Milkin’ It Woodbridge Farmstead Museum, Manchester (Location) July 2017 Connecticut museum visit #363. I'm very close to completing everything there is to do in the first five towns I've set out to complete. In fact, I completed Manchester a couple months ago. So here's a new post from a place in … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 15: Pitkin
Life Lessons Hockanum River Trail: Pitkin, Manchester ~1 mile, December 2016 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Adams Mill Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the beginning with the … [Read more...]
Barlow Park
BarLows and Highs of That CTMQ Life Barlow Park, Manchester May 2017 A 2022 commenter below suggests a hint of a trail here, but the Manchester Land Conservation Trust no longer lists it as a trailed property in 2025. You know how you think I’m nuts? Like, “what is wrong with that dude and why does he care … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 14: Adams Mill
It Felt Like My Birthday! Hockanum River Trail: Adams Mill, Manchester ~2 miles, December 2016 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Hackett Trail page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the … [Read more...]
Manchester: Complete!
Manchester: Complete! Cavey’s (Closed) Here is the CTMQ Guide to Manchester with my list and stories about everything I've done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in many of our towns … [Read more...]
Hockanum River Trail 11: New State Road
New State of Mind Hockanum River Trail: New State Road, Manchester ~2.8 miles, December 2016 If you are reading my thru-hike of the Hockanum River Trail in order (generally south to north), you have already read the Laurel Marsh Trail page. If you haven't, it's a fun one and you should. I'll wait. Better yet, … [Read more...]
Lake Street to Lydall
I’ve Never LYD to y’ALL Lake Street to Lydall, Manchester January 2017 When I decided to visit and write-up “everything” in Connecticut’s 169 towns, the one area I wavered on was these little “town land trails.” I still don’t really know where to draw the line to be honest with you. But here we are... … [Read more...]
Hop River State Park Trail Intro
A Hop, Skip, and... a Bike Pump 20 Miles, Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Manchester and Vernon For years this page existed to tell readers that I wouldn’t be completing the Hop River State Park Trail. Then my son got a bike and liked to ride it. Then I got a bike and I liked to ride it. Then I got a bike … [Read more...]
Salter’s Pond
Don’t Be So Salty Salter’s Pond, Manchester January 22, 2017 This is a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property. When one is attempting to hike every mapped hike in Manchester, one will be happily surprised by some fantastic properties that were previously unknown to him or her. And sometimes, one will … [Read more...]
Bush Hill Farm
In a Bush League of Our Own Bush Hill Farm, Glastonbury & Manchester January 2017 & November 2025 This is a Manchester Land Conservation Trust property. The first half of this page features the eastern half of the property. In 2021, the property doubled in size with the acquisition of the former Lombardo Farm … [Read more...]
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