Shakin' All Over Enfield (Google Maps location) June 2017 CT museum visit #359. I am confident in saying that The Old Town Hall Museum is the crown jewel of Enfield. One could argue that the LEGO North American headquarters is the true gem in town, but it’s not exactly open to everyone... and moved to Boston … [Read more...]
Stafford Cidery
Cockamamie Stafford Cidery, Stafford August 2017 I don’t know where to begin or what to write on this page. I guess the very most important thing is that I know NOTHING about cider. The alcoholic and carbonated version of cider, anyway. As of today, Connecticut has two cideries that produce this type of booze – … [Read more...]
In the – And ON the News
Pub Crawl I was on WFBS this morning! Will update this later if the segment goes online. Over my 11 years of writing CTMQ, I’ve been featured in all the places you’d expect. The Courant, Connecticut Magazine, WNPR, various smaller papers, and oh yeah, The New York Times. Seriously. I swear! As we near … [Read more...]
SCC: Woodlawn Trail
The World is Upside-Down Stafford Conservation Commission (SCC): Woodlawn ~2 Miles, July 2017 I lamented the lack of proper scaling on the three Stafford Conservation Commission trail maps back when Damian and I explored the Diamond Ledges over in West Stafford. I don’t wish to belabor the point, but for a … [Read more...]
347. Stafford Historical Society Museum
Spring Has Sprung Stafford (Google Maps location) March 12, 2017 Most of you realize that one of the reasons Connecticut has many hundreds of museums is because each of our 169 towns operates as its own little fiefdom. Therefore, almost every town has its own town history museum. That’s 169 museums right there. … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Firefly Hollow Brewing
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 21 Firefly Hollow Brewing, Bristol With Firefly, I always feel compelled to use the official name at least in the titles of the pages I write about them. Even if no one actually ever uses the “Hollow” part of their name. I also always feel compelled to explain what it is that I love … [Read more...]
CT H4H: Westbrook Lobster
CT Hops for Hope Spotlight 20 Westbrook Lobster, Wallingford & Clinton Everyone has a favorite place in Connecticut that serves a nice line-up of craft beer. If you’re into “the scene,” you could probably rattle off 10 or so that are well-known. I would sincerely hope that one of those 10 would be Westbrook … [Read more...]
Scantic River State Park (Scitico/East)
More Than Scant Remains Scantic River State Park, Enfield/Somers ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some … [Read more...]
Scantic River State Park (Hazardville/West)
Hazarding a Guess... Scantic River State Park, Enfield ~2 miles of mish-mashing around, November 2016 & February 2017 I’ve been procrastinating on writing up my treks in Scantic River State Park for a while. Simply put, it’s all a bit confusing. Parts of it are called Scantic River Linear Park. Some sources refer … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Ashford
Everything Ashford 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” Ashford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
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