Then Things Really Went South Great Captain's Island, Greenwich August 4, 2012 [This directional extreme was visited in Dagobah-like humidity during the Connecticut Extreme Geo-Tour 2012 with the most excellent Tom from Twelve-Mile Circle and the equally excellent Scott from The Scenic Drive. The were the … [Read more...]
Bissell’s Ferry
Bissell’s Really Cleans Up My Ferry List Bissell's Ferry Site, Windsor/South Windsor "Site of the Oldest Ferry in the US" Most Nutmeggers know about the oldest continuously operating ferry in the US that connects Rocky Hill and Glastonbury. About half of them probably know about the other old ferry – the second … [Read more...]
Towers, Bridges, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries
Civil Engineering I don’t think I need to write an explanatory intro for this page. It is exactly what it says it is. And it's awesome. Jump down to: Observation Towers and Views Bridges, Covered and Otherwise Canals, Dams, Levees, & Fishways Highways, Roads & Tunnels Airports & Ferries … [Read more...]
Chester-Hadlyme Ferry
Such Fun to be Had(lyme)! Chester-Hadlyme Ferry June 14, 2008 Who doesn’t love ferries? It’s funny that I have pages for this quaint little riverine one as well as the quainter and littler riverine one up north, but we all ignore the monsters that dock along the Sound. Y’know? Anyway, this ferry that … [Read more...]
Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry
Old Ferries Never Die... Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry June 14, 2008 This is one of those Connecticut things that everyone should know about. I'd heard rumors about this ferry on the dingy back streets and grimy tenement alleys that I frequent for the skinny on secret museum happenings and such. "Pssst, … [Read more...]