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223. New Pond Farm Education Center

September 10, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oh That’s Rich West Redding (Google Maps location) October 15, 2011 What a day, what a day. After a long drive out to Wilton for the annual Strength For Sydney 5K fundraiser for the Smith-Magenis Syndrome Research Foundation – we made the short drive over to Redding’s New Pond Farm during their Harvest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Astronomy, Calvin, Creepy Dolls, Damian, Farms, Free Museums, Hoang, Natural History, Redding, Tools

Fenwick Island, DE: 2012

September 1, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

Yeah, That's Right. Delaware. Fenwick Island, DE 2012 August 21-27, 2012 Who vacations in Delaware? We do. Some family friends have a house in Fenwick Island, which is on the border with Maryland and is more or less the sleepy northern end of Ocean City, MD. Because we’re cool, we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Delaware, Vacations

Il Bacio

July 19, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Licensed to Il Ice Cream at Il Bacio, Danbury My first thought upon entering Il Bacio was, “since I can’t get the phrase ‘Licensed to Il’ out of my head, wouldn’t it be awesome if they had a Brass Monkey ice cream or gelato flavor?” Sadly (and expectedly), they did not. Because really, that would be kind of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Danbury, Hoang

Pizza at Pizzeria Laurentano

July 19, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

From Napoli to Bethel 291 Greenwood Ave, Bethel 16 Bucks I think This restaurant closed in 2017. Nailed it. Finally. I think we tried to get pizza here twice before over the years, only to find it closed. (Note: this is still only about 10% as frustrating as trying get pies at Pepe’s or Sally’s in New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Bethel, Damian, Pizza, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream

July 17, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Mystical Mystic Drawbridge Ice Cream, Mystic July 14, 2012 It’s not often I can knock out three CTMQ-worthy food/restaurant pages in one fell swoop. (After writing that phrase, I looked at it and wondered where it came from. And it’s stuff like that that makes the Internet so great.) After dining a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Groton, Hoang, Mystic

Shore Dinner at Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough

July 17, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Lobster in the Buff Shore Dinner at Abbott's Lobster in the Rough, Groton July 2012 Note: most of this intro stuff is repeated over on my page about their clam chowder, which makes the same Roadfood "Eat Before You Die" list separately. Abbott's is also on the US Best/"See Before You Die" list as well. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Calvin, Damian, Groton, Hoang, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

Clam Chowder at Abbott’s Lobster in the Rough

July 15, 2012 by Steve 3 Comments

Come for the Lobster, Stay for the Chowder Clam Chowder at Abbott's Lobster in the Rough Groton Note: most of this intro stuff is repeated over on my page about their shore dinner, which makes the same list separately. Abbott's is also on the US Best/"See Before You Die" list as well. I suppose "in the rough" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Calvin, Damian, Groton, Hoang, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

224. Burnham-Hibbard House

July 12, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

A Bit Hampered in Hampton Hampton (Google Maps location) December 11, 2011 Writing this website and traveling all over the state sometimes feels a little repetitive. Visiting our 200 or so historic house museums can get, um, let’s say Groundhog Day-ish. So what’s a guy to do to keep it fresh every time out? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, Damian, Free Museums, Hampton, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Rarely Open

ASME: Pitney-Bowes Model M Postage Meter

June 24, 2012 by Steve 2 Comments

ASME Landmark #114 (1920) Pitney-Bowes Model M Postage Meter Pitney Bowes Technology Center Danbury Social media works! Nearing the end of my ASME Landmarks list, I was having trouble figuring out how to contact Pitney-Bowes to see about gazing upon this beauty. Their company website, while rather nice, never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", Superlatives Tagged With: ASME Landmarks, Damian, Danbury, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Industrial History

Divine Treasures

June 11, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

The Manchester Parkade is Like a Box of Chocolates Divine Treasures, Manchester June 9, 2012 Let’s be honest here – The sprawling Manchester Parkade is a mess. Not just because some of it is being torn down, but also because it is a jumble of some seriously crappy stores mixed in with a few gems. Divine … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Calvin, CT Chocolate Trail, Damian, Hoang, Manchester

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