A Thoreauly Wonderful Preserve Walden Preserve, Salem December 2020 This is a Nature Conservancy preserve, managed by the Salem Chapter of the Avalonia Land Conservancy. I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it … [Read more...]
Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail
It's Just the Nature of This Place Harris Brook/Salem Nature Trail, Salem December 2020 Just another little trail network off the beaten path in Salem. Park, walk, take pictures, and check it off the list. Simple, right? C'mon. You know these things are never quite as simple as that. For starters, I have no … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Salem
Everything Salem 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” Salem CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]
Salem’s Town Trails
Salem’s Town Trails The coolest “outdoorsy” thing in Salem is Minnie Island State Park. It’s the size of a large backyard and is shared evenly with Montville. Oh, and it really is an island in a lake. There’s nothing on it but trees. And it really is a state park. It rules. In other words, the town of Salem … [Read more...]
Richard H. Goodwin Trail Intro
Richard H. Goodwin Trail East Haddam, Lyme, Salem, & East Lyme These trails that sort of “exist” outside of the state and towns and CFPA and everything else always vex me. And excite me. The Goodwin Trail is overseen by an outfit called The Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Coordinating Committee. Doesn’t exactly … [Read more...]
CTMQ&A: Zack Adams of Fox Farm Brewery
CTMQ&A No. 3 Zack Adams, Owner and Brewer at Fox Farm Brewery April 2017 Farm Farm Brewery will open very soon on a leafy Salem backroad. The build out has gone as well as one could expect (read: some delays, but nothing too crazy) and as everyone that follows these things knows, it's beautiful. Set in a … [Read more...]
Avalonia Land Conservancy Trails
Avalonia Land Conservancy Bozrah, Colchester, Griswold, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, North Stonington, Norwich, Preston, Salem, Stonington Okay, who took geology in college? You did? Awesome. I did too and while it was just one sort of side class for me I really enjoyed it. And no, “Rocks for Jocks” doesn’t … [Read more...]
Salem Valley Farms
Ah-Salem `A-Makum My Ice Cream Salem Valley Farms, Salem July 16, 2011 I know I’m the king of clever title puns, but c’mon, this one is extra special good. Just like the ice cream down in Salem, right at the end of the current Route 11. You see what I did there? Geeze, it’s almost like I’m a real professional … [Read more...]