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Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Trails

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Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Trails

Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Brookfield, Kent, Litchfield, New Milford, Newtown, Sharon, & Sherman Up until 2020, there existed three land trusts in northwest Connecticut that no longer exist: The Brookfield Land Trust, The Naromi Land Trust, and the Weanitogue Land Trust. In 2019, the Brookfield Land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Brookfield, Kent, Litchfield, Litchfield County, New Milford, Newtown, northwest connecticut land conservancy, Sharon, Sherman

CTMQ’s Guide to Litchfield

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CTMQ’s Guide to Litchfield

Everything Litchfield I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Litchfield CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield, Litchfield County

Litchfield Land Trust

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Litchfield Land Trust

Litchfield Land Trust When most people think of Litchfield, they think of the downtown area. All the bustling restaurants and cool little curio shops, bounded by the historic green and the perfect white churches. And when most people think of “the Litchfield hills,” they think of the Berkshires to the northwest … [Read more...]

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

Litchfield’s Town Trails Intro

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Litchfield’s Town Trails Intro

Litchfield’s Town Trails You know what's funny? That the White Memorial Conservation Center and its vast network of trails is always associated with Litchfield when in fact, half of the place is in Morris. The area is hugely popular with hikers, kayakers, naturalists, etc... yet I've never heard anyone say, "let's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Litchfield, Litchfield County

Bunnell Turkey Farm

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Bunnell Turkey Farm

Gobble Gobble... For Real Though Bunnell Farm, Litchfield November 21, 2017 We have been purchasing farm-fresh turkeys for Thanksgiving for several years. Our first foray into fresh turkey was at Gozzi’s Turkey Farm down in Guilford – the home of the neon turkeys. Read all about it here. Those turkeys were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Birds, Calvin, Damian, Farms, Litchfield, Litchfield County

Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

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Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Wiggin’ Out Wigwam Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Litchfield November 21, 2017 The town of Litchfield has always been interesting to me. Everyone is familiar with its fancy dan “downtown” area; with it’s restaurants and high-end shopping. But outside of that strip through the center of town, Litchfield gets a little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Litchfield, Litchfield County, litchfield hills audubon society

TSTL’17.4: Topsmead State Forest

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TSTL’17.4: Topsmead State Forest

The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #4 Topsmead State Forest, Litchfield February 26, 2017 Something has occurred to me. Since this year's 14 TSTL Challenge points are almost all very short/easy walks (with much longer excursions encouraged, of course), perhaps I'm subconsciously making them more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Sky's the Limit Challenge, topsmead state forest

TSTL’15.12: Mount Tom

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TSTL’15.12: Mount Tom

The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #12 Mount Tom Litchfield/Morris, July 4, 2015 We’re getting close, folks! Only three more spots to get Damian and I to all 14 TSTL Challenge points! We’re gonna do it! This climb of Mount Tom would get Calvin to his ninth, one shy of what he needed for the medallion … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Morris, Mt Tom State Park, Observation Towers, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Washington

Peaches ‘n Cream

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Peaches ‘n Cream

Shake Your Smoove Cream Ice Cream at Peaches 'n Cream, Litchfield July 7, 2013 All I can think about is Peaches and Herb. (Read: I'm old.) They of "Shake Your Groove Thing" and "Reunited." No knock on Peaches 'n Cream, but that's where my head is at. Oh how I wished this place had a peaches and herb … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Damian, Hoang, Litchfield, Litchfield County

Arethusa Farm Dairy

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Arethusa Farm Dairy

Haute Culture Arethusa Farm Dairy, Litchfield July 21, 2012 Stop. Read that title again. I have a ton of clever title puns on this site and every once in a while I like to give myself a little pat on the back. This is one of those times. I have three separate Arethusa pages - one for the farm itself, one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails Tagged With: CT Cheese Trail, Litchfield, Litchfield County

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