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CTMQ > East Hartford

East Hartford Brewing Group

January 21, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ten Pennies For Your Thoughts East Hartford Brewing Group, East Hartford December 2021 I waffled and wavered far longer than you'd want to believe on how best to present this page. Should I just write an addendum to my original Olde Burnside Brewing page? Or create a whole new page? Well, now you have the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: East Hartford, Hartford County

The Hubble Museum

January 3, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Bursting Bubbles East Hartford (Virtual) December 2021 I'm feeling magnanimous... after all, I'm writing this during Christmas week and I'm off work and I'm happy. So I figured I'd throw the person behind The Hubble Museum a bone and include his "museum" among my massive list of Connecticut museums. It is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: East Hartford, Hartford County, Not Really a Museum Museum, virtual museums

South Meadows/Keeney Point/Hockanum Meadow

June 17, 2021 by Steve 3 Comments

The Wethersfield Triangle Keeney Point/Hockanum Meadow, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Wethersfield November 2020 People often ask me how I continue to get excited about hikes in Connecticut. Especially anywhere outside of northwestern Connecticut. My answer is always the same: I like to try to find what's unique … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Geography, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: East Hartford, geo-oddities, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Wethersfield

Major League Soccer

April 5, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Major League Mess Toronto FC vs. Miami CF at PAWSaRF, East Hartford November 2020 "Soccer is gonna be the next big thing in the US! I swear! For real this time!" We've all been hearing this for decades. It's never going to happen to the degree some people wish, but at least a legitimate professional soccer … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: Calvin, East Hartford, professional sports, rentschler field, soccer

Charter Oak Greenway

November 19, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not a Showcase Charter Oak Greenway, 15.4 Miles Bolton, Manchester, East Hartford Every other "trail report" for the Charter Oak Greenway is nothing more than some mileage markers and a few comments about its hills or propensity for highway proximity. Not CTMQ. Oh, no. So sit back and prepare for a billion of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Bolton, bolton notch state park, charter oak Greenway, cycling, East Hartford, Hartford County, Manchester, rentschler field

Paddle Creek Beer Company

November 17, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Curieux Paddle Creek Beer Company, East Hartford October 2020 There was this weird month in late 2018 when it became clear that East Hartford's venerable Olde Burnside Brewing wasn't going to make it to 2019 and that some other guys were going to start up a new brewery in the same town called Paddle Creek. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink Tagged With: East Hartford, Hartford County

East Hartford: Complete!

October 7, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

East Hartford: Complete! Pho 501 Here is my list of everything I've done in East Hartford! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 16th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. But I love it. In late 2016, after a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: East Hartford, Hartford County

WR3 NHT: East Hartford

October 7, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail Sites East Hartford The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (W3R) is a National Historic Trail that commemorates the allied French and Continental armies during the American War of Independence, and the hundreds of miles travelled to, and from, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: East Hartford, Hartford County, Historic Houses, Military History, National Historic Trails, Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail

CT Collegiate Football Tour: UConn

October 7, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

UCan't UConn vs. University of South Florida, East Hartford October 5, 2019 *Sigh* Books will be written about UConn football and its unique place in the history of the ultimate implosion of the NCAA. Chapters will be filled with details about the expensive dream. The rise and precipitous fall of the football … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Sports, Thrills, Tours, & Events Tagged With: college football tour, Colleges & Universities, East Hartford, football, Hartford County, rentschler field, UConn

East Hartford Nature Park

September 27, 2019 by Steve 4 Comments

Nature Always Wins East Hartford Nature Park, East Hartford June 2019 Ever heard of East Hartford’s eponymous nature park? No? Me neither. How about those of you from East Hartford? Maybe? No? That’s okay, I understand. It’s also why CTMQ is here for you. East Hartford Nature Park is a real place with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: East Hartford, Hartford County

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