Nipmuck State Forest Ashford, Stafford, Union, Willington, Woodstock I can't promise you that this page will ever be complete. Yes, I like to be thorough and almost always am, but when it comes to the Nipmuck... it's tough. It's big and it's sprawling, sure, but most importantly it contains many secrets within it. … [Read more...]
Bigelow Hollow State Park Intro
Bigelow Hollow State Park & Adjacent Nipmuck State Forest Union, Woodstock, Massachusetts Grrr. And Brrr. Grrr because in reality, Bigelow Hollow State Park is actually pretty small - containing a few loop trails, campsites, and Bigelow Pond. But no one differentiates the state park from the larger Nipmuck State … [Read more...]
New Roxbury Land Trust
The New Roxbury Land Trust Trails Union & Woodstock I'm confused. First by the "New Roxbury" name of course, since this land trust's holdings are in Union and Woodstock... many miles from western Connecticut's Roxbury. Their website does not offer an explanation for their name, but I really don't care. I care more … [Read more...]
Union’s Town Trails
Union's Town Trails I'm sorry you've somehow found yourself on this page, for there are no Union-owned properties with trails as far as I know. If I'm wrong, please contact me or comment below. My Union Town Hikes: None CTMQ's Guide to Union Various maps of Union CTMQ's Town Owned Land … [Read more...]
453. Union Historical Society Museum
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. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [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 (Closed)
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...]