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CTMQ > East Lyme

Niantic Public House

April 7, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

"NP... Wait For It... H" Niantic Public House, East Lyme February 2020 Every brewery's rise from idea to actual production and patronage is different. Some quietly open on a random Tuesday in February and only friends and family even knew they were trying. And then some others announce their arrival in 2014 and … [Read more...]

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

CTMQ’s Guide to East Lyme

August 11, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything East Lyme 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” East Lyme CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: East Lyme, New London County

Woodsmen Land Trust

August 10, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Woodsmen Land Trust East Lyme & Montville This entity has me confused. They've existed for quite some time (since 2011) and... haven't really done all that much. To clarify - they may have been doing a ton of conservation work and stuff I don't know about. What I mean is, they hadn't done anything I'd be interested … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: East Lyme, Montville, woodsmen land trust

East Lyme Land Trust

August 10, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

East Lyme Land Trust There is a lot packed in to little East Lyme. And I'm not just talking about ticks either. I'm talking about trails. Lots of trails. And lots of entities that maintain those trails. The East Lyme Land Trust is but one. I kind of like the excitement of hiking trails on property owned by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: East Lyme, east lyme land trust, New London County

East Lyme’s Town Trails

August 4, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

East Lyme's Town Trails I was a bit surprised when I began compiling all the trails and hikeable properties in East Lyme. Little East Lyme... a state park, a state forest, four land trusts have holdings in town, plus there's the Richard H. Goodwin Trail to boot. Little East Lyme. Heck, the Yale place listed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: East Lyme, New London County

Noble Jay Brewing Company (Closed)

April 29, 2019 by Steve 4 Comments

No-bull Jay Noble Jay Brewing Company, East Lyme March 2019 Noble Jay closed in late the summer of 2020. I met Jesse Baldwin of Noble Jay Brewing in the summer of 2015. My man was hustling... We were at the first Hops for Hope Brewfest and Jesse was representing his brewery that was to open soon after that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, East Lyme, New London County, noble jay brewing

New England Forestry Foundation Intro

April 6, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

New England Forestry Foundation East Lyme, Hartland, Pomfret, Woodstock Welcome to another one of those weird pages that is a category unto itself. The New England Forestry Foundation is... a foundation that cares about forests in New England. They own four forests in Connecticut and they claim that they have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: East Lyme, Hartland, new england forestry foundation, Pomfret, Woodstock

Richard H. Goodwin Trail Intro

October 19, 2018 by Steve 2 Comments

Richard H. Goodwin Trail East Haddam, Lyme, Salem, & East Lyme These trails that sort of “exist” outside of the state and towns and CFPA and everything else always vex me. And excite me. The Goodwin Trail is overseen by an outfit called The Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Coordinating Committee. Doesn’t exactly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: East Haddam, East Lyme, Lyme, Middlesex County, New London County, richard h goodwin trail, Salem

Baker’s Cave

August 21, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

"D'Oh! Another Fake Cave” Baker's Cave, East Lyme August 16, 2016 Tuesday in August, no camp/school/activities for the boys. What to do, what to do... I didn't really know as I buckled them into the car and headed south. The forecast called for rain, and lots of it. So I thought we'd go to Rocky Neck … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Caves & Dens, Damian, East Lyme, Hikes with my Boys, Rocky Neck State Park

Hole-in-the-Wall Beach Bridge

July 31, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Choo! Ch-hole The Hole-in-the-Wall Beach Bridge East Lyme I am creating this page because one day, in May 2011, I was poking around the Niantic area of East Lyme. I saw an interpretive sign near here and went to go check it out. Then a train came over this little tunnel, which leads to a semi-public town beach … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Beach, Cool Bridges, East Lyme, New London County, Roads and Tunnels, Trains and Trolleys

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