Hike Here at a Glacial Pace Glacial Lake Hitchcock Sediment Dam, Rocky Hill December 2023 I would guess that Rocky Hill is the most "forgotten" town in the Greater Harford area. It's small and I just never hear about it. Which is a shame, because of course everyone knows about Dinosaur State Park which is … [Read more...]
Dinosaur State Park Arboretum
A Pinetum Among an Aboretum Dinosaur State Park Arboretum/Pinetum February 2024 For my page on the Dinosaur State Park Museum, go here. If you just want the Trackway National Natural Landmark, go here. And if you're here for the trails, go here. Many, many years ago when I listed the arboretums I felt were … [Read more...]
Bulkley Park
Bulkley's Treasure of Bulky Trees Bulkley Park, Rocky Hill December 2023 This sounds weird to say about this patch of woods surrounded on all three inhabitable sides by dense housing, but this 24-acre park along the abandoned Connecticut Valley Railroad has remained untouched for a century; ever since Joseph E. … [Read more...]
Ferry, Great Meadows, & Surwilo Parks
Eh, Nah, Kinda Various Riverside Parcels, Rocky Hill August 2023 You come to Rocky Hill's Ferry Park to do one of three things: Ride the historic Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry, fish, or eat at the little seafood shack that may or may not exist when you read this. You walk north into the Great Meadows to go birding … [Read more...]
Great Meadows Conservation Trust Trails
Great Meadows Conservation Trust Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, Wethersfield South of Hartford the Connecticut River winds through 4500 acres of open land, the Great Meadows of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill and Glastonbury. This floodplain contains rich farmland, a varied habitat for wildlife and the largest freshwater marsh … [Read more...]
Academy Hall Museum
What is a Shad Horn? Rocky Hill (Google Maps location) March 2019 There are a lot of museums in Connecticut with the word "Academy" in their names. Somewhere around 10. You can probably figure out why... there were lots of academies that served a town's children that then became too small to do so but the building … [Read more...]
Still Hill Brewery
Still Getting New Breweries... Still Still Hill Brewery, Rocky Hill December 2017 In the stilllll of the niiiiiight… Still Hill is a hill in South Glastonbury, CT. In the 1800’s if you stood on Still Hill you could see the whole town of Glastonbury. One of the town’s founding fathers had a working still on … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Rocky Hill
Everything Rocky Hill 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” Rocky Hill CTMQ-style… as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Rocky Hill’s Town Trails
Rocky Hill’s Town Trails Rocky Hill sounds like a town that would provide lots of difficult hiking opportunities. Alas, Rocky Hill is neither rocky nor hilly. Go figure. In fact, the defining natural feature of Rocky Hill is the Connecticut River. But there was an active quarry here that was (and is) decidedly … [Read more...]
Dinosaur State Park Trails
Roaring Through the Woods Dinosaur State Park Trails, Rocky Hill February 2016 & 2024 I walked a bit of the Blue Trail with my boys here as part of the Sky's The Limit Challenge in 2016 and I returned 8 years later to walk the rest of the trails. For my page on the Dinosaur State Park Museum, go here. If you just … [Read more...]