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Book Review: The Courage of Sarah Noble

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Book Review: The Courage of Sarah Noble

So Noble The Courage of Sarah Noble, Alice Dalgliesh (1952) Not being from Connecticut, I'd never heard of this book until 2021... about 40 years later than would have been the ideal target age for it. And I don't really know if Sarah Noble is very well known outside of western Connecticut - more specifically New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Movies, People, & Stories, Everything Else, New Post Tagged With: Connecticut Books, Connecticut children's books, Connecticut Fiction books, Litchfield County, New Milford

Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Trails

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Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Trails

Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Brookfield, Kent, Litchfield, New Milford, Newtown, Sharon, & Sherman Up until 2020, there existed three land trusts in northwest Connecticut that no longer exist: The Brookfield Land Trust, The Naromi Land Trust, and the Weanitogue Land Trust. In 2019, the Brookfield Land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Brookfield, Kent, Litchfield, Litchfield County, New Milford, Newtown, northwest connecticut land conservancy, Sharon, Sherman

Housatonic River Brewing

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Housatonic River Brewing

The Tonic for What Ales Housatonic River Brewing, New Milford April 2019 Have you ever thought to yourself that the craft beer scene doesn't cater enough to old white guys? Totally! Right? I know! Well, I have good news for you - Housatonic River Brewing in New Milford is now open! I'm kidding, of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield County, New Milford

Bad Dream Brewing (Closed)

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Bad Dream Brewing (Closed)

No, Good Dream Bad Dream Brewing, New Milford April 2019 Bad Dream closed permanently in June 2020. Perhaps a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bummer. To some, Bad Dream has a few things going against it: I've heard the name is a turn-off, it's small, and its location - whether it's an "Oh my gawd, New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: bad dream brewing, Litchfield County, New Milford

CTMQ’s Guide to New Milford

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CTMQ’s Guide to New Milford

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

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Litchfield County, New Milford

New Milford’s Town Trails Intro

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New Milford’s Town Trails Intro

New Milford’s Town Trails New Milford is the largest town by area in Connecticut. The largest lake in Connecticut is in New Milford. There are trails on land managed by nearly 10 different entities. What I’m sayin’ is, there’s a lot of land with a lot of trails in this, one of the most pain in the butt towns for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Litchfield County, New Milford

Eversource Land Trust

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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...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Brooklyn, East Granby, Enfield, eversource land trust, Granby, Middletown, new fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Sharon, Waterford

Burger at Clamp’s Hamburger Stand

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Burger at Clamp’s Hamburger Stand

Clamping Down on This Roadfood List Clamp's Hamburger Stand, New Milford Clamp’s! I did it! For years I tried to get to this place on trips out “west”. It takes pride in not being open very much and (previously) being somewhat secretive about its location. This makes no sense, of course, but that's how they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Litchfield County, New Milford, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

TSTL’15.8: Lover’s Leap State Park

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TSTL’15.8: Lover’s Leap State Park

The Sky's the Limit 2015 Hiking Challenge #8 Lover’s Leap State Park Overlook New Milford, June 25, 2015 Past the TSTL Challenge halfway point and it’s all downhill from here! (Not really. Not even close. That doesn’t even make sense, as the point of this challenge is to hike up.) This day, June 25th, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Hiking Challenges, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Another Freaking Jumping Indian, Damian, Great Views, Hikes with my Boys, Litchfield County, lover's leap state park, New Milford, Sky's the Limit Challenge

ASME: Rocky River Hydro-Electric Plant

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ASME: Rocky River Hydro-Electric Plant

ASME Landmark # 56 (1927) Rocky River Hydro-Electric Plant New Milford "The statement that a hydro-electric plant can pump its own water supply sounds absurd on the face of it, yet this is virtually what happens in the case of the Rocky River Hydro Plant..." - Chief Engineer Paul Heslop, Connecticut Society of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", Superlatives Tagged With: ASCE Landmarks, ASME Landmarks, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Industrial History, Litchfield County, New Milford

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