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CTMQ > Mansfield

Mansfield Historical Society Museum

November 3, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Another Feather in My Cap Mansfield (Google Maps location) July 22, 2018 This little town little town history museum is quite nice. But I've got to tell you, before visiting, I think the most "exciting" part of it for me was that CFPA's Nipmuck Trail goes right through it. Just like along the Appalachian Trail in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Birds, Creepy Dolls, Damian, Mansfield, Tolland County, Town History

Farmer’s Cow Calfé & Creamery

May 18, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ice Cream with Calfvin Farmer's Cow Calfé & Creamery, Mansfield March 2021 Just another typical 75-degree March day in Connecticut. After some hiking up in Chaplin, I rewarded my son with some ice cream. That's just how these outings have to work sometimes. Fortunately, there's often a new-to-me homemade ice cream … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Mansfield, Tolland County

JT: Dorothy Goodwin Reserve

March 10, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

S'no Problem Joshua's Trust Dorothy Goodwin Reserve, Mansfield March 2022 I was up at UConn for something and whenever I go somewhere for something, I try to squeeze in some other things for this thing. ("This thing" being this website.) And if I'm lucky, one or two of those things for this thing is hiking. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Joshua's Trust, Mansfield, Tolland County

Red Barn Farm Stand and Creamery

September 8, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Just Peachy Red Barn Farm Stand and Creamery, Mansfield September 2021 Mansfield is a lot more than UConn. And it's a lot bigger, I think, than many people realize. Away from the university, Mansfield is a very rural community, equally forested and farmed. When I went to school up there, I was on the cycling team … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, CT Homemade Ice Cream Trail, Great Views, Mansfield, Tolland County

CTMQ’s Guide to Mansfield

February 3, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Mansfield 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” Mansfield CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Mansfield, Storrs, Tolland County

Mansfield Hollow State Park & Wildlife Area

February 2, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Mansfield Hollow State Park & Wildlife Area Mansfield & Windham You're not going to find too many references to the Mansfield Hollow Wildlife Management Area. But in reality, the WMA has more land acreage than the state park. But it's all one chunk of land and lake, so it's ridiculous for me to even make this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, US Army Corps of Engineers Trails Tagged With: Mansfield, mansfield hollow state park, US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TRAILS, Windham

267. Josephine A. Dolan Nursing Museum

March 2, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Will I Nurse This Review, Or Just Milk It? Mansfield (Google Maps location) May 30, 2014 What up, SON? I said, What up, SON?" Oh, hello. That's George, a heart patient simulator at UConn's School of Nursing (SON) program in Storrs. He lies in the Josephine A. Dolan Collection of nursing history and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Creepy Dolls, Free Museums, Mansfield, Not Really a Museum Museum, Storrs, Tolland County, UConn

JT: Church Farm Preserve

May 23, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Hozier is the Worst Church Farm Preserve, Ashford & Mansfield April 30, 2017 About that title just above... Sorry. I can’t help it. Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” is just awful. I hate that song with a seething passion. How in the world did that dirge become so popular? Seriously, can someone please explain that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Ashford, Colleges & Universities, Joshua's Trust, Mansfield, Tolland County, Windham County

Willimantic River Alliance Intro (Hikes)

December 1, 2016 by Steve 2 Comments

Willimantic River Alliance Tolland, Windham, Stafford, Mansfield, Coventry, Tolland Man, this is a confusing one for me. This outfit oversees a water trail from Stafford Springs to Willimantic and some hiking trails in those towns plus the ones in between. I never meant to include Connecticut’s river trails … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: columbia, Coventry, Mansfield, Stafford, Tolland, willimantic river alliance, Windham

TSTL’16.5: Mansfield Hollow State Park

March 20, 2016 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #5 Mansfield Hollow State Park, Mansfield March 19, 2016 After last week's more-difficult-than-usual hike over in Barkhamsted, I sought out an easier one for us this time around. To keep the boys engaged, I wanted a relatively short and flat Sky's the Limit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, US Army Corps of Engineers Trails Tagged With: Calvin, Canals and Dams, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Hiking Challenges with Rewards, Mansfield, mansfield hollow state park, Sky's the Limit Challenge, Tolland County, Windham County

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