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312. Westport Arts Center

March 31, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

This Place is WAC Westport (Google Maps location) March 26, 2016 In September 2019, the arts center moved to a new, much larger location and is now called MoCa Westport. As it's an entirely different place, I will create a separate page when I visit. I have this crazy idea that taking kids to art exhibits is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Westport

Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve

January 24, 2016 by Steve 1 Comment

Couldn’t Dodge Sandy Dodge Paddock/Beal Preserve , Stonington May 2015 This is an Avalonia Land Conservancy property. This post pretty much represents everything I love about these particular tiny little land trust properties – and every reason why I continue exploring them and writing about them. This little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Avalonia Land Conservancy, Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Long Island Sound, Stonington

Enders Island

January 17, 2016 by Steve 3 Comments

This Is It: The Enders Enders Island, Mystic May 16, 2015 Every once in a while I'm tasked with writing a page that I find difficult to write for reasons that may surprise you. In this case, it's because Enders Island is a confusing, strange, stunningly beautiful, relatively unknown, mixed bag of a place - with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic, Everything Else, Geography, New Post, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Calvin, churches temples & synagogues, Damian, Great Views, Hoang, Islands, Religulous, Severed Limbs, Stonington

Grace Farms

January 2, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

Graceful Grace Farms, New Canaan December 2015 Grace Farms is a Connecticut Art Trail site. This is the first post I'm writing in 2016. Perhaps it will grant me the grace and peace I need to continue forward in a kind and forgiving manner. But most likely not. (I am posting larger pictures than ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Religious Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Connecticut Art Trail, Cool Architecture, Damian, Hoang, New Canaan, Public/Outdoor Art

242. Yale Center for British Art

December 9, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Right, Then. Jolly Good. New Haven (Google Maps location) November 9, 2012 The Yale Center for British Art is a Connecticut Art Trail site. Spoiler Alert: When coupled with the neighboring Yale University Art Gallery, you simply can’t find a better day of art in Connecticut. Oh yeah, both are F-R-E-E, free, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums, New Post Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Colleges & Universities, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums, Hoang, New Haven, Yale

Pizza at Sally’s Apizza

October 6, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

The Best Pizza on Earth Sally’s Apizza, New Haven June 2015 Disclaimer: I love Sally’s. I love them more than I love Pepe’s and Modern and every other pretender to the exalted throne that lords over the Connecticut pizza kingdom. Unapologetically. (And you thought that disclaimer was going to be one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Calvin, Damian, Historic Restaurants and Bars, Hoang, New Haven, Pizza, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

TSTL’15.10: West Rock Ridge State Park

September 9, 2015 by Steve 2 Comments

The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #10 West Rock Ridge State Park Overlook New Haven, June 27, 2015 Phew! After the epic (man, how much do I hate that word) previous TSTL Challenge hike with Damian out in Kent, this simple drive up was a welcome and easy respite. That's right, a few of these TSTL … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, New Haven, Sky's the Limit Challenge, West Rock Ridge State Park

TSTL’15.4: Southford Falls State Park

August 28, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #4 Southford Falls State Park Watchtower Southbury May 30, 2015 Yes, another full family adventure! I love when Hoang joins us on our little jaunts in the woods. As with the previous three TSTL Challenge spots, I’d already done this hike. In fact, I point to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Observation Towers, Oxford, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Southbury, southford falls state park

TSTL’15.3: Dennis Hill

August 28, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #3 Dennis Hill State Park, Pavilion Overlook Norfolk May 24, 2015 There are other CTMQ pages about Dennis Hill (a subsequent visit with the family and one about the former observation deck.) And someday, I'll beef this one up with the trails around the park. If you’re … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Dennis Hill State Park, Great Views, Hoang, Norfolk, Observation Towers, Sky's the Limit Challenge

TSTL’15.2: Haystack Mountain

August 11, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #2 Haystack Mountain State Park, Tower Norfolk May 24, 2015 My love for Norfolk is well-documented on this website. I love its goofy claim to fame - "The Icebox of Connecticut," its affinity for curling, its beautiful and eclectic "downtown," and its state parks. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Great Views, haystack mountain state park, Hikes with my Boys, Hoang, Norfolk, Observation Towers, Sky's the Limit Challenge, video

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