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RWA: Maltby Lakes

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RWA: Maltby Lakes

I'll Drink to This Place Maltby Lakes, West Haven, New Haven, & Orange January 2021 All Regional Water Authority (RWA) properties require a purchased permit to access. In case you're curious, Maltby Lakes was my very first RWA hike, 14+ years after I began this website. The RWA properties have always been this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, RWA Trails Tagged With: Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, New Haven, New Haven County, Orange, privately owned trail, SCCRWA Trails, West Haven

Paul Ode Trail & Fred Wolfe Park

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Paul Ode Trail & Fred Wolfe Park

An Ode to a Wolfe Paul Ode Trail & Fred Wolfe Park Trails, Orange January 2020 Ah yes, January 2020. Temperature in the 60's, whispers of some new virus in the hinterlands of China... not a care in the world. Such innocent times. And what better to do than head down to Orange for some quick walks around the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, New Haven County, Orange

Ewen Farm Preserve

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Ewen Farm Preserve

Ewww-in Orange Ewen Farm Preserve, Orange January 2020 Our first foray into the wilds of Orange was at the Ewen Farm Preserve, a small parcel of land wedged between a brand new suburban development and an old farm. It typifies what the Orange of today is; a rural farm community that is adding housing as I write. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Calvin, Hikes with my Boys, New Haven County, Orange

457. The Academy

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457. The Academy

Threat Level: Orange Orange (Google Maps location) January 11, 2020 With a new year dawning, I asked my son Calvin to pick a Connecticut town to focus on for possible CTMQ completion. After thinking about several others, he settled on Orange. Because… it’s named Orange and that’s a straight up funny name … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Creepy Dolls, Free Museums, New Haven County, Orange, orange historical society, Town History

Henry F. Miller House

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Henry F. Miller House

Sexier Than a Henry Miller Book Henry F. Miller House 30 Derby Street, Orange CTMQ readers know that it is the very rare page on this site wherein I write about some place I didn’t actually visit. I can count on one hand (out of thousands of pages) how many times I’ve done this. Well, this is such a page. (A page … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Cool Architecture, Modern Architecture, New Haven County, Orange

CTMQ’s Guide to Orange

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CTMQ’s Guide to Orange

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

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: New Haven County, Orange

Orange Land Trust Intro

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Orange Land Trust Intro

Orange Land Trust Orange Orange you glad you clicked on this page? There is such a thing as the Orange Land Trust, and they do own a bunch of little parcels all over town. However, there seems to be some question (from me) as to what is hikeable among them. As far as I can tell, almost nothing. But the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: New Haven County, Orange

Orange’s Town Trails Intro

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Orange’s Town Trails Intro

Orange's Town Trails I’m eager to hike orange-blazed trails in Orange while eating oranges and wearing my blaze orange safety vest. I won’t, however, be wearing any Syracuse Orange gear. Because Syracuse is terrible and Tyler Olander has more national championships than Jim Boeheim. Anyway… Orange. A town … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: New Haven County, Orange

225. PEZ Visitor Center

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225. PEZ Visitor Center

Orange: PEZ Orange (Google Maps location) February 18, 2012 Everyone knows that the World Wide Leader of Sports, ESPN, is located in Bristol, Connecticut. Many people know that GE is headquartered here as well. Um, New Haven has the best pizza in the world, but doesn’t exactly distribute its product. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Calvin, Children's Museums, Damian, Hoang, New Haven County, Orange

SCCRWA Trails Intro

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SCCRWA Trails Intro

SCCRWA, OMG STFU, SRSLY? South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority Trails This page exists because years and years ago I thought that the South Central Regional Council of Governments trail listing was unique in and of itself. It included the RWA trails. I've since grown wiser and realized that the bulk of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, RWA Trails Tagged With: Bethany, Branford, East Haven, Guilford, killingworth, Madison, New Haven, New Haven County, North Branford, Orange, Seymour, Woodbridge

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