C.R.E.A.M. 'n Just Crumbz Leftover NITRO Cream ‘n Crumbz, Middletown July 2024 Straight up: This place is comically expensive. I'm going to do something I never do off the bat: explain my brilliant title for those of you unfamiliar with the lyrical brilliance of The Wu-Tang Clan. Cash Rules Everything … [Read more...]
Norbrook Farm Brewery Tower
Slipped Discs Norbrook Farm Brewery Observation Tower, Colebrook September 2024 I came to the Norbrook Farm Brewery in far western Colebrook in the far northern reaches of Connecticut to hike its trails. A big part of the allure here to me is, of course, this observation tower. The owners of the brewery have done … [Read more...]
Reptilian Rock, Colebrook
Unidentified Reptile Rock Route 182, Colebrook I passed this painted creature in September 2024 and as you can see below, this is fresh paint. I also know it's relatively fresh paint because I've driven past here before and this bright little guy was simply not here before. (A quick check of Route 182 east of … [Read more...]
Norbrook Farm Falls
No Creek Norbrook to Speak Of... Norbrook Farm Falls, Colebrook September 2024 This is one of those pages I'm spending five minutes putting together because: A) I made the effort to check out these "falls," and, B) I care about you, Dear Reader, and don't want you doing the same I went to the Norbrook … [Read more...]
Kelly’s Cone Connection
Kan I? I Think I Kan. Nah, I Kan't... Kelly's Cone Connection, Hamden June 2024 ... Write about this place without delving into the past. As my son said when I told him some of the backstory here, "bruh." Bruh indeed. I realize it would be easier to just do what I usually do and write about how Calvin … [Read more...]
Rocky Hill Meadows/Goff Brook Trail
Goff Brook, not Brooke Goff Great Meadows Conservation Trust's Wood Parcel, Rocky Hill September 2024 Back when I walked around and then wrote about farm road trails just south of here, I said: The "Great Meadows" is very confusing. It is, as I understand it, a large swath of meadow along the Connecticut River … [Read more...]
Dorence Atwater Monument
Terryville's Dorence Nightengale Dorence Atwater Monument, Plymouth Like most people, I had never heard of Dorence Atwater. In fact, I would have guessed that Dorence was a woman. Like a mixture of Dorothy and Florence... Dorence. Well, Dorence was not a woman. He was Plymouth's Civil War hero and in fact, … [Read more...]
Bobriwka (Private)
No Soup For Me Bobriwka, Colebrook Bobriwka is private and likes it that way. My efforts to visit for the good of this site were brusquely rebuffed. I respect that. Still, I think this place is still so interesting that I feel compelled to create a page about it. All three pictures below are from their … [Read more...]
Deer Hill Trail
Hanging on for Deer Life Colebrook Land Conservancy's Deer Hill Trail, Colebrook July 2024 Alternative title: Deer Fly Trail This trail is great. I just wanted to put that out first. Any complaints below about biting insects is simply a result of time and place; certainly not something anyone can do anything … [Read more...]
The New Cambridge Project
The New New The New Cambridge Project, Bristol July 2024 When the lights went out on Firefly Brewing in early 2023, many of us took a moment to remember what was not only one of the state's oldest (of the new wave) breweries, but one of the most consistently good ones. Mystery surrounded its abrupt closure but … [Read more...]
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