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CTMQ > Litchfield

Boyd Woods

December 17, 2024 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oh Boyd! Litchfield Hills Audubon Society's Boyd Woods, Litchfield November 2024 Another year, another random Litchfield trail hiked on the day I pick up our turkey from Bunnell Farm for Thanksgiving. The turkey for which I drive the 45 minutes west, pay ten times what others pay for their frozen Butterball, curse … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Audubon trails, Litchfield, litchfield hills audubon society

West Street Grill

April 5, 2024 by Steve 1 Comment

American Pasta-ral West Street Grill, Litchfield November 2023 So many garbage "best of" lists come out so often from so many outlets, it's best to ignore them all. Unless, of course, that source is a well-researched "1,000 Places to See Before You Die" book that spans the entire country by Patricia Shultz. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Litchfield, restaurants

Graham Thompson Preserve

November 27, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

Crackers! Graham Thompson Preserve, Litchfield Land Trust, Litchfield November 2023 I swear something weird happens to me every November in Litchfield. For several years running now, I reserve a turkey at Bunnell Farm in town and of course plan some CTMQ'ing around that trip. This usually involves some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield, litchfield land trust

amArtHouse

February 16, 2023 by Steve Leave a Comment

I amArtHouse I Am Litchfield (Google Maps location) July 2022 Over the years of writing this website, I've seen the Bantam section of Litchfield grow up from a one stoplight, one gas station slice of Route 202 to a destination. Bantam Lake has always been there, and the cute little lakefront cottages have always … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Litchfield, private museum

NCLC: Hauser Nature Preserve

December 12, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

CTMQ in the Hauser Hauser Nature Preserve, Litchfield November 2022 Ooohhhh, I don't know. This is one of those trails and hikes that are there and therefore I walked it. Don't get me wrong - it's quite nice! But every now and again it hits me that I'm out here bouncing around the state hiking trails that no one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield, northwest connecticut land conservancy

Gallows Lane

October 28, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wow Gallows Lane, Litchfield Long time CTMQ readers know that there are a lot of oddly named roads in our little state. I seek them out, take a picture, and then write up a mildly humorous account with a typically fictional name origin story. But once in a while, an oddly named road is oddly named for a real … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Litchfield, Roads and Tunnels

Litchfield Distillery

February 11, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Other Fabulous Baker Boys Litchfield Distillery, Litchfield March 2016 The Spirit of Hard Work® The three brothers behind Litchfield Distillery actually registered that phrase as their trademark. It's their thing. And that's not a bad thing. In fact, David, Jack, and Peter Baker are pretty much all near or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Distilleries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield

NHL: Oliver Wolcott House

January 22, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Oliver Wolcott House Litchfield Beautiful Litchfield, home to many historic houses and events and people. And, interestingly, also home to some of the most well-regarded mid-century modern homes as well. Eclectic Litchfield. The Olivers Wolcott of Litchfield are a huge part of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Historic Houses, Litchfield, National Historic Landmarks

Litchfield Mid-Century Modern Tour

January 11, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Something's Breuering Mid-Century Modern House Tour, Litchfield When asked, everyone familiar with Connecticut knows that Litchfield is home to large old historic homes and the center of town is filled with colonials. And they'd be mostly right. The Oliver Wolcott House and the Tapping Reeve House and Law School to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Cool Architecture, Historic Houses, Litchfield, Modern Architecture

Harriet Beecher Stowe Birthplace

December 21, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Beecher Nuts Beecher Homesite Litchfield Now don't get all crazy on me. I'm not going to be photographing and writing about every site with a brown sign in Connecticut. (I recently drove by the former home of Moses Austin in Durham and its brown sign. Moses was the father of Stephen F. Austin who is decidedly more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Historic Houses, Litchfield

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