Oh Rats Spoke + Spy Ciderworks, Middletown April 2019 Before you read this page, know this: when it comes to hard cider, I’m not that smart. Years ago, I’d say I just didn’t like them. Then I had some really good ciders from some really good cideries and suddenly I liked a few really good ciders. When I read … [Read more...]
Forest City Brewing
Run, Forest, Run! (To? Or Away?) Forest City Brewing, Middletown March 2019 Oftentimes, when people suggest that we’re at or near the saturation point for breweries in li’l ol’ Connecticut, pro-brewery folks will chime in with the facts about brewery numbers in places like Portland, OR and San Diego and Denver. … [Read more...]
Middlesex Land Trust Trails Intro
Middlesex Land Trust Trails Cromwell, Durham, East Hampton, Middlefield, Middletown, Portland and Haddam (Neck) Hoo boy. This one’s a doozy. No wonder I’ve put off putting this page together for years. While I completely understand that it is nigh impossible for little land trusts to keep and maintain a nice … [Read more...]
Tschudin Chocolates & Confections
Tschop NoTsch Tschudin Chocolates & Confections, Middletown January 9, 2015 I have no idea how to pronounce Tschudin. Is the ‘T’ completely silent, or is it a whisper of a ‘T’ sound? Or does it not even matter, because the mad (in a good way) polymath behind the eponymous chocolate shop has the full name of Rob … [Read more...]
Eversource Land Trust
Eversource Land Trust Brooklyn, East Granby, Enfield, Granby, Middletown, New Fairfield, Waterford, Windsor Locks, Surprising, isn’t it? We don’t really think of a giant utility as something that would create and manage a land trust. But here we are. And I’m here because of King’s Island; an oblong piece of … [Read more...]
206. General Mansfield House Museum
A Nice Historic House Museum, Generally Speaking Middletown (Google Maps location) May 18, 2011 As you know by now, there are 2,346 historic house museums in our small state. Give or take. Some are fantastic and dynamic; some exist as museums simply because... the structure exists. I take it as a personal … [Read more...]
Ravine Park
Into the Abyss Ravine Park, Middletown February 20, 2016 [This page is part of my ongoing series, “Hikes with my Boys.” The full list of those hikes can be found here.] Because I'm somthing of a public servant, I sometimes feel the need to start off a few hike reports with "Don't hike this hike." As I explore … [Read more...]
Middletown’s Town Trails Intro
Middletown's "Other Trails" Now THIS, folks, is how you do it. Middletown has updated their 2005 trail guide with a brand spankin-new color 75-page trail guide. SEVENTY-FIVE pages! I love it. Courant columnist and fellow Connecticut hiker Peter Marteka said to me, "It's great, I wish every town did this." Well, … [Read more...]
205. Joe Webb Peoples Museum of Natural History
Caught in a Webb of Rockin’ Excellence Middletown (Google Maps location) May 18, 2011 I take great pride in my massive list of Connecticut museums. I’m confident in saying that unless someone has copied and pasted it somewhere, it is by far the most comprehensive list of such things. (The same goes for several … [Read more...]
Westfield Falls
Ironically, the West Field of Vision is Awful Westfield Falls, Middletown January 26, 2012 It’s been a while since I’ve written a waterfall page. This is one of those categories that I’m never too sure how much people want to read beyond, “Is it worth my time and effort and if it is, where is it?” Fair enough. … [Read more...]
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