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CTMQ > Newington

Mill Brook Trail

March 17, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

Milling About Mill Brook Trail, Newington June 2018 There are a lot of Mill Brooks in Connecticut. I assume there are a lot in surrounding states as well. Since I don't worry about "keywords" or SEO content, I don't care that there are so many Mill Brooks on CTMQ and I don't note which Mill Brook is which in any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, Newington

Young’s Farm/Rock Hole

November 23, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not Getting Any Younger Young's Farm/Rock Hole Trails, Newington July 2021 This is not really a place a hiker will come to hike. This is a place where local dog walkers and high school amateur photographers come to do their thing. But that's also what makes it great: a large tract of open land with cleared … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, Newington

Deming-Young Farm & House

May 10, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

What's Old is Newington Again Newington (Google Maps location) June 13, 2015 I have a skewed view of Newington's Deming-Young Farm and House Museum simply because I visited it on Connecticut's annual Open House Day. My sons and I got the full show with period costumes and acting! The house is pretty much never … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hartford County, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Newington, Rarely Open

CTMQ’s Guide to Newington

March 23, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Hartford County, Newington

Olympia Diner

December 17, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Olympia Diner Newington October 2019 When I first put together my list of "Classic Diners" on this website, the list consisted only of actual classic diners. For some reason, I've expanded that original idea to include a bunch of decidedly non-classic dinners in the years since. It sort of bothers me, but I've … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Diners & True Taverns, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Classic Diners, Dubious Claims, Hartford County, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Newington, restaurants

381. Kellogg-Eddy House & Museum

May 4, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

In the Swirl of Historic House Museums... Newington, (Google Maps location) April 22, 2018 This historic house museum was the 381st Connecticut museum I have visited for the purposes of this very website. I sometimes don’t really “step back” and think about that number. That is a lot of museums. The world is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Creepy Dolls, Free Museums, Hartford County, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Newington

Mill Pond Trail

April 22, 2014 by Steve 1 Comment

Duck, Duck, Goose... Spiral Slide! Mill Pond Trail, Newington March 28, 2014 Yes, I know. I know this is a somewhat ridiculous “trail” and to have its own page on CTMQ is a bit silly. Don’t I have enough to write about already? Must I bother with a little walk around a pond in Newington? Yes and yes. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Hikes with my Boys, Newington

Newington’s Town Trails Intro

January 13, 2014 by Steve Leave a Comment

Newington's Town Trails No one ever thinks about Newington. Not even me, even though I'm often as close as two minutes away from it when I am in my own town of West Hartford. Well, that used to be me, until the town voted for one Mr. Stephen Woods for mayor in 2012. Although he has an extra 's' on his name, I still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Hartford County, Newington

Mill Pond Falls

August 25, 2013 by Steve 2 Comments

Wikipedia Rules Mill Pond Falls, Newington August 2013 I first became aware of these falls via social media and my friend Johnna. She writes the excellent Size of Connecticut blog and she noted that Newington claims the smallest waterfall in the country. Say what? Where do they claim that? They claim it all … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Everything Else, Superlatives Tagged With: Damian, Dubious Claims, Hartford County, Justin Coleman Photography, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Newington, Waterfalls

Stew Leonard’s

April 4, 2012 by Steve 2 Comments

"The World's Largest Dairy Store," Stew Leonard's Stew Leonard's Dairy Store, Newington March 18, 2012 I realize I will sound like a crank for the next five minutes of your lives, but I don't care. It's true I don't enjoy grocery shopping, but I really don't hate it either. It's just something I have to do every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, Superlatives Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hartford County, Hoang, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, Newington, Norwalk, Other Companies and Businesses

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