The Falls of Man Books by the Falls, Derby This place was absorbed by another business and then just sort of faded away. Nobody reads books anymore. Personally, I used to read maybe 30-35 books a year, but thanks to 2020 being the most insane timeline, I find myself staring at screens following the reality show … [Read more...]
BAD SONS Beer Company
The Derty Derb BAD SONS Beer Company, Derby January 2018 I don’t care if the beer at BAD SONS turns out to be the best beer on the planet at some point, it still won’t be better to me than the name BAD SONS. On the surface, BAD SONS sounds dumb. Coupled with the whole George Thorogood “motorcycle rebel” … [Read more...]
Gilder Boathouse
Gilder... Or Gilded? Gilder Boathouse, Derby I'm not sure why I'm writing about this place other than it's a cool building. Wait, I think I'm writing about this place simply because it's a cool building. A building I haven't been inside and don't really have a particular need to ever be inside. But here we … [Read more...]
Derby’s Carnegie Library
Derby Neck Library Derby There were 11 total Carnegie Libraries built in Connecticut. Today, only six remain as libraries. Back in the day, wealthy business magnates sometimes did cool philanthropic things like give money for libraries all over the world. Andrew Carnegie was one such rich guy, helping to build … [Read more...]
Kellogg Environmental Center
Not Corny or Flakey Derby (Google Maps location) March 24, 2012 Since you lot are undoubtedly smarter than I, you will be sure to visit the Kellogg Environmental Center between May and October. That’s when the Kellogg’s sister museum, located right there is also open. We, on the other hand, visited in … [Read more...]
Derby’s Town Trails
Derby’s Town Trails Little Derby with two little Derby trails. There is a very nice state park in Derby... leaving us with just one little paved riverside trail (which is actually the Derby Greenway) and one little postage stamp park with anything that can be construed as having something resembling trails. … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Derby
Everything Derby 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” Derby CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]