Union Jacked Union (Google Maps location) August 6, 2019 Union, Connecticut. You know, that town name on the last Connecticut exit sign on I-84 East that you pass on your way to Boston? The town that you’ve never been sure is a real town? Union. First inhabited by Nipmucks, and later, in 1727, settled by … [Read more...]
Mountain Laurel Sanctuary
Peak Failage Mountain Laurel Sanctuary, Nipmuck State Forest, Union July 2018 On New Years Eve Day in 2016, I visited this place with my son Calvin. Who visits a Mountain Laurel Sanctuary in the dead of winter? We do... but we merely drove through it then to attain the all-important highest point in Windham … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Union
Everything Union 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” Union CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of … [Read more...]
TSTL’17.5: Bigelow Hollow State Park
The Sky's the Limit 2017 Hiking Challenge #5 Bigelow Hollow State Park, Union March 4, 2017 Quick! Who remembers March 4, 2017 in northern Connecticut? It was that Saturday? In early March? With all the wind? Yeah, it was that freezing cold day with temperatures in the low-teens but a howling and … [Read more...]
Bush Meadow Farm (RIP)
The Boy Who Stared at Goats Bush Meadow Farm, Union November 7, 2009 [2016 Update from Bush Meadow: "We are now entering a new phase of lives here at the farm. We are finished with our sabatical and ready to move forward. Barry and Nancy Kapplan, 11 APR 2016.] I have no idea what that means, but it's still … [Read more...]
Traveler Food and Books
Cripes, I Barely Had Time to Read the Menu Traveler Food and Books, Union June 1, 2011 My list of “Places in Connecticut I’ve wanted to visit for a very long time but never have” is probably much shorter than CTMQ readers would imagine. Traveler Food and Books is at or near the top of that list, as I’ve been … [Read more...]