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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Harry C. Barnes Memorial Nature Center

November 27, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Ain't No Party Like an Owl Party Bristol (Google Maps Location) November 22, 2015 You people have no idea. I have been waiting nearly ten years for this place to reopen. Not that I necessarily had high hopes for it or that I'm a huge Harry C. Barnes fan - it was more the principle of the thing. Back in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Birds, Bristol, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Nature Centers

Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods

November 15, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Swan Preserve & Winsor Woods Canton Land Conservation Trust October & November 2015 Since the Canton Land Conservation Trust lumps these two trail networks together, so shall I. They are only a short drive away from each other (and a host to Simsbury Land Trust trails as well) and both traverse rather similar … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Canton, Canton Land Conservation Trust, Damian, Hikes with my Boys

Jewish: Crown Market

November 2, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Where is "Jewish?" Bishop's Corner, West Hartford October 2015 This is my first "food/restaurant" post in the "CT Restaurant Tour of the World" section in which I flew solo. I still don't really know what to do with this section and I darn well know that I'm not qualified to write about food. At … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic Diners & True Taverns, Food & Drink, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses, New Post Tagged With: Ethnic Restaurants, Food Tour of the World, Jewish, West Hartford

Glacier Ridge Trail

October 27, 2015 by Steve 3 Comments

The GRT at NVCC is for You and Me Glacier Ridge Trail, NVCC October 18, 2015 I don’t know why I hiked this trail or why I’m writing about it. It’s not a trail anyone is going to go out of their way for, that’s for sure. But then again, since it is in Waterbury, within sight of the constant stop-and-go traffic of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, New Post, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Waterbury

Waterbury’s Town Trails

October 26, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Waterbury's Town Trails I know what you’re thinking... Waterbury? Hiking? Yup. It exists. Not only does it exist, but the CFPA’s Hancock Brook Trail is rather wild and scenic. My 2009 hike of it is proof. Annnnnd that's about it, short of a little community college trail and some tiny town parks that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Waterbury

Relic Brewing Company

October 20, 2015 by Steve 2 Comments

Since 2012?! A True Connecticut Relic Relic Brewing, Plainville Updated December 2017 Ah, Relic. So much to say about Relic and its eccentric owner/brewer Mark Sigman. While there are 10,000-words worth of stuff to say about Relic, I will do my best to limit myself. There are many things with which to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breweries, Food & Drink, New Post Tagged With: Plainville, Relic Brewing

297. The Genius Museum

October 15, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

Gateway... to The Next Gateway Montville (Google Maps location) July 10, 2015 In 2018-19, the Gateway Museum expanded a bit and they changed the name. It is now the Genius Museum and if I want to be thorough, I suppose I should revisit at some point to view the expansion. I'll start off as I often have to do; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Damian, Industrial History, Montville, Tools

Glover Property

October 14, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Fits Like a Glove. Seriously. It's That Small. Simsbury Land Trust's Glover Property, Simsbury October 2015 This trailed property is so small, that I really don't have to write all that much. Heck, I could just plop the Simsbury Land Trust's nice description here and be done with it. The Glover property is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes, New Post Tagged With: Simsbury, Simsbury Land Trust

303. GEHMS Planetarium

October 13, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Spacing Out Glastonbury (Google Maps location) October 10, 2015 This cool little planetarium ignited a heated debate in my house. I mentioned that I would be including it as a museum visit for this website, and my wife roundly chastised me for that. “It’s a planetarium. It’s not a museum.” “I know. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Astronomy, Calvin, Glastonbury, Not Really a Museum Museum, planetarium

Pizza at Sally’s Apizza

October 6, 2015 by Steve 1 Comment

The Best Pizza on Earth Sally’s Apizza, New Haven June 2015 Disclaimer: I love Sally’s. I love them more than I love Pepe’s and Modern and every other pretender to the exalted throne that lords over the Connecticut pizza kingdom. Unapologetically. (And you thought that disclaimer was going to be one … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink, New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Calvin, Damian, Historic Restaurants and Bars, Hoang, New Haven, Pizza, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die

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