Highpoint #18 Panorama Point, 5,424 feet (20th highest) June 28, 2012 I enjoy many hobbies that most people simply do not. Writing? obviously. Going to museums? of course. Hiking? anytime. And yes, highpointing. I really do think it’s one of the most fun things I do. It incorporates pretty much all my … [Read more...]
ASME: Pitney-Bowes Model M Postage Meter
ASME Landmark #114 (1920) Pitney-Bowes Model M Postage Meter Pitney Bowes Technology Center Danbury Social media works! Nearing the end of my ASME Landmarks list, I was having trouble figuring out how to contact Pitney-Bowes to see about gazing upon this beauty. Their company website, while rather nice, never … [Read more...]
P.T. Barnum Statue (Bethel)
Showoff PT Barnum Statue, Bethel This is one of those pages where I could write 10,000 words, link to 50 other sites, or just quickly type whatever comes to my head while providing some context. I'll opt for the latter - with some pertinent links at the bottom. P.T. Barnum, as everyone knows, was a master … [Read more...]
Bethel Snake(?) Rock
Snake in the Grass Chestnut Hill Road and Gretchen Lane, Bethel So I was visiting friends in Bethel the other day and much to my surprise, there's a painted animal rock near their house. Was I surprised to find another elusive Connecticut painted animal rock? No. Was I surprised it seems fairly old and … [Read more...]
Extreme CT Geo-Tour 2012
This is Happening Happened August 4, 2012 In 2011, we put together our first fundraiser for the Smith-Magenis Research Foundation. One of the items up for auction was spending an entire day with me trying to hit all of Connecticut's extreme geographic points. Seriously. TWO guys (neither from Connecticut!) … [Read more...]
AT in CT Section 1
Section 1 Hoyt Road to Route 341, 11.5 miles November 2011 and May 2012 Quick - what town do northbound AT hikers enter when they first encounter Connecticut? I'll give you a second. What's your answer? Most likely, you're wrong. The AT enters the Nutmeg State in Sherman. Sherman! I must admit that … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Stratford
Asa Seymour Curtis House 2016 Elm Street We actually found this house years ago – back when it was part of the Freedom Trail before disappearing from it, only to reappear on the Underground Railroad Trail in 2011. I won't bore you with the amazing story of how I (rather quickly) figured out what date we drove by it … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Brooklyn (4)
We did some drive-by (photo) shootings in Brooklyn (Connecticut) the other day, along the Underground Railroad Trail. As you’ll read below, all four of these places are very interconnected. 1. Friendship Valley 60 Pomfret Road The first of four centrally located Underground Railroad Trail joints in Brooklyn. … [Read more...]
URR Trail: Hampton
Theodore Dwight Weld House 77 Parsonage Road Yet another terrible picture of a lovely (and rather huge) house. Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-1895) was born in this house and lived here until 1825. For 18 nights in February 1834, all students and some faculty of the Lane Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio held the first … [Read more...]
Divine Treasures
The Manchester Parkade is Like a Box of Chocolates Divine Treasures, Manchester June 9, 2012 Let’s be honest here – The sprawling Manchester Parkade is a mess. Not just because some of it is being torn down, but also because it is a jumble of some seriously crappy stores mixed in with a few gems. Divine … [Read more...]
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