Why? East Coast Cidery, Enfield September 2022 It crossed my mind for about two seconds to drive up to Enfield to "visit" East Coast Cidery. But only for two seconds. There would be no point in my doing so. East Coast Cidery is the third business borne from Powder Hollow Brewing, and I've been to the location … [Read more...]
LEGO History Museum (Gone)
Studly LEGO History Museum, Enfield August 2018 By 2026, all Enfield LEGO business and employees will have moved to Boston. Alright, here's the deal. I worked at the LEGO North American headquarters in Enfield for a while. Just doing what I've done professionally for a long time. I was their "Consumer Insights … [Read more...]
Riverside Reptiles Education Center
Sliding Into Your DM's Enfield (Google Maps location) October 10, 2020 I'd had this place on my radar for quite some time. When I worked in Enfield, I'd somehow heard about plans to bring a large, indoor reptile and amphibian education center to town. I was curious how (and if) it would come to fruition, but the … [Read more...]
R Dee Winery
Sweet Dee R Dee Winery, Enfield March 2019 It has been almost five full years since I’ve visited a Connecticut winery. So I’m going to need some help getting back into this stuff… R Dee Winery is a family owned winery with a focus on grape to glass by utilizing grapes from regions that grow them best. Our … [Read more...]
Shaker Cemetery
The Ol' No Sex, No Money Play Shaker Cemetery Memorial Enfield I’ve written about the Shaker community that existed in Enfield in years past. Their former community, now a prison complex, is a national historic trail and their existence is always a big part of local history museum displays. Why? Because the … [Read more...]
Enfield: Complete!
Enfield: Complete! Sarapes Restaurante Here is the CTMQ Guide to Enfield with my list and stories about everything I've done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in many of our towns already. … [Read more...]
359. Old Town Hall Museum
Shakin' All Over Enfield (Google Maps location) June 11, 2017 I am confident in saying that The Old Town Hall Museum is the crown jewel of Enfield. One could argue that the LEGO North American headquarters is the true gem in town, but it’s not exactly open to everyone. So I’m sticking with this place; a … [Read more...]
Scantic River State Park (Scitico/East)
More Than Scant Remains Scantic River State Park, Enfield/Somers ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some … [Read more...]
Scantic River State Park (Hazardville/West)
Hazarding a Guess... Scantic River State Park, Enfield ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some sources refer … [Read more...]
Scantic River State Park Intro
Scantic River State Park Enfield, Somers, East Windsor Connecticut’s state forests are often parceled out over many acres in many towns. But our state parks are, for the most part, contiguous with themselves. If that makes sense. It probably doesn’t, but you know what I mean. The Scantic River State Park is … [Read more...]