What is a Shad Horn? Rocky Hill (Google Maps location) March 16, 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 … [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. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]
Rocky Hill’s Town Trails Intro
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...]
TSTL’16.1: Dinosaur State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2016 Hiking Challenge #1 Dinosaur State Park, Rocky Hill February 20, 2016 We’re back! I had so much fun completing the 2015 The Sky’s the Limit Challenge that we’re rarin’ to get going with the 2016 version. We couldn’t even wait for the snow to melt. Just like last year, some of the … [Read more...]
NNL: Dinosaur Trackway
National Natural Landmark Rocky Hill Designation Date: 1968 Of all the nearly 600 National Natural Landmarks, very few are singular items like this. In fact, this one may be the smallest Landmark in the country. I'm guessing it is. The tracks are preserved at Dinosaur State Park and Museum which has a lot more … [Read more...]
96. Dinosaur State Park & Museum
Dino-Mite! Rocky Hill (Google Maps Location) April 5, 2009 Lame title, I know. Which is a shame, because Dinosaur State Park is more deserving. Several of our state parks have museums - some large and well attended, others tiny and hidden. This one is wholly unique and is often a stop on non-Nutmeggers’ visits … [Read more...]
Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry
Old Ferries Never Die... Rocky Hill-Glastonbury Ferry June 14, 2008 Oof. This page is OLD and therefore the pictures are, shall we say, not good. Oh well... good story though. This is one of those Connecticut things that everyone should know about. I'd heard rumors about this ferry on the dingy back streets … [Read more...]