Supercool Frog, No Matter What They Say Route 2, Norwich April 2025 So there I was, driving my just-turned-14 son and two of his friends back from our go-karting adventure at Foxwoods. I was toodling along on Route 2 and in my peripheral vision to my left, I saw it: a painted frog rock in a yard. I said … [Read more...]
Reptilian Rock, Colebrook
Unidentified Reptile Rock Route 182, Colebrook I passed this painted creature in September 2024 and as you can see below, this is fresh paint. I also know it's relatively fresh paint because I've driven past here before and this bright little guy was simply not here before. (A quick check of Route 182 east of … [Read more...]
Danbury Dog Rock
Thalia and Melpomene... Woof Dog Rock, Intersection of Hayestown and East Hayestown Roads, Danbury Tragedy and Comedy in one dog's face. Painted on a rock. So much emotion. So much paint. Way down at the extreme southern end of Candlewood Lake - Connecticut's largest lake, by the way - very near Lakeside Pub … [Read more...]
Indian Rock
Indian Rock Punkup Road, Oxford I have no recollection as to how I became aware of this roadside rock. It could have been a comment or an email or even a passing conversation with someone. I apologize to that someone for forgetting your important contribution to the CTMQ canon. That important contribution is... … [Read more...]
Snoopy Rock
While Snoopying Around Preston Snoopy Rock, Preston October 5, 2013 Beautiful fall day, full of CTMQ stuff in southeastern Connecticut. The itinerary had us stopping by the Preston Ridge Vineyard in Preston. So there was purpose. My crude map of the area misidentified the road we were looking for, but I … [Read more...]
Drum Rock
Bangin' Drum Rock, Near 172 Barbourtown Road, Canton Quick story: A reader once commented on this site, “Drum Rock near the north end of Barbertown Road in Canton Center. Not an animal, but really cool.” Interested, I Googled Barbertown Road in Canton. Nothing. I tried all the surrounding towns as well. … [Read more...]
Dog, Bear, Dog Rocks (Winchester)
3 Animal Rocks in varying stages of decay Road around Highland Lake, Winsted/Winchester I see no need to separate these three rocks onto their own pages. If you're going to see one, you're going to see all three as they are only about a third of a mile or so apart. Of course, if you are purposely going to this … [Read more...]
Bethel Snake(?) Rock
Snake in the Grass Chestnut Hill Road and Gretchen Lane, Bethel So I was visiting friends in Bethel the other day and much to my surprise, there's a painted animal rock near their house. Was I surprised to find another elusive Connecticut painted animal rock? No. Was I surprised it seems fairly old and … [Read more...]
Mr. Al E. Gator
Rare Gator Sighting Al E. Gator, Glastonbury April 1, 2012 I can confirm this still exists in 2021. There is a tiny pocket of people in this East Glastonbury/Hebron/Marlborough area that love their roadside painted rocks. My title here isn't actually about how rare alligators are in Connecticut (rare as in … [Read more...]
Sparky the Dog Rock
Big Dog "Sparky" Memorial, Montville If you look closely, you can see Hoang sitting next to this massive mural of "Sparky" who, according to the dates on his collar, lived from 1975-1984. That's a big dog rock. Okay, it's not the classic roadside profile-view animals that I've been collecting pictures of, … [Read more...]