That's Fair Fairvue Farms, Woodstock June 2013 Fairvue Farms is part of the wonderful Farmer’s Cow. The Farmer’s Cow is a group of six Connecticut family dairy farms working for the future of our families and dairy businesses. They produce milk, half and half, eggs and seasonal beverages. Woodstock, … [Read more...]
Chrismark Castle
Christ!(mark Castle) Chrismark Castle, Woodstock All pictures from Zillow.com You’ve clicked on a very, very rare page here on CTMQ. For it is currently the only one of nearly 2,500 pages with no pictures of my own about a place I haven’t actually visited – nor likely ever will. Also, the vast bulk of what’s … [Read more...]
Taylor Brooke Brewery
A Swift Kick in the Butt Taylor Brooke Brewery, Woodstock August 2019 Sigh. Like… a deep, heavy sigh. We’ve hit the wall, folks. Here we are in September 2019, nearing 100 breweries in our fair little state and we should all be rejoicing in that fact. But we knew this would happen, right? No way can you have … [Read more...]
New England Forestry Foundation Intro
New England Forestry Foundation East Lyme, Hartland, Pomfret, Woodstock Welcome to another one of those weird pages that is a category unto itself. The New England Forestry Foundation is... a foundation that cares about forests in New England. They own four forests in Connecticut and I know that two of them have … [Read more...]
Wyndham Land Trust Intro
Wyndham Land Trust Brooklyn, Eastford, Killingly, Plainfield, Pomfret, Putnam, Thompson, Woodstock Hm. The Wyndham Land Trust ostensibly covers the town of Windham, but has no property there. In fact, according to this map, they’ve commandeered the entire northeast corner of the state. (Also known as Windham … [Read more...]
235. Brunn Barn Museum
Don’t Eat the Brown Acid… Or Anything Else Brown Woodstock (Google Maps location) September 3, 2012 Here is my page on the Woodstock Fair itself Some readers are probably aware of my dislike for these town fairs. I can report that my dislike has morphed into more curiosity than anything. Like, why do people … [Read more...]
Woodstock Fair
Woodstock Fair Labor Day Weekend 2012 Attended: Sunday Morning Parking: $5, in someone's yard nearby Distance to Fair: 5 minute walk Cost: $12 for each adult, kids under 10 are free! Something Unique: I'd never seen "Australian fries" before Overall rating: Fair The Woodstock Fair is one of the bigger … [Read more...]
Mrs. Bridges’ Pantry (RIP)
Cheerio! Have You Anything to go with my Cheerios? “A Little Slice of Britain,” Woodstock November 7, 2009 Mrs. Bridges' closed in early 2019. I try to limit the stuff I write about in these untamed sections of the blog. I really do. The stores have to be very, very unique or interesting to make the CTMQ … [Read more...]
Taylor Brooke Winery
Taylor Made Wine Taylor Brooke Winery, Woodstock November 7, 2009 A couple years ago, early on in the evolution of CTMQ, I decided to branch out from just museums and start exploring some of the other attractions around the state. Of course, I’ve gone completely off my rocker in the intervening time, but that’s … [Read more...]