I Could Take a NAP Here Dr. William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve, Waterford August 2013 I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that no one goes to the Niering NAP with no intention of going anywhere else. Well, maybe that's not true. Perhaps birders go here just to go here. Not that it's not a lovely … [Read more...]
Salmon River State Forest Intro
Salmon River State Forest Colchester, East Hampton, East Haddam, Hebron, & Marlborough For some crazy reason I decided to start creating these introduction pages for any of our state parks and forests that require more than one entry. It makes sense for lots of them, for they may have a CFPA trail along with … [Read more...]
Visit 245. Mashantucket Pequot Museum
Miss January, 1547 Ledyard (Google Maps location) January 5, 2013 Without reservation, I can say this museum is one of the most well-presented museums in Connecticut. And without reservation, I can say that there are more than a few issues going on here at this massive and incredibly expensive museum... … [Read more...]
World’s Largest Indoor Planetarium Dome
Mohegan Sun(s) Casino of the Sky, Mohegan Sun, Montville Please don’t ask me what separates a “planetarium dome” from a “planetarium.” And please don’t bother Googling this claim to come back and tell me it’s rubbish. It very most likely is rubbish, but Mohegan Sun is especially proud of this claim, which is all … [Read more...]
Air Line State Park Trail Intro
Air Line... NOT "Airline!" 58.5 Miles, Portland, East Hampton, Colchester, Hebron, Columbia, Lebanon, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson My title above is for one Mr. Peter Marteka who is enamored with this particular trail to an unhealthy degree. Envisioned as a high speed passenger railroad … [Read more...]
Barley Head Brewery
It Takes a Mystic Barley Head Brewery, Groton June 2019 Here we are, together again. About to discuss yet another tiny Connecticut brewery no one ever talks about or seeks out. Owned and operated by a (surely) well-meaning guy whose friends all told him that his free garage homebrew was the best beer they’d ever … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to New London
Everything New London 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” New London CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]
New London Town Trails Intro
New London’s Town Trails At a hair over 5.5 square miles, the city of New London is the second smallest of Connecticut’s 169 towns. Everyone goofs on Derby for being the smallest, but New London only has half a square mile on it. It’s kind of like being from Delaware, as I am, and moving to Connecticut only to hear … [Read more...]
CTMQ’S Guide to Lisbon
Everything Lisbon 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” Lisbon CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]
Lisbon’s Town Trails Intro
Lisbon’s Town Trails There are nice trails in Lisbon, Maine and others in Lisbon, Portugal. As for our own little Lisbon, Connecticut… well, there are trails. And that’s cool, right? I like little trail networks in little eastern Connecticut towns. They are generally flat and featureless, but therein lies … [Read more...]
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