Bristol Deserves Better Bristol Boys, 2006 Which one of you said I should review Connecticut movies? Because whoever you are, your suggestion then led to a friend making me aware of the 2006 independent film, Bristol Boys. And now I’m just mad at you all. Because this movie suuuuuuuuuuucks. The whole … [Read more...]
Seabury Wildwood Trails
Keeping Bloomfield in Control Seabury Wildwood Trails, Bloomfield April 2015 & March 2020 You won't believe this, but this property took me three visits to complete all of its trails. Three! Add a fourth visit to check out the "Large-scale Wintonbury Flying Club Fly-in" and I'm basically a Seabury regular. … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Newington
Everything Newington 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” Newington CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]
Oil City Dam
Snake Oil Oil City at Rainbow Reservoir, Windsor There is a lot going on at Northwest Park in Windsor. Today, you can find all sorts of stuff from a little nature museum to a tobacco history museum to a dozen miles of trails and more. And stuff has been happening there for a long time. I don’t typically … [Read more...]
Luppoleto Brewing Company
Buon Giorno! Luppoleto Brewing Company, Windsor Locks November 2019 When I began writing about Connecticut breweries in 2009, only Hooker in Bloomfield was between my workplaces in Windsor and Enfield. Since then, Back East, Powder Hollow, Broad Brook v.East Windsor (now Problem Solved) all opened. Then along came … [Read more...]
Marlborough: Complete!
Marlborough: Complete! Sadler’s Restaurant and Bakery Here is my list of everything I've done in Marlborough! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 21st 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 … [Read more...]
Elementary School Trails
Takin' Marlborough to School Elmer Thienes - Mary Hall Elementary School Trails, Marlborough February 2020 Ah, CTMQ. My muse. My love. How you drive me crazy with your ridiculous goals. How I was this close to "completing" Marlborough five months before hiking this surprising little trail network behind the town's … [Read more...]
Salmon River State Forest: Marlborough Blocks
Salmon River State Forest Marlborough At one point, I was all gung ho about hiking around the two distinct blocks of Salmon River State Forest in Marlborough. The town had a very impressive plan for trails all over the place back in 2009. To this day, it still looks very exciting. But they never really … [Read more...]
Salmon River State Forest Intro
Salmon River State Forest Colchester, East Hampton, East Haddam, Hebron, & Marlborough For some crazy reason I decided to start creating these introduction pages for any of our state parks and forests that require more than one entry. It makes sense for lots of them, for they may have a CFPA trail along with … [Read more...]
Blish Memorial Park
Blish Blash I Was Taken A Bath… Blish Memorial Park, Marlborough November 2019 When I put my page together listing Marlborough’s town trails, I wavered on this one. I know I read somewhere that the town park included a trail or trails. Months passed and when I was planning a trip to Marlborough – there’s a … [Read more...]
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