When “Best” Also Means “Only” Hamden (Google Maps location) February 25, 2017 Too often, I feel the need to explain myself as to why I lump certain places into my liberal definition of what constitutes a museum. I fully realize that many places I categorize as such are not museums in anything but the broadest … [Read more...]
2nd Lt. Vincent H. Core Memorial
Just Plane Interesting Lt. Vincent H. Core Memorial Memorial Town Forest, Farmington We Nutmeggers have a penchant for memorializing somewhat random people, places, and things around the state. I revel in finding these things and writing about them. The Lt. Core Memorial in the middle of the woods in … [Read more...]
Farmington Memorial Town Forest
Getting to the Core of Things Memorial Town Forest Trails, Farmington February 4, 2018 I wrote this opening salvo on my Suburban Park Trails page: Farmington does this really great thing – beyond just preserving lots of greenspace. They seem to like to keep historic remnants of days gone by. You know, like the … [Read more...]
Essex Shad Bake
Don’t Be Shad Annual Shad Bake, Essex June 2, 20017 If you’re reading this, you likely know that the humble shad is Connecticut’s state fish. You’re probably aware that shad runs in the Connecticut River used to support a huge shad industry. And you may have even eaten shad or its roe. (Growing up, I think … [Read more...]
Norm’s Diner
Cheers! Norm's Diner, Groton January 2016 NORM! I wonder if there’s some doofus who gets his daily breakfast from Norm’s Diner and enters each morning by yelling “NORM!” Probably. And if I lived near Groton and was the type to buy my breakfast every morning, that doofus would be me. NORM! Norm’s … [Read more...]
Bunnell Farm
Gobble Gobble... For Real Though Bunnell Farm, Litchfield November 2017 We have been purchasing farm-fresh turkeys for Thanksgiving for several years. Our first foray into fresh turkey was at Gozzi’s Turkey Farm down in Guilford – the home of the neon turkeys. Read all about it here. Those turkeys were good. … [Read more...]
Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary
Wiggin’ Out Litchfield Hills Audubon Society's Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Litchfield Novembers 2017 & 2020 The town of Litchfield has always been interesting to me. Everyone is familiar with its fancy dan “downtown” area; with its restaurants and high-end shopping. But outside of that strip through the … [Read more...]
Stevens-Frisbie House
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...]
River Highlands State Park
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...]
228. Ruth Callander House Museum of Portland History
The Callander Says April Fools, But I’m Not Kidding Around Portland (Google Maps location) April 1, 2012 This is it, folks. I'm done. There are just far too many town history museums in historic houses in Connecticut. I quit. Checks "Callander" visit date... April Fools! C'mon, now. With our … [Read more...]
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