Everything Vernon 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” Vernon 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...]
Hockanum River Trail Intro
Hockanum River Watershed Association Hockanum River Trail East Hartford, Manchester, Vernon, Ellington HOCKANUM: From the Native American word "Hocquaun", meaning a hook-shaped or crooked river. I love the Hockanum Trail. There are no mountains or even hills. There are barely any rocks. The trail takes hikers … [Read more...]
Manchester Land Conservation Trust Intro
Manchester Land Conservation Trust Manchester, East Hartford, Bolton, Vernon, Andover, & Glastonbury Shout out to the MLCT! These guys really made me work to find which of their many properties are trailed. I won't dwell on it too much, because they may update the way they present their trails online someday and … [Read more...]
Northern Connecticut Land Trust Trails
Northern Connecticut Land Trust East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Somers, Stafford/Stafford Springs, Tolland, Vernon These large regionalized land trusts that cover several towns are the way to go. Every few years smaller trusts are merging and spanning towns in Connecticut. You'll also notice that these regional … [Read more...]
Vernon Railroad Depot Outdoor Museum
A New Museum, Right on Track Vernon Railroad Depot Outdoor Museum, Vernon (Location) May 2011 CT museum visit #202. These days, it’s pretty rare for me to learn about a Connecticut museum of which I was previously unaware. So imagine my glee the day I was reading the column of the one Hartford Courant … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Vernon
Charles Ethan Porter House 17 Spruce Street To me, the story here isn’t so much the Porter house, but the road up to it. Holy cow. I have no idea how the people that live up here drive anywhere during any snow or ice accumulation. There’s just no possible way. The road up to the Porter house on the dead-ended … [Read more...]
Shenipsit Trail: Section 4
Section 4: SHHhhhhhhenipsit Exit 67/Rte 31 Commuter Lot to Hopkins Road May 2010 Ahhh, such a clever title. For this is the secret section of what has become quite the oddball trail. I’ve come to learn why the Shenipsit isn’t included in the conversation with CFPA’s “big” trails (Metacomet, Mattabesett, … [Read more...]
Shenipsit Trail: Section 3
A Seriously Mixed Bag Coop Sawmill Road to Route 31 Commuter Lot March 2010 I’m glad I had a partner for this hike – the learned Dennis Paul Himes (trailname: Cumulus) – or else I may have gone crazy. For this is one very strange stretch of the Shenipsit. Four towns, three town parks, two state parks, two … [Read more...]
Shenipsit Regional Trails Intro
Shenipsit Regional Trail Network Bolton, Glastonbury, Hebron, Manchester, Vernon Like the Tunxis Trail, the Shenipsit has a whole host of trails leading to, leading from, or nearby that are included as sort of part of the main trail. I always figure the best way to present them is under their own separate section, … [Read more...]
Vernon Historical Society Museum
Ver-nonentities vs. Rockvillains Vernon Historical Society Museum, Vernon (Location) May 2009 Not to be confused with the Vernon Historical Society Outdoor Museum. This is Connecticut museum visit #106. How about some music to accompany your reading. "Rockville?" you say? "But you're in Vernon. … [Read more...]
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