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CTMQ > Pomfret

Air Line State Park Trail: Section 2

September 23, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Putting the Quiet in the Corner Route 97, Pomfret to Hop River State Park Trail, Windham (~14 miles) August 2021 If you'd like to begin with my Section 1 through Thompson and Pomfret, here you are. (This is just a placeholder for now.) We'll pick up this section at the Route 97 crossing in Pomfret, although I'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bike Trails, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: air line state park, Calvin, chaplin, cycling, Hampton, James L. Goodwin State Forest, Natchaug State Forest, Pomfret, rails-to-trails, Windham, Windham County

Watercure Farm Distillery

June 25, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Friday I'm in Love Watercure Farm Distillery, Pomfret November 2020 Nice. A Connecticut distillery that is an actual Connecticut distillery. With an actual still that actually distills alcohol. I mostly gave up trying to sort out which of our distilleries are distilleries and which are "spirits producers," … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Distilleries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Pomfret, Windham County

Winterplace Farm and Creamery

June 10, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Just Chill Winterplace Farm and Creamery, Pomfret November 2020 Check this out: Winterplace's Pub Cheese spread was a Gold Medal Award winner in the UK World Jersey Cheese Competition as a savory spread! And to think, you've never even heard of Winterplace Farm and Creamery in Pomfet! Congratulations to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Ice Cream, Cheese, & Chocolate Trails, New Post Tagged With: CT Cheese Trail, Farms, Pomfret, Windham County

Pomfret Recreation Park

May 17, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Shake Your Pom-Poms Pomfret Recreation Park Trails, Pomfret November 2020 Look, unless you live in Pomfret - which is a lovely town - you're not going to hike this trail system. If you come to Pomfret you're going to go to We-Li-Kit Ice Cream Stand and calling it a day. (I tried to go in late November. Alas, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Pomfret, Windham County

Natchaug State Forest Intro

April 2, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Natchaug State Forest Ashford, Chaplin, Eastford, & Pomfret The name Natchaug means "land between the rivers" and refers to the land at the junction of the Bigelow and Still Rivers which join to form the Natchaug River. The state says that the Forest is popular for its horse trails, outstanding fishing, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Ashford, chaplin, Eastford, Natchaug State Forest, Pomfret, The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor, Windham County

Vanilla Bean Cafe

February 4, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Bean There, Done That Vanilla Bean Café, Pomfret June 2013 Everyone loves “The Bean,” as The Vanilla Bean Café is affectionally called in the Quiet Corner. It’s a good little restaurant and is deeply ingrained in the community. The food is good, the service is top notch, and the fact that they feature local … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Everything Else, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Pomfret, restaurants, Windham County

Air Line State Park Trail Intro

December 3, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Air Line... NOT "Airline!" 58.5 Miles, Portland, East Hampton, Colchester, Hebron, Columbia, Lebanon, Windham, Chaplin, Hampton, Pomfret, Portland, Putnam, Thompson My title above is for one Mr. Peter Marteka who is enamored with this particular trail to an unhealthy degree. Envisioned as a high speed passenger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: air line state park, chaplin, Colchester, columbia, East Hampton, Hampton, Hebron, Lebanon, Middlesex County, national recreation trail, New London County, Pomfret, Portland, putnam, rails-to-trails, Thompson, Tolland County, Windham, Windham County

New England Forestry Foundation Intro

April 6, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

New England Forestry Foundation East Lyme, Hartland, Pomfret, Woodstock Welcome to another one of those weird pages that is a category unto itself. The New England Forestry Foundation is... a foundation that cares about forests in New England. They own four forests in Connecticut and they claim that they have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: East Lyme, Hartland, new england forestry foundation, Pomfret, Woodstock

CTMQ’s Guide to Pomfret

March 30, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

Everything Pomfret I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Pomfret... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. What do … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: Pomfret, Windham County

Pomfret’s Town Trails Intro

March 27, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Pomfret's Town Trails Pomfret A pomfret is a kind of fish. Not a fish you can find in Pomfret, mind you, but a fish nonetheless. I'm telling you this here because there's really not another place on this website I can do so. So here you are. Here's a pomfret: This fish story is a distraction away from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Pomfret, Windham County

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