Beer'd: Near'd and Dear'd The Beer'd Brewing Company @ The Silo, Groton November 2022 The two Beer'd Brewing taprooms are probably about nine miles apart as a crow flies. The most direct driving route is about 10 and a half miles. The typically quickest driving route is over 13 miles, much of it on I-95. The … [Read more...]
Avalonia: Fennerswood Preserve
Coming Up Daisy Fennerswood Preserve, Stonington November 2022 You all should know that I love the Avalonia Land Conservancy. Their advocacy, their reach, their passion, their website... all absolutely top notch. And they have a ton of properties all over southeastern Connecticut. And when an … [Read more...]
Mystic Sweet Shop
Hallelujah Mystic Sweet Shop, Groton November 2022 Way back in late 2013 I visited this place with my family. My young sons and beautiful wife enjoyed the shop's homemade ice cream on an autumn day out in the southeast corner of the state. If you go back and read that page (and smile at my incredibly cute boys), … [Read more...]
Avalonia: Knox Preserve
Knoxing About Knox Preserve, Stonington November 2022 Everyone knows I love Stonington. Heck, everyone loves Stonington. How could you not love Stonington? Stonington is so cool that even the little one mile (in total) trail network squeezed in between the town's oldest cemetery, Route 1, and the active … [Read more...]
The Big Bad Swim (2006)
Little Okay Movie Big Bad Swim (2006) I don't really know what to say about this movie. It's not bad at all, but... I'm not sure why it exists? It was billed as a comedy-drama which is really weird because it's really not funny - and more importantly, I don't think it ever really tries to be … [Read more...]
US Coast Guard Museum
No Coasting for Me New London, (Google Maps location) May 2018 Assuming the long-delayed, much debated National Coast Guard Museum will open someday up the road in New London, I'll go ahead and guess this smaller, obviously older museum will close. That's a bit of a bummer, because I rather like this plucky little … [Read more...]
Avalonia: Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve
Barely a Five and Dime Trail Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve, Stonington November 2022 I spent more time looking for this trail than hiking it. And I spent more time gawking at the waterside mansions down here than walking the out and back spur. But... the excellent Avalonia Land Conservancy lists the … [Read more...]
Outer Light Brewing Company
Lights Out Outer Light Brewing Company, Groton Multiple Visits Outer Light makes really good beer. Outer Light has always made really good beer. I'm starting this page with that because I've always felt that the brewery is sort of "forgotten" by much of the state. Partly due to its location down in Groton, … [Read more...]
Epicure Brewing
Epicurio Epicure Brewing, Norwich August 2017 Summer of 2017... approaching that assumed critical mass of 50 Connecticut breweries (Epicure was the 48th to open) and how that was going to be absolute maximum that the state could support? Epicure Brewing is located right next door to These Guys Brewing - both … [Read more...]
Mystic River Historical Society & Portersville Academy
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...]
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