Far OutNumbered By Better Falls Farnum Falls, Durham November 2023 To my knowledge, there's no such name as Farnum Falls attached to what I'm calling Farnum Falls, deep within Cockaponset State Forest just west of Miller's Pond State Park in Durham. But what the heck, I found these falls to be a nice little scenic … [Read more...]
Horseshoe/Pequabuck Falls
Horseshoe Horsepower Horseshoe/Pequabuck Falls, Plymouth February 2023 Some of Connecticut's most dramatic waterfalls are not natural. I don't know if that's an indictment of our natural waterfalls or a credit to 19th century masons and dam builders. Probably a little bit of both. Note: my pictures are from a … [Read more...]
Curtis Woodland
I Came, I Sawmilled, I Turned Around Curtis Woodland, Durham September 2023 I don't believe in omens. But if I did, hoo boy, I'd have never bothered entering the woods here in northwest Durham. And maybe, due to my experience here, I'll start believing such things a tiny bit more. Curtis Woodland has been a … [Read more...]
Durham Meadows WMA
Hunting for Trails Durham Meadows WMA, Durham September 2023 When I put together my CTMQ Town Guides for each of our 169 towns, I do my best to capture everything germane to what it is I do. When it comes to hiking, I tend to be way too thorough. There's a sort of hierarchy to these things, and state-owned … [Read more...]
Mirtollucci & Sons Oddities Museum (Closed)
Disappearing Act Southington After a very brief existence, this museum closed in... 2020? Ish? At least I'm pretty sure it's closed. I've reached out to David Mirto, the owner, funder, collector, teacher, and showman responsible for this place through a variety of means a number of times over the course of … [Read more...]
Camp Aya-Po
Ay! Yo! Wine! Pow! Camp Aya-Po, Somers August 2023 There are four trails at Camp Aya-Po, which is no longer a camp. But it was a camp for a long time - and not even a scout camp, but a YWCA camp. Camp Aya-Po was founded in 1922 and opened in 1927, and closed after the summer of 2008. There was a period of … [Read more...]
Steamed Cheeseburgers at The Lunch Box (Closed)
The Lunch Boxed Up and Left The Lunch Box Steamed Cheeseburgers, Meriden After many successful years in business, The Lunch Box closed in 2019. I never made it to the Lunch Box, but putting this page together allows me to drop a Mark Bittman article about the Lunch Box from the early 1980's. Crazy, right? … [Read more...]
K. LaMay’s Steamed Cheeseburgers
Oh, K. LaMay K LaMay's Steamed Cheeseburgers, Meriden August 2023 I started "completing" the Roadfood "Eat Before You Die" list in 2009 or so. I actually plowed through the 60 or so places that was still open and then Michael and Jane Stern released another version of their fun book with a slew of new-to-the-list … [Read more...]
Kathan Woods
QuinnipiComeBac Prospect Land Trust, Prospect April 2023 I've come to learn that when a piece or an end of an old CFPA blue-blazed trail drops off of the trail it was part of, the local land trust will often keep that piece alive on its own. This is the case in Somers with the one northern end of the … [Read more...]
Worthington Vineyards Nature Trails
Like Hike Hike? Sike. Worthington Vineyard Nature Trails, Somers August 2023 This place is a lovely place to stroll around when the weather is nice and the flowers are in bloom. In fact, it's one of the best places. However, if you want to actually hike, like hike hike, this is not the place to do it. While there … [Read more...]
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