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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Doughnuts at Dottie’s Diner

September 26, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Dunkin' Donuts is Ruined Forevermore Dottie's Diner, 787 Main St South, Woodbury This place has redecorated in way that tells me that my family is not welcome at Dottie's Diner. So I will never go here again. 2016 Update I love Dottie's Diner. After my personal discovery of it in 2009, I have stopped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Classic Diners, Damian, dottie's diner, doughnuts, Hoang, restaurants, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die, Woodbury

Museum Visits

September 25, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

This website began as Connecticut MuseumQuest in 2006 and only later became CTMQ. Regardless, museums were and are the core of what I do. And fortunately for all of us, Connecticut has a ton of museums - two tons if you define them loosely like I do. Also, see the CTMQ Town Guides: everything to do in the state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: museums

138. Hartford Medical Society Historical Library

September 24, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

Make No Bones About It... It's Back! Farmington (Google Maps Location) September 10, 2009 The waffling is over. I'm giving this place its own pedestal to stand on as a separate museum visit. Sure, the collection is pretty much a scaled down version of a previously visited museum, but I think it's important to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Farmington, Free Museums, Libraries, Not Really a Museum Museum, UConn

Canfield Corner Pharmacy

September 8, 2009 by Steve 9 Comments

Marilyn Monroe... And Me Canfield Corner Pharmacy, Woodbury I had some grand romantic idea to visit all the authentic soda fountain pharmacies left in Connecticut. I figure there can only be a few left, but I'm left with the problem of finding them. I knew about this one in Woodbury from some book I'd read, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Houses, Communities, Libraries, & Businesses Tagged With: Other Companies and Businesses, Woodbury

SVP Trails: The Farm Trails

September 3, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

Sunny Valley Preserve Farm & Nature Trails 3 Trails, ~ 2.5 Miles total, solo July 13, 2009 I've gotten a bit of grief for not exploring Litchfield County enough yet, now three years into this CTMQ adventure. While not necessarily true, I did notice I've not hiked a great deal in an area with some great hiking. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Farms, Nature Conservancy, New Milford, Sunny Valley Preserve Trails

Sunny Valley Preserve Trails Intro

September 2, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Sunny Valley Preserve Trails New Milford & Bridgewater 3 Separate Trail Networks This page is also linked through my Nature Conservancy trails page as well. If you came here from there, wow, you are unique. Here's more from them about these preserves. My hikes: Sunny Valley Farm Trails, New Milford, July … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Bridgewater, Nature Conservancy, New Milford, Sunny Valley Preserve Trails

Orlando, Florida

September 2, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Orlando BOOM Orlando, Florida July 2005 We went to Orlando over July 4th weekend with Hoang's family, including her brother and his kids. It was hot and Epcot was weak, but we had fun and even spent 12 hours driving to the Florida highpoint and back (in lieu of the Magic Kingdom. We win.) In retrospect, Epcot … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Florida, Hoang, Vacations

Pain de Campagne at Wave Hill Bread

September 2, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

I'll Take This Kind of Pain Every Day Wave Hill Breads, Wilton Wave Hill Breads has moved from Wilton to Norwalk, where you can can still visit the bakery and buy great stuff. As if I don't divulge enough about my personal life on CTMQ, here's another: Top-notch freshly baked bread is my favorite food in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Best, Unique, & Historic Restaurants & Foods, Food & Drink Tagged With: Damian, Hoang, Roadfood's Eat Before You Die, Wilton

101. Action Wildlife Foundation

September 1, 2009 by Steve 6 Comments

Lights! Camera! Action Wildlife! Um... Camera? Goshen (Google Maps Location) April 25, 2009 This website depends mightily on pictures. Even though they are generally terrible, they give those who just scan these long-winded posts something to look at, I actually use them to frame the story. Since I hardly ever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, BEARS!, Birds, Children's Museums, Damian, Goshen, Hoang, Nature Centers, Outdoor Museums, Zoos

Slide Mountain

August 30, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

Slide Mountain, 4180 Feet August 27, 2009 ~11 miles solo via Wittenberg-Cornell-Slide Trail from the west # 1 on the Catskills 3500 List # 68 on the Northeast 111 (115) List Unlike some climbs on the New England peak-bagging lists, I've never been to the Catskills before in my life. They're all new to me. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Peakbagging Tagged With: Cat35'ers, Great Views, NE111, New York

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