All Things Religious, Cemeteries, Monuments, Plaques, Statuary, Greens, Labyrinths, Outdoor Sculpture & Art As you might expect from a state more or less founded by Puritans, we have a lot of interesting things in Connecticut that are religious in nature. A bit of a jumble below, with lots of crossover to other … [Read more...]
Animals, Farms, Gardens, Plants, Trees, Dinosaurs, Fossils, Rocks, Waterfalls, & Caves
Biology, Paleontology, and Geology This is a big page with lots of stuff. Outdoor stuff. You won't find nature or Audubon centers here, as they are on the massive museums list. I'll let you sort out whatever else you're looking for. Animals (Aquaria, Zoos, Hatcheries, Wild & Weird Animals) Farms Worth … [Read more...]
Geography
Connecticut Georgraphic Extremes, Oddities, and History Oh... And Islands of Note I've always been map-obsessed and I don't have to tell you that I love lists. So here's my own list of what I define as the interesting geographic points in Connecticut... and beyond. Jump to: Geographic Extremes Geographic … [Read more...]
The Oldest Parish in the New World
Not the Oldest? Parish the Thought! First Congregational Church in Windsor 107 Palisado Avenue It's funny, once you start really researching particular towns, you find that there are always quirky little historical anecdotes worthy of this website. I've begun poking around the towns in north central Connecticut … [Read more...]
The Oldest Legible Gravestone
I Have Some Grave News Ephraim Huit Grave Palisado Cemetery, Windsor I had trouble coming up with the title description for this page. I guess it's not the oldest gravestone in the state. But it is reputed to be the oldest original monument still standing in Connecticut. And one of the oldest legible monuments … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Windsor
Five Freedom Trail Sites Windsor I created this page in 2009, so it's very rudimentary - just like the Freedom Trail was back then. 1. Riverside Cemetery Located very near the Palisado Cemetery, which has a bit more history and panache than this one (see below), my visit to Riverside Cemetery was quick and … [Read more...]
Bishop’s Orchards Winery
I Feel a Little Fruity. Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That Bishop's Orchards, Guilford August 2009 Bishop's opened a homemade ice cream place on site as well. Color me shocked. Color me as shocked as when I met Peter Murphy at UConn. Of course you remember him… Right? He was known as “Bishop’s Son” … [Read more...]
Mount Wittenberg
Mount Wittenberg, 3780 Feet August 27, 2009 ~11 miles solo via Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail from the west # 14 on the Catskills 3500 List I certainly chose a great hike for my first foray into the Catskills. I had already nabbed the highest peak (Slide) and had just come down off of Cornell’s summit (the 9th … [Read more...]
Lourdes in Litchfield
Lawwwwwwds! Lourdes in Litchfield Shrine, Litchfield October 10, 2009 Having been to five billion sites around the state, you’d think I’d have no problem marching right in to anything on my itinerary. Oddly, that’s not the case at all. I still get cold feet now and then and the Lourdes in Litchfield shrine is a … [Read more...]
116. Fairfield Academy and Old Barn Exhibit
This One’s For the Gipper Fairfield (Google Maps location) June 13, 2009 Fortune smiles on CTMQ. Either that or perhaps due to the fact that I’m always going to museums and driving all over the state, I get access to certain places and things that others rarely do. Such was the case on Open House Day at the … [Read more...]
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