chester, cockaponset state forest, Haddam, Middlesex County

Cockaponset Trail

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Cockaponset Trail

C-C-Cockaponset! Haddam/Chester, 7.4 miles March 15, 2009 When Rob Butterworth asks you to join him on a Cockaponset hike, you clear your calendar and go. You arrive on time fully prepared, physically fit, and you listen to him while hiking. And learn... A lot. And once finished, you consider yourself … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Chester, cockaponset state forest, Haddam, Middlesex County

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