CT National Historic Landmark Jonathan Sturges House Fairfield Back in the early days of CTMQ... back when this whole monster was a different website entirely... I had a page about the Jonathan Sturges House. I had driven by (just as I've done more recently in 2022), taken a bad picture from the car (just as I've … [Read more...]
BE Chocolat
BEautiful and BEwildering BE Chocolat, Fairfield December 2022 As you'd expect chic-chic Connecticut has its fair share of chic-chic chocolatiers. Places where you can go to buy your sweetheart a Valentines Day gift box with a fifty dollar bill and come up short. (We've also got a bunch of more affordable, yet … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Fairfield
Everything Fairfield 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” Fairfield CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Ericit Brewing Company
Take the L Ericit Brewing Company, Manchester December 2019 Ericit has operations in Danbury and Fairfield (July 2025) as well, but they're all the exact same, so no need to have separate pages. Let's get the important stuff out of the way first. Ericit inhabits the massive space formerly occupied by Adams Mill … [Read more...]
Fairfield’s Town Trails
Fairfield's Town Trails There's no Fairfield Inn in Fairfield. There is an Inn at Fairfield Beach which is not a Fairfield Inn. While I'm in Fairfield, I like to say that I'm "Fairfield'n." And when I'm Fairfield'n, there's a decent chance I'll be walking the trails in one of the several town properties that have … [Read more...]
Isabelle et Vincent
Oui, Oui, Oui All the Way Home Isabelle et Vincent, Fairfield April 2020 I have been known to bore people with the following story about our trip to France in 2004: A cheap baguette from a random little shop in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere in France is better than a baguette from any American high-end … [Read more...]
449. Art/Place Gallery
Place/For/Art Fairfield (Google Maps location) July 14, 2019 There are a few little hip enclaves around Connecticut that may fly under your radar. Granted, “hip enclaves” in Connecticut are a bit different than hip enclaves in, say, New York City or Copenhagen or even Northampton, MA. But whatever, we take what … [Read more...]
Aspetuck Land Trust Intro
Aspetuck Land Trust Bridgeport, Easton, Weston, Fairfield, Wilton & Westport Knowing what I know of Easton and Weston, I would certainly expect there to be a large and organized land trust there. There is pretty much no development in those two towns – which is wholly by writ and design. The archaic bylaws of … [Read more...]
115. Fairfield Museum & History Center
It's Just Not Fair(field) Fairfield (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 Since my 2009 visit, this museum has changed its name and has expanded its programming. Perhaps its yet another candidate for a revisit and an update to this page. I would guess that about 140 of the 169 towns in Connecticut have some form … [Read more...]
113. Audubon Society Center at Fairfield
Are You Peregrinning at Me? Fairfield (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 “Happy Holidays! Merry Open House Day!” Why does everybody look at me funny when I shout that out on the second Saturday of June every year? After all, Connecticut Open House Day is one of the greatest days of the entire year. What is … [Read more...]