Hempsted Historic District Area surrounding 11 Hempsted Street Located in the center of New London and surrounding the seventeenth-century Joshua Hempsted House (see different info over at the Underground Railroad section), the Hempsted Historic District includes houses that were purchased by free African … [Read more...]
Concept of Freedom Trail: Manchester
Walter Bunce House 34 Bidwell Street While there are many structures in the Southern states which are attributed to the craftsmanship of African Americans, few such buildings exist in New England. One example, however, is the Walter Bunce House, constructed by Alpheus Quicy. Born in June 1774, Quicy dealt in real … [Read more...]
123. Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame
These Girls Done Good... For Girls Traveling Exhibit April 8, 2009 If you're paying close attention, you'll notice this visit is a bit out of order. That's because when I stumbled upon it at a writer's conference at Tunxis Community College (where I took in museum number 97), I didn't really think it warranted … [Read more...]
Hiking Boots (Jan. 1997- Dec. 2008)
Sniff. I bought these boots for my Appalachian Trail thru-hike in 1997. They were the first generation Asolo boots with Gore-Tex and were the lightest on the market at the time. In fact, I broke them in for my hike by playing basketball in them for a few months. They were wonderful - until the tread wore out. … [Read more...]
92. Homer Babbidge Library & Dodd Center
"She's dead. Wrapped in plastic." UConn Storrs (Google Maps Location) February 25, 2009 A few of the Babbidge Library pictures are from Jerry Dougherty's incredible compendium of photos of EVERYTHING in Connecticut. Stop hurting your brain; my title makes no sense whatsoever. Well, it does to me but not to … [Read more...]
Stratton Brook State Park Nature Center
At least I saw a Water Scorpion Stratton Brook State Park Nature Center, Simsbury (Google Maps location) July 2009 Connecticut museum visit #122. I'm sure it very rarely open these days. At one point I think I had a plan to visit all the state parks in Connecticut and blog about them too. Who knows, maybe I … [Read more...]
Kettletown State Park Trails
Put a Kettle on and Read 4 Trails, various mileages, Southbury/Oxford Various Dates Hike 1: Miller Trail, 4/13/09 Hike 2: Crest, Campground, Brook Trails, 1/14/12 Hike 3: Oxford Loop Trail, 9/16/12 (Pomperaug Trail - Separate Blog Entry, 9/16/12) I had assumed that the Kettletown name was derived from … [Read more...]
89. Husky Heritage Sports Museum
U-C-O-N-N, UConn! UConn! UConn! UConn-Storrs (Google Maps Location) February 25, 2009 This page is about a 2009 visit. Many more championships have been won since then in basketball and field hockey, the football team has reached the Fiesta Bowl and then record futility, the hockey program joined Hockey East... … [Read more...]
Ice Cream at Ridgefield IC Shop
No Cookie Pusses Here Ridgefield Ice Cream Shop, Ridgefield July 2009 As has become my tactic, I made sure to figure out a route back from a week visiting my family in Delaware that would take in a few CTMQ sites. After hitting a museum on the way down, I figured we'd make it a little more fun - and delicious - on … [Read more...]
*Fries at Super Duper Weenie
Super Stupor (Pt 2) Super Duper Weenie Fairfield If you read a bunch of these Roadfood's Best posts in succession, you may get the impression that I'm a bit snooty about my food and/or I think the Sterns of Roadfood are a little crazy. The truth lies somewhere in between... I like french fries, but I'm not a … [Read more...]
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