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CTMQ > Manchester

MLCT: 3 Short Trails

December 14, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Easy as 1, 2, 3 Three Manchester Land Conservation Trust Trails (MLCT) November 2021 I have written many times over the years that if an organization goes through the effort of clearing, naming, mapping, and sharing information about a trail, I'll hike it and give it the attention it deserves. I like that rule, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Manchester, manchester land conservation trust

Case Mountain Trails (South)

March 24, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Head Case Case Mountain Trails (South) Manchester & Glastonbury November 2020 I have split the Case Mountain Trail network into northern and southern sections. If you're not familiar with the large tract of woods at the corners of Manchester, Glastonbury, and Hebron, let me be the first to tell you that it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: case mountain recreational area, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Manchester

Cheney Silk Vaults

March 15, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

The Chene Gang The Cheney Silk Vaults Manchester I've written fairly extensively about various buildings within Manchester's Cheney Brothers Historic District and I thought I was done with it. Then Calvin and I rode the full Cheney Rail Trail which took us right into the heart of the historic mills and out to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, National "Stuff", New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: cheney Brothers historic district, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Hartford County, Manchester, manchester historical society

Case Mountain Recreation Area Intro

January 25, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Case Mountain Recreation Area Manchester & Glastonbury Case Mountain drives me nuts. It's a town park in Manchester but everyone thinks its a state park. The "mountain" with the view is not Case Mountain... Its Lookout Mountain. There is no view from Case Mountain. The trail network is messy. Oh you want … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: case mountain recreational area, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Manchester

Aussakita Acres Farm

November 30, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Happier Than a Pig... Aussakita Acres Farm, Manchester October 2020 The town of Manchester continues to fascinate me. I lived there for several years in the 1990's and while I thought it was fine, if you'd told me that 20 years later I'd find so much to do there I'd have called you crazy. From trails to museums, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Calvin, Farms, Hartford County, Manchester

Charter Oak Greenway

November 19, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not a Showcase Charter Oak Greenway, 15.4 Miles Bolton, Manchester, East Hartford Every other "trail report" for the Charter Oak Greenway is nothing more than some mileage markers and a few comments about its hills or propensity for highway proximity. Not CTMQ. Oh, no. So sit back and prepare for a billion of my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post Tagged With: Bolton, bolton notch state park, charter oak Greenway, cycling, East Hartford, Hartford County, Manchester, rentschler field

Ericit Brewing Company

October 16, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Take the L Ericit Brewing Company, Manchester December 2019 Let's get the important stuff out of the way first. Ericit inhabits the massive space formerly occupied by Adams Mill Restaurant. Everyone in central Connecticut went to Adams Mill at least once - and hopefully on your birthday. For Adams Mill gave you a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Manchester

Urban Lodge Brewing Company

September 24, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Urbane Dodge Urban Lodge Brewing Company, Manchester September 2019 Check this out: The two guys behind Urban Lodge Brewing married sisters with the last name of Lodge. Meaning that everyone who visits the brewery assumes that "Urban Lodge" is nothing more than a description of the motif at the brewery. But you, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Manchester

Hop River State Park Trail: Section 1

July 6, 2020 by Steve 2 Comments

Let's Get Hoppin' Colonial Road to Bolton Notch State Park, 6.9 Miles Manchester, Vernon, Bolton, June 2020 Alright, let's get going with this thing. 20.2 miles of graded stone dust trail from the center of Manchester east to the Airline Trail in Windham. (I suppose I should mention that means Calvin and I will … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Bolton, bolton notch state park, Calvin, cycling, Hartford County, Hop river state park trail, Manchester, rails-to-trails, Tolland County, Vernon

Labyrinth Brewing Company

September 26, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Can't Pan This Place Labyrinth Brewing Company, Manchester September 2018 I know that the people who read the brewery/beer stuff don't often give a hoot about the other stuff CTMQ is all about. You know, like... literally everything else. Anyway, after ten years of writing CTMQ, I decided to start "completing" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, labyrinth brewing company, Manchester

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