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Mystic River Historical Society & Portersville Academy

June 6, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Skeletons in the Closet Groton (Google Maps location) June 2016 I know you all just love when I insist on geolocating things in either Groton or Stonington and refuse to say "Mystic." Even now, with the Mystic River Historical Society of... Mystic. Look, it's in Groton. Groton, Groton, Groton. Of course … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, Damian, Free Museums, Groton, Mystic, New London County, Rarely Open, School House

Avalonia: Simmons Preserve

February 3, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Quanaduck! Avalonia Land Conservancy, Simmons Preserve, Stonington January 2016 This is not a hike. It's barely a stroll. But here we are... writing and reading about it. Hey, if the excellent Avalonia Land Conservancy feels this place is worthy of preservation, and has written about it, then that's good enough … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Avalonia Land Conservancy, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, New London County, Stonington

R.W. Woolworth Library and Research Center

January 25, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Connecticut’s Other Boat Building Stonington (Google Maps location) January 2016 There are a lot of reasons to head to Stonington. Restaurants, seaside walks, breweries, wineries, shopping, all the Mystic stuff... interesting little museum-like library hybrids. That's right. Interesting little museum-like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Libraries, New London County, Not Really a Museum Museum, Stonington, stonington historical society

SLT: Walden Preserve

October 19, 2021 by Steve 3 Comments

A Thoreauly Wonderful Preserve Salem Land Trust's & The Nature Conservancy's Walden Preserve, Salem December 2020 I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Nature conservancy trails, New London County, Salem, salem land trust

Monument House Museum

October 11, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Deep House Beats Groton (Google Maps location) July 10, 2015 There's a lot going on at Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park. A pretty park on the bluffs above the Thames River with an important history, a climbable tower, a Connecticut Freedom Trail site, and a little museum. Let's be honest; not too many people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, fort griswold battlefield state park, Free Museums, Groton, New London County

Submarine Force Library and Museum

September 13, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Subs, Heroes, and Grinders Groton (Google Maps location) March 2015 When I posted my page about the USS Nautilus being a National Historic Landmark, someone told me that there was nothing to celebrate about nuclear submarines. It was likely a throwaway comment for that person, but it stuck with me for quite a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Groton, Hoang, New London County, Ships & Boats & Submarines

NHL: USS Nautilus

August 30, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark USS Nautilus Groton Naming ships Nautilus goes back to Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. I loved that story as a kid and loved reading it with my son again a few years ago. Even so, when I hear Nautilus, I now think of Connecticut's own special naval submarine, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Groton, National Historic Landmarks, New London County, Ships & Boats & Submarines

NHL: Sabino

August 24, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark The Sabino Stonington I believe I'm supposed to italicize Sabino because I think that's how boats are to be written about. However, in my reading, I've seen SABINO and I've seen "Sabino." So I don't really know. What I do know is that the Sabino is a small steamboat that is still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Hoang, Mystic, Mystic Seaport, National Historic Landmarks, New London County, Ships & Boats & Submarines, Stonington

Shunock River Brewery & Village Cafe

July 9, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

Awww, Shunocks Shunock River Brewery, North Stonington February 2020 I always feel it is my duty to state up front when I visit a brewery in its first month or two. I also feel that if you open a business selling beer that you make, that beer should be ready to be sold. But all the other stuff like decor and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: New London County, North Stonington

Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail

June 29, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

It's Just the Nature of This Place Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail, Salem December 2020 Just another little trail network off the beaten path in Salem. Park, walk, take pictures, and check it off the list. Simple, right? C'mon. You know these things are never quite as simple as that. For starters, I have no … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: New London County, Salem

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