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Elllington: Complete!

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Elllington: Complete!

Ellington: Complete! Chuck Wagon Restaurant Here is my list of everything I've done in Ellington! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 14th 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. For those of you … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Town Completion Celebrations Tagged With: Ellington, Tolland County

Nordic Moon Meadery

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Nordic Moon Meadery

Pretty Lo Ki Nordic Moon Meadery, Ellington April 2019 What you're reading right now is a placeholder of sorts. As I write this in August 2019, Nordic Moon's tasting room is not yet open. I don't know when it will be open. It might be open when you're reading this... or maybe it never opened. If and when it does … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Ellington, meaderies, Tolland County

The Scandinavian Gift Shop

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The Scandinavian Gift Shop

Scandi Candi Ain't So Dandi The Scandinavian Gift Shop, Ellington April 2019 In April 2019 I totally planned to visit this place and write a page about it. In May 2019 I totally scrapped that idea because really, it’s just a store that sells stuff and I didn’t visit with the owner present or during one of its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Ellington, Other Companies and Businesses, Tolland County

Connecticut Valley Distillery (Closed)

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Connecticut Valley Distillery (Closed)

Smuggler's Done Connecticut Valley Distillery (Closed), Ellington Closed 2018 You have found yourself on (yet another) page on CTMQ that exists for no other reason than to satisfy my list-completion OCD. I not only never visited the Connecticut Valley Distillery, I never drank any of its signature Smuggler’s Rum. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Distilleries, Food & Drink Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Ellington, Tolland County

Kimball Trail & Batz Property

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Kimball Trail & Batz Property

Batz&*^% Crazy! Kimball Trail & Batz Property, Ellington April 2019 Please don't be alarmed. Yes, I'm combining two trails, miles apart from each other, onto one page. I don't even know why I'm doing this, as it's not often that I do. Both properties are owned by the town of Ellington, both (more or less) have one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Ellington, Hikes with my Boys, Tolland County

NCLT: Ernie Boothroyd Nature Preserve

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NCLT: Ernie Boothroyd Nature Preserve

Finding Balance Balanced Rock Trail, Ernie Boothroyd Preserve, Northern CT Land Trust Ellington After finding the trailhead here, out in the far eastern reaches of the Ellington panhandle, I was immediately struck by how nice the sign was. It's clearly quite new, but the creator used some great fonts and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ellington, Northern Connecticut Land Trust, Tolland County

NCLT: Swann Farm

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NCLT: Swann Farm

My Swann Song (For a Week or Two) Northern Connecticut Land Trust (NCLT): Swann Farm, Ellington 0.5 miles, March 2019 Normally, I would write up a half-mile hike, hit publish, link it at the appropriate places, not really tell anyone, and call it a day. But this half-mile hike, which is certainly not a hike I'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Ellington, Hikes with my Boys, Northern Connecticut Land Trust, Tolland County

Hockanum River Trail 23: Windemere Avenue

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Hockanum River Trail 23: Windemere Avenue

That's Some Kinda Bridge Hockanum River Trails: Windemere Avenue, Vernon & Ellington ~1.3 miles one way, March 2019 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north you have already read... there's no single way to hike the Ellington trails, so I have no idea where you've come from. But you can go … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Ellington, Hikes with my Boys, hockanum river trail, hockanum river watershed association, Tolland County, Vernon

Cold Creek Brewery & Tavern

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Cold Creek Brewery & Tavern

Cold Creek Brewery & Tavern Ellington Multiple 2015-2019 visits With the explosion of breweries in Connecticut between 2012 and (at least) 2020, there were bound to be some weird bumps along the way. One such weird bump is Cold Creek in Ellington. The brewery appeared to be fairly successful; operating like any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Cold Creek Brewery, Ellington, Tolland County

Metcalf Nature Preserve

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Metcalf Nature Preserve

I Met a Calf Metcalf Nature Preserve, Ellington ~0.75 miles, March 2019 Regarding my title above, I didn't actually meet a calf on this hike. But since it's in Ellington, you believed me, didn't you? Of course you did. Ellington is one of Connecticut's fastest growing towns which means there are new houses … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Ellington, Hikes with my Boys, Tolland County

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