What's the Muiral of this Story? Torrington, 2.11 Miles September 2008 "These beautiful days much enrich all my life. They do not exist as mere pictures... but they saturate themselves into every part of the body and live always." - John Muir. Why is there a short little rarely hiked trail in Torrington … [Read more...]
Amistad Trail: New Haven (9)
1. Amistad Memorial 165 Church Street Sculpted by Ed Hamilton in 1992, this monument of Sengbe Pieh, known as Joseph Cinqué, stands on the former site of the New Haven Jail, where illegally kidnapped Africans were imprisoned in 1839 while awaiting trial. The work is a majestic, 14-foot relief sculpture cast in … [Read more...]
Amistad Trail: Hartford
Old State House 800 Main Street Connecticut's original statehouse is the oldest in the U.S. Many historic events took place here, including the signing of the first written Constitution in the nation, and the Amistad and Prudence Crandall trials. The site contains a the restored, original Senate chamber and a … [Read more...]
Amistad Trail: Farmington (10)
Amistad Trail: Farmington 10 locations as of May 2013 1. Austin F. Williams Home and Carriage House 127 Main Street (Private residence) One of those responsible for bringing the Mendi to Farmington, Williams gave a piece of his land on which townspeople built a dormitory for the men and boys. Later remodeled … [Read more...]
73. New Britain Local History Room
Fafnir for the Common New Britain Man New Britain (Google Maps Location) October 1, 2008 Update: I likely wouldn't include this place in my list of museums now, but I did in 2008, so here we are. Being married to a woman who grew up in New Britain from the tender age of two until I married her 29 years … [Read more...]
Rosedale Vineyards
"Eeeee-very Rosedale Has Its Cooooorn. And Wine." Rosedale Farms and Vineyards, Simsbury September 27, 2008 I find myself using the word "bucolic" a lot on this website, and it's starting to annoy me. Thesaurus.com gives me arcadian, campestral, pastoral, provincial, rural, and rustic. "Campestral" fails the … [Read more...]
71. The Lewis Walpole Library
Shhh! It's a Secret Library Museum! Farmington (Google Maps Location) September 24, 2008 My 71st museum marks a milestone: My first "private tours given by appointment only" visit. How exciting! At least now I know I can handle them, as there are many others or so that require such TLC. And such tours are to … [Read more...]
Mattabesett Trail: Section 6
Section 6: That's Mica, alLedgedly Lone Pine Trailhead (east) - Harvey Road, 7.9 Miles September 1, 2008 This section has a fairly significant reroute between Mt. Pigah and Harvey Road. Another holiday weekend, another beautiful day here in Connecticut. Time to lace up the trail shoes, fill up the water … [Read more...]
Hartford Advocate Article
The Advocate nukes online articles pretty quickly, so, y'know... I had to save it here for posterity. Note: These two pictures did run in the story, which I was so happy about because Damian is rocking the Thumbs Up in the second one. Checking Off the List One man sets out to see every single museum, oddity and … [Read more...]
Amistad Trail Intro
22 Sites Farmington, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London Vetted in January 2023. And I will shout, "FREEDOM!" The Freedom Trail encompasses sites in Connecticut associated with the heritage and movement towards freedom of its African American citizens - and the Amistad Trail is a very important part … [Read more...]
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