Closed/Gone/Former

M&K Dairy – Ladies of Levita Road (Closed)

March 15, 2011 by Steve 2 Comments

A Hard Cheese is Good to Find… M&K Dairy, Ladies of Levita Road, Lebanon March 12, 2011 This place closed in... I have no idea. Let's guess 2015. … Oh, LeviTA Road, not LeviTRA Road. Oh well. I found this tucked away dairy purveyor on only my second try. Quite frankly, if they didn’t have the name of the … [Read more...]

(Former) National Champion: Downy Serviceberry

November 22, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Amelanchier arborea, Downy Serviceberry Private Property, Glastonbury Location: In a nice big yard on a corner lot out near the road, so it’s not too creepy to check out Height: 34 Feet Circumference: 134 inches National Champion from January 2010 to January 2020 On a chilly mid-November Friday evening … [Read more...]

(Former) National Champion: Paper Birch

November 21, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

4. Betula papyrifera, Paper Birch Institute of Living, Hartford Location: Gone Height: 72 Feet Circumference: 169 inches 2012 Update: As anyone in northern CT knows, we had a devastating snowstorm on Halloween weekend in 2011. With the leaves still on the trees, and the snow being the heavy/wet variety, tens of … [Read more...]

Hot Dogs at JK’s Original (Closed)

October 29, 2010 by Steve 5 Comments

I Got Me a Nice Wiener (J/K) 126 South St, Danbury After nearly 100 years, JK's Closed in October 2022. The Roadfood hot dog slog continues… So. Many. Hot dogs. Going to 700 museums and hiking 100's and 100's of miles of trails in Connecticut seems easy in comparison. But I signed up for this and I will see it … [Read more...]

Holley-Williams House Museum (Closed)

October 13, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Holley Crap, It’s Closed Salisbury The worst part about this closure is that it may have taken out not just the one historic house museum, but also the random Salisbury Cannon Museum which I believe was housed at the same spot. I hold out hope that the Cannon Museum will reappear elsewhere in town, as Salisbury’s … [Read more...]

The Golden Age of Trucking Museum (Closed)

September 23, 2010 by Steve 8 Comments

The Golden Age… Those Were the Days… Middlebury July 10, 2010 CT Museum Visit #173, just before it closed in July of 2010. This is a terrible writing assignment. What should be a fun museum report is now a eulogy. Worse, I knew I’d be faced with this situation even before I visited the Golden Age of … [Read more...]

169. Young at Heart Doll Shop and Museum (RIP)

August 21, 2010 by Steve 12 Comments

Dollpocalypse Now Preston (Google Maps location) May 22, 2010 The lovely proprietor was going to close in 2014... but didn't. But at some point in 2018 or 2019, they did close permanently. These are the museum visits I love. My journey to get inside this place was a multi-year, nearly quit-upon saga. … [Read more...]

Ice Cream at Dr. Mike’s v.Monroe (Closed)

July 24, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

Doctor, Doctor, Gimme the Ice Cream (Pt 1) Dr. Mike’s, Monroe July 2010 (Don’t expect too much different here from the other Dr. Mike’s entry if you’ve read that one – from our visit to their Bethel location. which is a good thing, since Dr. Mike's in Monroe has closed - Bethel location is still going … [Read more...]

NorthWinds Vineyard (Closed)

July 19, 2010 by Steve 3 Comments

Through Zephyrs and Rain and Damian, We Continue the Wine Trail NorthWinds Vineyard, Watertown July 10, 2010 This winery closed in 2013. This page used to begin with several paragraphs of me lamenting the shortcomings of the CT Wine Trail. Namely, the terrible website, the woefully out of date brochures, the … [Read more...]

121. The CRRA Garbage Museum (RIP)

July 2, 2010 by Steve 4 Comments

One Word: Trashosaurus Stratford June 26, 2009 This place closed for good in late 2011. As I sit to write this I am pausing to wonder if other states have Garbage Museums. I’m sure a few do. But then I must ask a follow-up question – Do other states with Garbage Museums also have Trash Museums? Didn’t … [Read more...]