Amistad Trail: Farmington 10 locations as of May 2013 1. Austin F. Williams Home and Carriage House 127 Main Street (Private residence) One of those responsible for bringing the Mendi to Farmington, Williams gave a piece of his land on which townspeople built a dormitory for the men and boys. Later remodeled … [Read more...]
The Lewis Walpole Library
Shhh! It's a Secret Library Museum! Farmington (Google Maps Location) September 2008 Connecticut Museum visit #71. My 71st museum marks a milestone: My first "private tours given by appointment only" visit. How exciting! At least now I know I can handle them, as there are many others or so that require such … [Read more...]
Amistad Trail Intro
22 Sites Farmington, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London Vetted in January 2023. And I will shout, "FREEDOM!" The Freedom Trail encompasses sites in Connecticut associated with the heritage and movement towards freedom of its African American citizens - and the Amistad Trail is a very important part … [Read more...]
Stanley-Whitman House Museum
Well, I Got Some Free Pie! Farmington (Google Maps Location) September 29, 2007 The Stanley-Whitman House is a National Historic Landmark and is also on the Connecticut Historic Gardens Trail. This is it. It took me 32 museums and probably 100 CTMQ write-ups altogether to get to this point - and let me … [Read more...]
Hospital Rock
Like Cop Rock but Doctors Instead? Hospital Rock, Farmington October 6, 2007 April 27, 2009 This page was inhabited for 2 years by a post whining about how I haven't actually been to Hospital Rock and how maybe someday I'd go in search of it. Well, my search was made a heck of a lot easier by a CTMQ reader who … [Read more...]
Metacomet Trail: Section 9
Section 9: Weather Or Not... We Hike Prattling Pond Road, Farmington to Reservoir # 6, West Hartford, 6.1 Miles October 12, 2007 Through the years, Hoang and I have generally been fortunate weather-wise on our hikes. Even our ascent of Mt. Washington, home to the worst weather in the world, was under sunny … [Read more...]
Metacomet Trail: Section 8
Section 8: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Rte 372, Plainville to Prattling Pond Road, Farmington, 6.3 miles October 6, 2007 Updated with reroute and in early 2018 The Metacomet Trail just gets better and better. Another perfect day for a hike with more surprises along this fascinating section. These include … [Read more...]
Will Warren’s Den
Will She Or Won't She? Will Warren's Den, Farmington October 6, 2007 I had heard of Will Warren's Den several times in a few different contexts over my years in Connecticut. Once Hoang and I agreed to complete the Metacomet Trail end-to-end, I knew I'd finally get to check it out. I guess you could say I was a … [Read more...]
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