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271. Connecticut Trolley Museum

May 6, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Desire Named Streetcar East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 14, 2014 The Connecticut Trolley Museum's current slogan is, "Where History Moves You." And I think that's pretty great. For me and my boys, that slogan only has literal meaning; that is, we took a 3-mile historic trolley ride through the wilds of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, East Windsor, Trains and Trolleys

272. Connecticut Fire Museum

May 2, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stop, Drop, and Roll Into This Museum Connecticut Fire Museum, East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 14, 2014 There are a lot of fire museums in Connecticut. Way more than you think - ten. Can you imaging how many fire museums there must be in, say, California? Probably nearly 100. Many of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Cars and Trucks, Damian, East Windsor, Fire Museum

New England Air Museum

April 28, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

This Place is Fly New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks (Google Maps location) April 2012 The New England Air Museum (NEAM) is a monster. Easily one of Connecticut’s largest museums, writing up a visit is daunting. Writing up a visit with a tired and difficult Damian is impossible. So, dear readers, I’m sorry. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Aviation, Damian, Dubious Claims, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Military History, new england air museum, Windsor Locks

273. CT Motor Coach Museum

April 19, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Put Me In Coach, I'm Ready To Play CT Motor Coach Museum, East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 13, 2014 Is there really a museum devoted to motor coaches in East Windsor? No, not really. Am I really writing a page on CTMQ pretending that there really is a museum devoted to motor coaches in East Windsor? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Cars and Trucks, Damian, East Windsor

Connecticut BioBlitz

March 10, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

"Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh" Multiple Locations (East Hartford for us) (Google Maps location) June 4, 2016 Do you want to know what my favorite part of Sweet's classic "Ballroom Blitz" is? It's how it begins: Are you ready Steve? Uh-huh Andy? Yeah Mick? Okay Alright fellas, let's go! As one named … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Calvin, Colleges & Universities, Damian, East Hartford, Free Museums, Natural History, Not Really a Museum Museum, Rarely Open, transient museums, UConn

300. Keeler Tavern Museum

January 6, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

I Can’t Keep an Even Keel, Because... Ridgefield (Google Maps location) September 12, 2015 2019 Update: A new visitor center has been added to this museum and barn and good for them! I Can’t Keep an Even Keel, Because... This was my 300th Connecticut museum! Craziness! Who would ever have thought that there … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Cool Architecture, Creepy Dolls, Damian, Historic Houses, Hoang, Military History, Ridgefield, Town History

Redscroll Records

January 1, 2019 by Steve 3 Comments

DJ MacaDamian Nut Redscroll Records, Wallingford I know there are a few vinyl record shops that still exist around the state. Heck, I’ve already (sort of) profiled one in Vernon. And no, I think we agree that it is not part of this website’s mission to visit and chronicle them all. In fact, this will be the last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Other Companies and Businesses, Wallingford

Chapman Falls

December 23, 2018 by Steve 3 Comments

Devilishly Handsome Chapman Falls, East Haddam I am all-too aware that my pictures of Chapman Falls are some of the weakest on the internet. I know that hundreds of people visit Devil's Hopyard State Park every day and take better pictures of these falls. I've been to the state park, one of the more popular … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Cool Geology, Damian, devil's hopyard state park, East Haddam, Justin Coleman Photography, Waterfalls

Huntington State Park Bears!

November 28, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

... And Wolves Too Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculptures Redding For the uninitiated, I have been a big Stephen Colbert fan for many, many years. (I’ll admit, I no longer watch him now that he’s on CBS, but I was a devotee of his Comedy Central show.) He had a lot of recurring jokes, one of which centered around bears. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Damian, huntington state park, Public/Outdoor Art, Redding, Statuary

Countryside Park & Covered Bridge

November 25, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Might as Well Cover the Whole Countryside Countryside Park Covered Bridge, Avon July 2016 Little Countryside Park, tucked away in western Avon next to the larger Huckleberry Hill property, deserves its own separate identity. This occurred to me as I was looking for information on the covered bridge here and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Avon, Covered Bridges, Damian, Hikes with my Boys

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