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Book Review: Sufferings in Africa

October 29, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

”Captain Jack Will Get You Enslaved Tonight” Sufferings in Africa, 1817 By Captain James Riley I’m not really sure why I decided to read this book for the purposes of a CTMQ “Connecticut” book review. Actually, that’s not true – I know exactly why I did. Back when the boys and I poked around Holy Apostles College … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else Tagged With: Connecticut Books, Connecticut memoir books, cromwell

Cromwell: Complete!

October 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cromwell: Complete! Here is my list of everything I've done in Cromwell! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 18th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. But I love it. For those of you who are new here... In late … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: cromwell, Middlesex County

Traveler’s Championship at TPC

October 10, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Lots of Green PGA Travelers Championship, Cromwell June 22, 2019 I don’t golf and I’ve no designs on ever picking up the game. I will always call golf a game rather than a sport because, well, it’s not a sport. It’s a game. Granted, it’s an incredibly difficult and frustrating game that requires as much practice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: cromwell, Middlesex County, professional sports

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, Middlesex County

Cromwell Meadows WMA

July 29, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Crom-Oh-Well Cromwell Meadows Wildlife Management Area, Cromwell May 2019 When I set out to explore Connecticut’s wildlife management areas, I don’t ever have high hopes. I think that only one champions its hiking (Sessions Woods in Burlington). Most are just plots of land to be used for hunting, birding, and/or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: cromwell, Middlesex County, State WMA

Watrous Park

July 29, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wat? Watrous. Watrous Park, Cromwell May 2019 Judging by the Google hits for this place, it’s a hot spot for stay-at-home moms and their children. For whatever reason, mommy blogs all went to Watrous in 2016. I guess they had a mommy blogger meet-up or something. There this one, and this one, and don’t forget … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: cromwell, Middlesex County

Holy Apostles College

January 9, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Holy Snappers Holy Apostles College & Seminary Cromwell Y'know... every so often you do something weird. And if by "you" I mean me, it's more than "every so often." Case in point: "Hey boys, let's go check out the fun at Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell!" The poor dears had no idea what any of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Arboreta, Colleges & Universities, cromwell, Fairs and Festivals, Middlesex County

Stevens-Frisbie House

December 18, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Served up on a Platter Cromwell, (Google Maps location) December 10, 2017 There are a distinct “museum seasons” in Connecticut. The biggest one is generally Memorial Day through Labor Day, as that is when the majority of our smaller museums are open. Another “season” is September – Christmas and February-April. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: cromwell, Damian, Free Museums, Historic Houses, Industrial History, Middlesex County, Town History

Devil’s Blowhole

December 15, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Blow it Out Your Devil's Blowhole, Satan! Devil's Blowhole, Cromwell When I published my "Everything Cromwell" page, a friend familiar with Cromwell alerted me to an embarrassing oversight. An exchange followed: I took the boys to River Highlands State Park and we had a grand old time walking around; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post, Religious Tagged With: cromwell, Middlesex County, River Highlands State Park, Satan!

River Highlands State Park

December 15, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

No Puttering About Here River Highlands State Park, Cromwell October 2017 I would guess that when most people here think about “River Highlands” in Cromwell, they think about golf. And by “most people” I mean 99.9% of them. After all, the annual PGA tournatment at TPC River Highlands is a highlight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, cromwell, Damian, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Middlesex County, River Highlands State Park

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