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CTMQ > Old Saybrook

CTMQ’s Guide to Old Saybrook

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CTMQ’s Guide to Old Saybrook

Everything Old Saybrook 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 Saybrook CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Middlesex County, Old Saybrook

Old Saybrook’s Town Trails Intro

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Old Saybrook’s Town Trails Intro

Old Saybrook’s Town Trails Good old Old Saybrook. Not exactly the first town one thinks of when thinking of going for a hike in Connecticut. My guess is that they think about the little borough of Fenwick and all the massive and beautiful “summer cottages” of 19th century magnates... and Katherine Hepburn. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Middlesex County, Old Saybrook

30 Mile Brewing Company

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30 Mile Brewing Company

48.28 Kilometers 30 Mile Brewing Company, Old Saybrook March 2018 It seems like only yesterday that brewery openings in Connecticut were a source of excitement. In reality, brewery openings in Connecticut were exciting from 2010-2015 or so. Sure, some newer brewery openings are still exciting, but as we hit the 70 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Middlesex County, Old Saybrook

208. Fort Saybrook Monument Park

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208. Fort Saybrook Monument Park

A Monumental Park Old Saybrook (Google Maps location) May 18, 2011 Here's the deal: This place isn't a museum and this page isn't going to get you to hop in your car and drive there. When I originally visited in 2011, I had read/seen it somewhere that someone called this park an "outdoor museum." And it got on my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Forts, Free Museums, Middlesex County, Not Really a Museum Museum, Old Saybrook, Outdoor Museums, Trains and Trolleys

207. Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Museum

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207. Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Museum

THE Kate at The Kate Old Saybrook (Google Maps location) May 18, 2011 Who doesn't love a little museum devoted to an impressive and/or famous person? At this one, Cynthia McFadden, the ABC/NBC newswoman who graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Bowdoin College and then received her Juris Doctorate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, Middlesex County, Old Saybrook, Tiny Museums

Monkey Farm Cafe

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Monkey Farm Cafe

Just Monkeying Around Here Monkey Farm Cafe, Old Saybrook There are something like 1800 pages on CTMQ. I've done, visited, experienced, eaten, drank, etc. every single thing on every single one of those pages. Which makes this page quite unique. For I have not actually been inside the Monkey Farm Cafe in Old … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Historic Restaurants, Middlesex County, Old Saybrook, restaurants

Pizza Works

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Pizza Works

Where Everyone’s a Trainee Pizza Works, Old Saybrook January 18, 2014 There are approximately 7,245,900 pizza restaurants in Connecticut (+/- 7.244 million). And, as everyone knows, the best pizza in the country is made right here in Connecticut. This has been stated as the fact that it is by several prominent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Middlesex County, Model Trains, Old Saybrook, Pizza, restaurants, unique restaurants and/or food

The Yale Boulder

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The Yale Boulder

Yale was first in Old Saybrook? Boulderdash? Original Site of Yale University, Old Saybrook May 18, 2011 This page would have had a higher word:picture ratio of any other on this entire website if I didn't take some creative liberties. That’s because I had no back story before visiting and even after learning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religion, Remembrances, & Outdoor Art Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Cool Rocks, Dubious Claims, Historic Rocks, Middlesex County, Old Saybrook, Yale

Lobster Roll at Johnny Ad’s

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Lobster Roll at Johnny Ad’s

Eating Lobster Rolls Really Ad’s Up Johnny Ad's, Old Saybrook With each successive trip to the beach this summer, we've been trying to pick off CTMQ items. A Freedom Trail site here, a rock of interest there. But mostly, and keep my beautiful wife happy with my pursuits, we've been knocking eats off the "500 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Damian, Hoang, Middlesex County, Old Saybrook, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

James Gallery & Soda Fountain (RIP)

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James Gallery & Soda Fountain (RIP)

Lafayette, Katherine Hepburn... And Me Old Saybrook, July 25, 2009 2018 Update: The building still exists, the history still exists, the new owners have converted this place to a B&B and honor the history, but... it's no longer the James Gallery & Soda Fountain, so... RIP. I first became aware of this little … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Middlesex County, Old Saybrook, Other Companies and Businesses

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