Get Your Fox On Foxon Park Beverages, East Haven Our state’s 3 soda makers are old: Foxon Park is the baby, having been founded in 1922. Hosmer Mountain (1912) and Avery’s (1904) are the elder statesmen. Having just learned their ages, I’m a bit amazed to be honest. Good for these three companies for keeping it … [Read more...]
The Beeracks
Beer: Rack ‘Em Up! The Beeracks, East Haven Multiple visits You’re just going to have to go with me here. The path from the original Overshores Brewing to today's Beeracks brewing collective was a bit confusing and since I’m me, I’ll probably make it more so. From a legal standpoint, in late 2019 anyway, … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to East Haven
Everything East Haven I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” East Haven... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. What … [Read more...]
East Haven Land Trust Intro
East Haven Land Trust East Haven Yes, you mopes, East Haven has a land trust. A rather active one at that. The oversee/own a whole slew of parcels around the town. What’s that? Half of them are less than an acre? Oh. Actually, so what. That’s how a land trust builds and grows and how larger parcels of land … [Read more...]
East Haven’s Town Trails Intro
East Haven’s Town Trails East Haven The ‘Staven. A town that gets dumped on quite a bit; squished between Connecticut’s greatest city and cultural hub (New Haven) and the more attractive Branford. Famous for nothing other than its 9-term mayor, Joseph Maturo. A guy who is infamous for appointing a racist police … [Read more...]
Overshores Brewing Company
Over the Highway and Through the Crazy Intersection...” Overshores Brewing Company, East Haven August 9, 2014 “Over the Highway and Through the Crazy Intersection... To Overshores Brewing We Goooo.” Fact: Overshores is right off of I-95. … [Read more...]
SCCRWA Trails Intro
SCCRWA, OMG STFU, SRSLY? South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority Trails This page exists because years and years ago I thought that the South Central Regional Council of Governments trail listing was unique in and of itself. It included the RWA trails. I've since grown wiser and realized that the bulk of … [Read more...]
Olde Timey Soda Pop
Oh, Sugar Hosmer Mountain, Foxon Park, Avery's Beverages Windham/Manchester, East Haven, New Britain I never was much of a soda drinker, as it was only consumed as a "treat" in my childhood home. Maybe at weekend lunches or football games. I always knew it as corn syrup, water, and artificial flavor at a 500% … [Read more...]