Workin' It North Haven (Google Maps location) April 2019 This place closed in 2020. Not every museum in Connecticut presents itself upfront as a museum. And we all know that I lump a lot of places under the museum umbrella that totally aren't what one typically refers to as a museum. But the Energize … [Read more...]
Tidal Marsh Trail (Closed)
Target This Hike Tidal Marsh Trail, North Haven April 2019 Trail was closed due to "alarming levels of PCB contamination found on the land" in April 2024. I must admit that I didn't plan to target this hike behind Target. Calvin and I spent the bulk of the day in New Haven, but then ventured out here - to North … [Read more...]
Noble Jay Brewing Company (Closed)
No-bull Jay Noble Jay Brewing Company, East Lyme March 2019 Noble Jay closed in late the summer of 2020. I met Jesse Baldwin of Noble Jay Brewing in the summer of 2015. My man was hustling... We were at the first Hops for Hope Brewfest and Jesse was representing his brewery that was to open soon after that … [Read more...]
Great Falls Brewing Company (Closed)
Great Hall From Fire Great Falls Brewing Co., North Canaan April 2019 Great Falls closed at the end of 2024. Just when a brewery opens in some sparsely populated far-flung Connecticut burg, it seems another one pops up in a smaller and farther-flung burg. I happen to love North Canaan and extreme northwestern … [Read more...]
Cold War Cross (Gone)
Former Nike HA-08 Site/ Former Victory Outreach Ministries Site/ Future Slapdash Houses With No Yards Site East Winsdor I was so bummed when I drove to this site along Scantic Road to find that it has all be wiped clear to make way for new houses. I kept driving down various rutted dead-end roads hoping to find … [Read more...]
Olde Burnside Brewing Co. (Closed)
Olde... and Gone Olde Burnside Brewing Company, East Hartford Multiple visits over the years After 17 years, the brewery ceased operations in early 2018. The brewery was purchased and is now occupied by the East Hartford Brewing Group and they also bought all the Olde Burnside branding and recipes. This page was … [Read more...]
WWII POW Camp (RIP)
POW! Right in the Kisser! WWII POW Camp Windsor Locks Windsor Locks is, in its own way, one of the weirder towns in Connecticut. Sure, it was once a thriving "port" city thanks to the locks along the Connecticut River that gave the town its name. Today, there stands a mile of empty factory shells that stand … [Read more...]
Hooker Brewery at Colt (Closed)
What’s the Hook? Thomas Hooker Brewery at Colt, Hartford August 2018 This outpost closed in June of 2025, selling it to a restaurant group. Ah, Hooker. One of the granddaddies of the local brewery scene. The incubator. The survivor. The innovator. For the nuskool Millennials who scoff at Hooker (for … [Read more...]
Parable Brewing Company (Closed)
Every Brewery Has a Story Parable Brewing Company, Manchester July 2018 Parable closed in April 2019 after a weird, confusing, and protracted situation with the landlord of their building. Parable's owner or owners, who never changed the LLC's name from Top Shelf - because he was a part-owner of Top Shelf - … [Read more...]
Storyteller’s Cottage (Closed)
Let Me Tell You a... Storyteller’s Cottage, Simsbury June 2018 Storyteller's Cottage, my 391st Connecticut museum, closed in September 2020 - a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. This business still operates an online and events model in 2024. ... Story. The Story of why this place deserves a place on CTMQ’s … [Read more...]
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