No-bull Noble Jay Noble Jay Brewing Company, East Lyme March 2019 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 event. He wooed a lot of people that day and … [Read more...]
New England Forestry Foundation Intro
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 I know that two of them have … [Read more...]
Richard H. Goodwin Trail Intro
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...]
Baker’s Cave
"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...]
Hole-in-the-Wall Beach Bridge
Choo! Ch-hole The Hole-in-the-Wall Beach Bridge Niantic (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 … [Read more...]
Flying Horses
Okay, not Flying But... Diving Horses in Niantic 100 years ago I was poking around the Niantic section of East Lyme one fine day and stopped to check out a sign which noted the highlights of the Niantic River Estuary Canoe/Kayak Trail. I can’t wait to do this “trail” someday, especially as they highlighted a … [Read more...]
Clam Chowder at Flanders Fish Market
East Lyme Does Not Equal EaSlime Clam Chowder at Flanders Fish Market 22 Chesterfield Rd, East Lyme A word about my title: When I was in college, a friend dated a girl from East Lyme. Not being familiar at the time with Connecticut town identities and stereotypes, I picked up on other friends from nearby towns … [Read more...]
131. Children’s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
Getting Into the Guts of Children’s Museums Niantic (Google Maps location) July 25, 2009 For the first few years of writing this blog, I did my very best to retain my sort of anonymous integrity. By the summer of 2009, I began receiving more and more invites to events and museums, which I almost always politely … [Read more...]
60. The Smith-Harris House/Brookside Farm Museum
You'll Always Be the Thomas Avery House To Me You'll Always Be the Smith-Harris House To Me East Lyme (Google Maps Location) June 14, 2008 Breaking News, July 5, 2018: The Smith-Harris House will now be called Brookside Farm Museum, with the tagline "Cultivating the Story: Avery, Smith and Harris, 1845-1955," in a … [Read more...]
58. Thomas Lee House Museum
Nice, But Where's the Stripper Pole? East Lyme (Google Maps Location) June 14, 2008 No stripper pole? No weird swing above the bed? No music studio? It stands to reason that ol' Thomas Lee was called Tommy by his mates. So you can't blame me for thinking I was going to a museum built in honor of Mr. Pam … [Read more...]