Section 3: A Seriously Mixed Bag Manchester, Bolton, Vernon, ~ 12.2 miles March 14, 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, 3 town parks, 2 state … [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...]
106. Vernon Historical Society Museum
Ver-nonentities vs. Rockvillains Vernon/Rockville (Google Maps Location) May 28, 2009 How about some music to accompany your reading. "Rockville?" you say? "But you're in Vernon. What gives?" More on that later... As CTMQ readers know, I'm eternally fascinated by Connecticut's pathological town … [Read more...]
Risley Pond/Box Mountain Loop Trail
Risleying Above Vernon/Bolton, supposedly 2.6 miles February 16, 2009 President's Day. And guess what? We need a new mattress. Our bed is a rather excellent modern platform bed from some overpriced modern furniture store and we love it. However, the futon mattress - which is a very good futon mattress as far as … [Read more...]
Vernon/Rockville Historic Walking Tours (2)
Full disclosure: I'm not going to complete this thing. This page is merely informatinoal. The below information was taken directly from this site. Have fun. WALKING TOUR A Starting Point Rockville's remaining nineteenth century mill buildings span the century from 1834 to 1906 This picturesque group of … [Read more...]
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