Play Well August 2018 I celebrated my 100th Connecticut museum with cake at home with family. 200 was an overnight at Foxwoods. 300? The Upscale Bernard's restaurant in Ridgefield. How would I ever outdo myself at 400? Oh, I know! At work! How exciting. I thought it would be kind of neat. I worked at … [Read More...]
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Completed Towns & Celebrations
Completely Nutsmeg An astute reader once asked, “Hey Steve, how will you ever actually complete a Connecticut town?” What she meant was that new things open all the time. New breweries, new museums, new trails, new whatevers. And believe it or not, I sometimes learn of things that belong on a CTMQ list after I’ve … [Read More...]
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Vernon Historical Society Outdoor Museum
Outside the Norm Vernon Historical Society Outdoor Museum, Vernon (Location) September 2026 Don't be confused by the multiple mentions of Rockville below. Rockville is a section of Vernon but it's one of those place names that residents really, really like to hang on to, so I'll honor that here. This is … [Read More...]
Derby: Complete!
Derby: Complete! Roseland Apizza Here is the CTMQ Guide to Derby with my list and stories about everything I’ve done there! After a decade of writing CTMQ, I decided to try to “complete” towns. In that decade of traveling and writing, I had already done a lot of stuff in many of our towns already. However, … [Read More...]
Crystal Ridge Trails
Crystal Cleared Crystal Ridge Trails, Ellington September 2026 Ellington went on a little trail-clearing bender recently and created several new trails. And that's great! I love new trails and more importantly, more protected land. Even if a lot of times that protected land is a set-aside open space requirement … [Read More...]