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Bantam Cinema

November 3, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

A True Bantamweight Bantam Cinema, Litchfield October 2015 Sorry so many of my pictures are so terribly out of focus. At some point in the life of CTMQ I decided to visit and document Connecticut's small, independent, historic theaters, as they are a dying business unfortunately. (As well as visit and document … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Dubious Claims, Hoang, Litchfield, theaters

Connecticut Children’s Museum

October 26, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Goodnight, Moon. Goodnight, Fun. New Haven (Google Maps location) October 3, 2015 I don't know what's going on at this place. No, I don't mean I don't know what's going on with it at the time you're reading this, although it appears to have closed for the pandemic, which has no end, so I don't know if and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Children's Museums, Damian, Hoang, New Haven

Rosabianca Vineyards

October 22, 2021 by Steve 2 Comments

Rosa? and Bianca? Rosabianca Vineyards, North Branford October 2015 I have written far too many times about certain pockets of Connecticut that insist on referring to their locale as the pocket and not the larger town. Rockville, Weatogue, Noank, and Northford spring to mind. Northford is particularly galling if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, New Post, Wineries Tagged With: Hoang, North Branford

Stony Creek Museum

October 18, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Let's Rock and Roll Branford (Google Maps location) October 3, 2015 My gosh this is a cute-looking little museum in the cute little Stony Creek section of Branford. What is this, a former church or something? Even the rainy day didn't dampen our spirits as we visited the Stony Creek Museum. A museum that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Branford, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Geology, Hoang, stony creek, Town History

Concept of Freedom Trail: Hebron

September 29, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Cesar and Lowis Peters' House 150 East Street, Hebron The Freedom Trail folks officially designate this as the Cesar and Lowis Peters "Archaeological Site" and point you to some nursing home in the center of Hebron. I choose to honor the Cesar Peters story by marking my "visit" to his house as my Freedom Trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Concept of Freedom Trail, CT Freedom Trail, Hebron, Hoang

Cape Cod 2020

September 19, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

There was a Pool Brewster, MA Peak Pandemic Summer on the Cape. Desperation. Wealthy city folk snapping up every rental property from Newfoundland to Hilton Head. Prices through the roof. Going crazy stuck in our house for months. Must go somewhere. Must make it worth our while. Must have a pool. Must pay … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, cape cod, Damian, Hoang, Massachusetts

OEC Brewing

September 16, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Oh Em Gee OEC Brewery, Oxford Many visits over many years Ah, OEC. Good ol’ OEC. OMG OEC. The pride of Oxford, CT. Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores. “Order of the Eccentric Boilers.” Which is utter nonsense and apparently improper Latin, but the claim is that owner, founder, head-brewer, head-blender, recipe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Hoang, OEC Brewing, Oxford

Submarine Force Library and Museum

September 13, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Subs, Heroes, and Grinders Groton (Google Maps location) March 2015 When I posted my page about the USS Nautilus being a National Historic Landmark, someone told me that there was nothing to celebrate about nuclear submarines. It was likely a throwaway comment for that person, but it stuck with me for quite a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Groton, Hoang, Ships & Boats & Submarines

Maine 2021

September 12, 2021 by Steve 4 Comments

Ogunquit & Kennebunk, Maine August 2021 After eight or so years of vacationing on Cape Cod, I convinced Hoang that it was time to mix it up. Why not downeast Maine? Less driving time and I could find essentially the same experience. She (very) reluctantly agreed and that's how we ended up in the center of Ogunquit. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: New Post, Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hoang, Maine, Vacations

Eli Whitney Museum

September 1, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ginning Up Excitement, to Cotton Favor Hamden (Google Maps location) December 2014 & November 2017 This museum is located in one of those awesome areas in Connecticut where an invested person could spend a lot of time. Edgerton Park, all the East Rock Trails, East Rock Brewing... Yale is just a few blocks south. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hamden, Hoang, Industrial History, Model Trains

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