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CTMQ > Old Lyme

22 Lyme Street

May 26, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Heavenly 22 Lyme Street House, Old Lyme When I put together all 169 CTMQ Town Guides, I had a checklist of certain sites and things I'd read to make sure I was catching everything I'd want to feature on my site. No, I'm not pretending things don't fall through the cracks, but I do think I've been pretty thorough. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: churches temples & synagogues, Cool Architecture, New London County, Old Lyme

The Chocolate Shell

May 20, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Where Being a Shell of Oneself is a Good Thing The Chocolate Shell, Old Lyme February 2020 I've struggled for a decade to figure out how the state's tourism folks decide on what chocolate shops get to be on the Connecticut Chocolate Trail and which are left off. Most are no-brainers of course, but then there are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, CT Chocolate Trail, New London County, Old Lyme

CTMQ’s Guide to Old Lyme

April 23, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Everything Old Lyme 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” Old Lyme 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: New London County, Old Lyme

OLLT: Watch Rock Preserve

April 19, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Rocking Rock Watching at Watch Rock Old Lyme Land Trust: Elizabeth B. Karter Watch Rock Preserve ~1 Mile, March 2018 I’ve been poking around Connecticut and writing about my adventures for over a decade. And if I’m to “complete” this project, I have decades ahead of me. You may find it suprising to read that I’m … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Old Lyme, old lyme land trust

Old Lyme’s Town Trails

April 18, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Old Lyme’s Town Trails Good Ol’ Lyme. Good ol’ Old Lyme. Quite a time, one can have in Lyme. The former art colony is sublime – who’s saying that? I’m. How much more can I rhyme with Old Lyme? Hm, well, it has pretty low crime, it’s east of Anaheim, Tyler Olander under Jim Calhoun (who coached in Old Lyme) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: New London County, Old Lyme

291. Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds

April 18, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Frenetic and Kinetic Old Lyme (Google Maps location) April 16, 2015 We are nothing if not intrepid. Having visited the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts Gallery next door in early March, we attempted to walk the grounds here. Unfortunately, the two feet of snow on the ground made that rather difficult. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, New London County, Not Really a Museum Museum, Old Lyme, Outdoor Museums, Public/Outdoor Art

Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center

March 29, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Take a Flyer Old Lyme, (Google Maps location) March 2018 CT Audubon will hopefully be opening a true education center in the former Bee & Thistle Inn. I feel like I shouldn't be writing about the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center based upon an opening day visit. After all, the "center" is quite unlike all of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Birds, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Natural History, Nature Centers, New London County, Old Lyme, Tiny Museums

OLLT: Belton Copp Preserve

March 27, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Short on Miles, Long on Whimsy Old Lyme Land Trust: Belton Copp Preserve ~.25 Mile, March 2018 Walking the entire length of this trail would take you about as long as reading this page will. Unless, of course, you get into the spirit of the place... in that case, you might be stuck for quite some time in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Hikes with my Boys, Middlesex County, Old Lyme, old lyme land trust

Old Lyme Land Trust Intro

March 26, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Old Lyme Land Trust Old Lyme Lyme, CT was established in 1667. Old Lyme, CT was established in 1855. Wrap your head around that fact and then spend some time poking around Old Lyme which certainly should be New Lyme. The town’s land trust has been around since 1966 and has acquired over 1,000 acres of land … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: New London County, Old Lyme, old lyme land trust

287. Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts Galleries

March 8, 2015 by Steve 3 Comments

Rhymes With Mons Venus Old Lyme (Google Maps location) March 7, 2015 Good ol' Lyme. I mean, Good Old Lyme... Or, good ol' Old Lyme. It's a lovely little town on the Sound with a very important place in art history. And art present. The town was where the Old Lyme Art Colony was formed - the first major … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, New London County, Nudity, Old Lyme

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