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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Mattabesett Trail: Section 3

August 12, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Section 3: I Besecks Thee! Routes 66/147 - Routes 68/157, 5.7 Miles July 18, 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. Aye! I made up a word! To "besecks!" That is, "when one's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, Durham, Great Views, Mattabesett Trail, Meriden, Middlefield, National Scenic Trails, New England National Scenic Trail, State WMA, Wallingford

Cooley School Museum

August 11, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

Too Cooley For Schooley Granby (Google Maps Location) July 2008 This is one of several Salmon Brook Historical Society Museums. This place has changed quite a bit since 2008 and is now open as part of regular tours. Looks like I'll have to revisit someday. Granby, Connecticut. Famous for... err... … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Damian, Granby, salmon brook historical society, School Houses, Tiny Museums

Flamig Educational Farm

August 11, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

You Know What Really Gets My Goat? Flamig Educational Farm, Simsbury (Google Maps Location) June 2008 Connecticut museum visit #61. Note: An incredible amount of search engine traffic comes here looking for "Flaming Farm." This farm is not on fire. At some point along this crazy CTMQ journey I decided to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Biology & Geology, Museums Tagged With: Animals, Birds, Damian, Farms, Hoang, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Simsbury, Zoos

Chamard Vineyards

July 27, 2008 by Steve 1 Comment

"I Did Not Have Wine at that Vineyard" Chamard Vineyards, Clinton July 2008, August 2008, and again in 2010 Clinton, Connecticut is a lovely town. Really, it is. One of my favorites so far on my years-long tour of the state. Beautiful coast, beaches, many intriguing shorefront properties; a quaint and historic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Clinton, Hoang

Mattabesett Trail: Section 2

July 27, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

Section 2: Higby Hollow... Hollow Head Country Club Road Trailhead - Route 66 Crossing (Middlefield), 4.4 Miles July 11, 2008 Note: This was written in 2008, so please forgive the tiny picture formatting. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go the Mattabesett Intro here. I'd really like to not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audubon, Nature Conservancy, RWA, &US Army Corps of Engineers Trails, CFPA Hikes, Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, National "Stuff" Tagged With: Blue Trails Challenge, cockaponset state forest, Great Views, Mattabesett Trail, Middlefield, Middletown, National Scenic Trails, Nature conservancy trails, New England National Scenic Trail

PT Barnum & Tom Thumb Gravesites

July 20, 2008 by Steve 9 Comments

A Sucker Dies Every Minute, Too PT Barnum & Tom Thumb Graves, Bridgeport May 17, 2008 When people try to list some of Connecticut’s most famous and/or important residents over the centuries, I should hope that PT Barnum is always remembered. From Bethel to Bridgeport, Barnum was heavily involved in state politics, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Religion, Cemeteries, Monuments, Statuary, Greens, & Outdoor Sculpture & Art Tagged With: Bridgeport, Cemeteries, Monuments and Plaques, pt barnum

The Largest Beach

July 20, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Hammona Hammona Hammona! Hammonasset Beach, Madison July 12, 2008 I love my title. While there is certainly no "correct" spelling of the phrase, there is a correct usage. The Urban Dictionary defines it as, "a sensual way to say hottie." (They happen to spell it "humana humana" which is an insurance company … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Superlatives Tagged With: Beach, Geographic Extremes, Hammonassett Beach State Park, Long Island Sound, Madison, Swimming

Gouveia Vineyards

July 20, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

THIS is Wallingford?! Gouveia Vineyards, Wallingford July 19, 2008 Our little family spent the late morning at the Lyman Orchards "Berry Festival" which more or less consisted of us eating a delicious fresh blueberry funnel cake and walking around the grounds. Oh, and Damian kept picking up random trash on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Wineries Tagged With: Hoang, Wallingford

Museum on the Green

July 20, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Come and Drink the Green Kool-Aid Glastonbury (Google Maps Location) June 14, 2008 This is the greatest museum not only in Connecticut, but in the world. I love Glastonbury's Museum on the Green and all my readers must flock to it in droves and genuflect before the great brick building. Come... Drink the Green … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Free Museums, Glastonbury, historical society of glastonbury, Industrial History, Nautical History, Town History

Chester-Hadlyme Ferry

July 14, 2008 by Steve Leave a Comment

Such Fun to be Had(lyme)! Chester-Hadlyme Ferry June 14, 2008 Who doesn’t love ferries? It’s funny that I have pages for this quaint little riverine one as well as the quainter and littler riverine one up north, but we all ignore the monster ferries that dock along the Sound to take people to Nantucket and Long … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Chester, Ferries, Lyme

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