Herbert's Way is the Only Way CFPA's Highlawn Forest, Middlefield & Middletown April 2009 & November 2023 No one would complain if I just ignored my "hike" here in 2009 as it was maybe a third of a mile total. Back then, the trails here weren't trails as much as they were demonstrations of how the CFPA trails … [Read more...]
Hell Hole
Aw. I Think Simsbury is Nice! Hell Hole, Simsbury This page is a great example of who I am at my deepest core... for better or for worse. And I won't even burden you with how far down the Satanic rabbit hole I went just now either. Okay, so, yeah. I try to find all these places around the state named for the … [Read more...]
Rimmon School House (Closed)
Rimmon Job Rimmon School House, Beacon Falls November 2024 Y'know, this was never a museum and I'm 99% sure it will never be a museum, but here it is, what I'm calling Connecticut museum visit #531. Look, I get it. You think I'm just padding my museum visit stats. Fine. But do you really think that a guy … [Read more...]
Stappa Vineyard
Just Stahhpp Stappa Vineyard, Orange November 2024 The tasting room at Stappa Vineyard in Orange is lovely. The grounds are expansive and nice. The people working there were very friendly. Thank you for coming to my page about this winery. I really should stappa there. But you people expect more. I … [Read more...]
Old Canal Way Trail
So Much Canal Old Canal Way Trail, Simsbury November 2024 99,999 times out of 100,000 times you mention the Canal Trail in Simsbury, people will assume you're talking about the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. And, frankly, 99,999 times out of 100,000 times people mention the Canal Trail in Simsbury, they are … [Read more...]
The Dirty Derb
Pimpin' Ain't Easy Dirty Derby Roads, Derby December 2024 ***Warning!*** Not the usual CTMQ content. You can guess from the title of the page where it's going. You've been warned. I was friends with a dude in high school whose last name was Durbin. Of course we called him Dirty Durb. He was a nice guy and … [Read more...]
Brodie Park
Bro Code Brodie Park (South) Trails, New Hartford October 2024 West Hill Lake straddles the Barkhamsted-New Hartford line, but is mostly in New Hartford. West and southwest of it lie two scout camps: Sequassen and Workcoeman. West of them is West West Hill Road and east of the lake is, of course East West Hill … [Read more...]
The Ethel Walker School Interactive Museum
Community Standards The Ethel Walker School Interactive Museum, Simsbury November 2024 Connecticut museum visit #537. Long time readers know of my fascination with Connecticut's boarding school scene. (This is currently even more fascinating to me as my 8th grader is getting looks from some because of the … [Read more...]
Book Review: Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut
ConnEATicut Unique Eats and Eateries of Connecticut, Mike Urban (2021) This won't be your typical CTMQ CT Book Review. But what would that even be? I don't know. This is a good book! Any Connecticutian who likes to go out to eat would be well-served by this book. This book is also part of a massive universe of … [Read more...]
Naugatuck River Greenway
Naugy Bikey Naugatuck River Greenway, 44 Miles 11 Towns in The Valley It's currently January 1st, 2025 and very little of this ambitious planned trail has been actualized. And, frustratingly, it will apparently never be one continuous trail, even if everything comes to fruition. But I needed an intro … [Read more...]