Not Our First Ice Cream Rodeo Ice Cream at Robb's Farm, Glastonbury August 2013 Here I am, cleaning up old messes on this here website. Unfortunately, the folks at Robb's Farm, Robb's Ice Cream, and Riverview Farms are making a mess on top of my mess. Robb's Farm has a website. Riverview Farms has a website. They … [Read more...]
300. Keeler Tavern Museum
I Can’t Keep an Even Keel, Because... Ridgefield (Google Maps location) September 12, 2015 2019 Update: A new visitor center has been added to this museum and barn and good for them! I Can’t Keep an Even Keel, Because... This was my 300th Connecticut museum! Craziness! Who would ever have thought that there … [Read more...]
Alvarium Beer Company
Catching a Buzz Alvarium Beer Company, New Britain May 2018 In April 2023, on the night of the CT Brewer's Guild Brewfest in Hartord, one of the founder/owners Mike Larson hit and killed a pedestrian in Hartford. He fled the scene and then made some serious effort trying to cover up the felonies. Alvarium, of … [Read more...]
5 Churches Brewing
Preaching the Gospel of Beer 5 Churches Brewing, New Britain May 2018 I have written many times that I'm an unapologetic fan of New Britain. I know that this surprises many people, and I'm always happy to explain. First and foremost, I spent a couple years there when I was dating my (now) wife who grew up in the … [Read more...]
Mercy Gallery @ Richmond Art Center
Oh Mercy Me Windsor (Google Maps location) January 24, 2010 Even though I grew up in Delaware, which has a higher percentage of students attending private schools than any other state, the schools are just different up here in Connecticut. In fact, it seems that the entire private/prep school archetype is always … [Read more...]
Ansonia Nature Center
Sticks and Stones... Ansonia (Google Maps location) February 2013 There are a lot of nature centers in Connecticut. Some are state-run, some are Audubon centers, some are private entities, and some are town-run. Having visited dozens of them, very few stand apart. I’m happy to report that Ansonia’s version does, … [Read more...]
Metacomet Trail: Section 13
Section 13: "Hike Like a Monkey!" Hatchett Hill Rd to Route 20, 2.3 miles September 1, 2018 Has it really been almost a year since our last Metacomet section hike? Yes. But I don't care. This day may have been the first opportunity to hike with Hoang in that intervening 11 months! And I'm glad we took … [Read more...]
Ferris Acres Creamery
A Good Way to Spend a Day Off Ferris Acres Creamery, Newtown August 2013 “Hey Steve, why haven’t you gone to Ferris Acres yet? Bueller? Bueller?” My answer is always the same, “Oh but I have. I just haven’t written about it yet. I'm waiting for a Ferris Day Off.” My point is that Ferris Acres commands a lot of … [Read more...]
Dairy De-Lite
Dari Delight? Dairy Delite? Dairy De-Lite, Woodbury Woodbury is quite famous for being the antiques capital of Connecticut. A drive down route 6 through town certainly bears this out. There are approximately 218 antique galleries here. Alas, I’m not into antiques and while I'm sure these shops and galleries are … [Read more...]
Enders Falls
This is No Game Enders Falls, Granby Multiple visits A stairway has been built along the trail since my visits below. An alternate title for this page is “Wiggin Out.” That’s for all you sci-fi nerds out there. “This is Not Game”... “Wiggin Out”... both refer to Orson Scott Card’s seminal novel Ender’s Game of … [Read more...]
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