Bedlam in Harmony Chaplin There I was, driving the back roads of Chaplin - which, come to think of it, every road in Chaplin is a back road - and happened upon a scene of pure bedlam. I was on Bedlam Road! Then South Bedlam Road! Then North Bedlam Road! This place is pure Bedlam! Even the businesses here … [Read more...]
Pussy Lane
ME-owww Pussy Lane, New Hartford ***Warning!*** Not the usual CTMQ content. You can guess from the title of the page where it's going. You've been warned. Alright, look. This page has to exist on CTMQ, okay? I really don’t have a choice. This is just one of those things that most people don’t know about and … [Read more...]
OK Hartford
Everything In Its Right Place OK Computer cover art, Hartford I’ve done a lot of cool stuff for this website. A lot. I’ve gotten excited over the years when I’ve met certain people and gained access to certain places. But I’m not exaggerating when I say that the day I learned that the washed out cover photo on … [Read more...]
Climax Road
Almost There... Climax Road, Avon/Simsbury Every state has certain roads that elicit chuckles from the kids in the backseat. I grew up snickering at place names like Blue Ball and Intercourse in Pennsylvania. We don't have too many here in Connecticut, but Climax Road in Avon and Simsbury is certainly one. … [Read more...]
Chrismis Tree Lane
The Worst Chrismis Tree Lane, East Granby Because CTMQ is a one-man operation and because I act as writer, editor, publisher, and photographer... I can devote entire pages to dumb things. This, my friends, is a really, really dumb thing: But! Hark! There's an explanation! Albeit a terrible one, but an … [Read more...]
West Lake St. & Highland Lake
You're Gonna Get Wet Highland Lake, Winchester (Winsted) I'll be honest and tell you that I have about 7 minutes to write this page. But that should do it I think. My brother-in-law lives on Highland Lake and we have an annual picnic in the last days of summer there. I don't have time to search and find the best … [Read more...]
The Stack: Ghost Highway Ramps
*For Informational Purposes Only* The Stack, Farmington This page is, um, purely hypothetical. It describes what I'd imagine a visit to the ghost highway ramps of Farmington would be like. First, some very real background. Remember the first three dozen times you drove on I-84 through Farmington and thought to … [Read more...]
Art Tunnel
The Mural of the Story Art Tunnel Farmington River Trail, Farmington Can you believe that I’ve never used that pun for a title before? I can’t. Can you believe that I’m far more interested in the two trails in the woods on either side of this tunnel than the Farmington River Trail that this tunnel is for? I … [Read more...]
Worst I-84 East Transition
Plainville's Death Trap Plainville There are seemingly hundreds of horribly designed highway interchanges, onramps, and off-ramps in Connecticut. The 84/91 interchange is pretty much the poster child for terrible highway design. (Well done on the new 91/95 New Haven interchange, by the way!) Connecticut's odd … [Read more...]
Nooks Hill Road & South Street
Just Because Nooks Hill Road & South Street “Tunnels”, Cromwell October & December 2017 These aren't a tunnels. They're not even all that interesting. But here we are... driving around Cromwell. First, I was heading towards the mighty Connecticut River on Nooks Hill Road. I’m writing this epic page simply … [Read more...]