ZOOOAAARRRR! Lake Zoar Area Trails Back in the day, the CFPA used to lump a bunch of trails under this heading. Then with the newest edition of the Walk Book, it changed and is now just listed as "Kettletown State Park, Pomperaug, and Zoar Trails." Sure, the Paugussett Trail was lengthened and removed from this … [Read more...]
McLaughlin Vineyards (Closed)
"Next issue... Wine! Mort! Pat! Eleanor!" McLaughlin Vineyards, Newtown November 2, 2008 While editing my winery pages, it came to my attention that this place closed in 2016. Yelp reviews towards the end were not kind. Our 2008 visit wasn't too bad, but we were young and naive. I'm writing this on the … [Read more...]
Lillinonah Trail
Pictures of Lilli(Nonah) Newtown, 6.1 miles, solo December 9, 2007 Having finished the early morning hike down along the western section of the Saugatuck Trail, I still had some time to check out another of the CFPA trails. So I picked my way through the back roads north up to Newtown and its Lillinonah Trail. … [Read more...]