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CTMQ > Iron Heritage Trail

Waterfall on Blackberry River

August 5, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Fall of Industry Waterfall on Blackberry River, East Canaan I could really go somewhere with my title pun, but choose not to. Probably because there’s not really anywhere to go with it that would make it any better anyway. These falls are included in the new (2013) Connecticut Waterfalls guidebook, so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else Tagged With: beckley furnace, Calvin, Damian, Iron Heritage Trail, Litchfield County, North Canaan, Waterfalls

Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails

October 11, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Connecticut's Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails I'm updating this page in 2023. Please excuse the appearance. Look at you... so fancy for coming to this page. So cultured! Over the years, the state of Connecticut and other entities have created a few "trails" for people like us. There are a bunch that have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Everything Else Tagged With: Amistad Trail, Connecticut Art Trail, CT Dino Trail, CT Freedom Trail, CT Historic Barns Trail, Iron Heritage Trail, Middletown Heritage Trail, Underground Railroad Trail, Wallace Stevens Walk, Women's Heritage Trail

77. Beckley Furnace

February 17, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

It's Like a Furnace in Here! North Canaan (Google maps location) October 5, 2008 An absolutely brilliant and beautiful Fall day in Connecticut. Grandmom and Granddad up from Delaware watching Damian back in West Hartford. Hoang and I take a leisurely drive west on Route 44 through some of the prettiest October … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: beckley furnace, Free Museums, Hoang, Industrial History, Iron Heritage Trail, Iron Trail, Litchfield County, North Canaan, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums

Iron Heritage Trail (6 Tours)

February 5, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

This trail's web presence is confusing and lacking. Undaunted, I contacted the Salisbury (CT) Town Historian, Katherine Chilcoat, who sent me an excellent brochure and map of the trail. It is published by the Upper Housatonic Valley Heritage Area and appears to be a work in progress. Between the Lakes seems to be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails Tagged With: Iron Heritage Trail, Litchfield County

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