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Millers Pond State Park Intro

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Millers Pond State Park Intro

Millers Pond State Park Durham & Haddam Millers Pond is a nice little state park that surrounds a natural spring-fed pond. There are lots of trails that extend beyond the park itself into the surrounding Cockaponset State Forest. The Mattabesett Trail courses through it. The pond has been dammed since 1740 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Durham, Haddam, Middlesex County, millers pond state park

Cockaponset State Forest Intro

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Cockaponset State Forest Intro

Cockaponset State Forest Haddam, Chester, Deep River, Killingworth, Durham, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Middletown & Middlefield I listed all the towns above not because there are worth CTMQ things do within the Cockaponset in each, but just to make the point that this is a disjointed and sprawling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Chester, Clinton, cockaponset state forest, Deep River, Durham, Guilford, Haddam, killingworth, Madison, Middlesex County, westbrook

Stephen Woods Lane

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Stephen Woods Lane

Thank you! Stephen Woods Lane, Durham I always find it fascinating when someone posts (yet another) “best road names in Connecticut” post on Reddit or facebook. It warms my heart to learn that people really do love wacky road names. I’ve maintained my list for years and I think I’ve got a fantastic list to “visit” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Engineering, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Durham, Middlesex County, Milestones

CTMQ’s Guide to Durham

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CTMQ’s Guide to Durham

Everything Durham 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” Durham CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Durham, Middlesex County

Durham’s Town Trails

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Durham’s Town Trails

Durham's Town Trails It is my strong contention that the only thing people think about when they think about Durham is the Durham Fair. And that's fair. I suppose. But there are some decent properties for hiking around the rural town, and while I have no idea how nice the "town owned" tracts are as I write … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Durham, Middlesex County

Middlesex Land Trust Trails

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Middlesex Land Trust Trails

Middlesex Land Trust Trails Cromwell, Durham, East Hampton, Middlefield, Middletown, Portland and Haddam Hoo boy. This one’s a doozy. While I completely understand that it is nigh impossible for little land trusts to keep and maintain a nice website that allows the few who care to easily tease out the trailed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Durham, East Hampton, Haddam, middlesex land trust, Middletown, Portland

239. Durham Historical Society Museum

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239. Durham Historical Society Museum

Derrr, Uhhhmm Durham (Google Maps location) September 8, 2012 This is one of those (probably) totally (maybe) unfair "reviews" of an innocent little town history historical society museum. Note the date of my visit: 2012. So whenever you're reading this in the future, perhaps the Durham Historical Society … [Read more...]

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

TSTL’16.10: Millers Pond State Park

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TSTL’16.10: Millers Pond State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #10 Millers Pond State Park, Durham/Haddam Septemeber 4, 2016 Now into the double digits for our 2016 Sky’s the Limit Challenge hikes, I was feeling confident about our chances for completion. (Well, let’s be honest – we all knew we’d complete all 14.) Millers Pond … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, cockaponset state forest, Damian, Durham, Haddam, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Middlesex County, millers pond state park, Sky's the Limit Challenge

Durham Dari Serv

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Durham Dari Serv

What's Wrong With "Dairy Serve?" Durham Dari Serv, Durham September 7, 2012 Everyone knows I hate cutesy intentional misspellings. This issue seems epidemic in the Connecticut Ice Cream scene. But let's be honest, if the ice cream is good, we can move past that issue. And fortunately for this venerable joint, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Durham, Middlesex County

Hellgate Road, Durham

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Hellgate Road, Durham

Scaaaaary. I have no idea why there is a Hellgate Road in Durham, Connecticut. But I do know that I love the fact that there is a Hellgate Road in Durham, Connecticut. All things Satan in Connecticut CTMQ's Roads & Tunnels … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Religious Tagged With: Durham, Geography, Middlesex County, Religulous, Satan!

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