Say it Ain't Coe Milo Coe Monument, Hartland Certainly not every monument and memorial gets a place on this website. I choose based on those that have extra historic merit, have some superlative attached, or are otherwise unique. The Milo Coe roadside monument, mere yards from the Massachusetts border, along a … [Read more...]
The Rock School
School of Rock The Rock School, Colebrook (Google Maps location) June 2024 Connecticut museum visit #519. Here we are again. At yet another one-room school house museum. On the outside looking in. And that's fine. I came to a point in my decades-long adventure when I realized that there's really no need … [Read more...]
Sweden: IKEA Swedish Restaurant
"Bork, Bork, Bork!" IKEA Swedish Restaurant, New Haven March 2024 You know what's crazy. In preparation to write this page I did what I often do when writing about food I know very little about: I poked around the Internet for inspiration and clarity. I didn't find anything interesting, probably because this is … [Read more...]
Prospect: A Town of Lies
Prospecting for Truth Prospect, Connecticut: A Town of Lies You are all familiar with the Connecticut town of Prospect, right? Right?! After all, it's the "Best Small Town in Connecticut!" Right? Right?! Well... no, it's not. But I love that story. Which I only found because I was looking into other … [Read more...]
Gaylord House Museum
Just Some Guy 1845 Gaylord House Museum, Hartland January 2019 CT Museum #517 Hartland is a lovely town. Really and truly. The 17 (est.) people that live there will tell you the same. And their one museum is lovely as well. I mean, c'mon. Pure New England here: And, as is typical of rural New England … [Read more...]
Ida Carrington Lowell Land
Goochy Bethany Land Trust's Ida Carrington Lowell Land, Bethany May 2024 There's just something about trails that start across people's lawns. On the one hand, a huge thank you is owed to the folks who allow this. On the other, it's often a very awkward thing to walk so closely to someone's house and yard. … [Read more...]
Windham Textile and History Museum – The Mill Museum
Wait Just a Cotton Pickin' Minute... Windham Textile and History Museum -The Mill Museum, Windham January 2019 CT Museum #408 I do not know why this museum has two names. Or rather, one official name that is two different names. My 20 seconds of research into the important matter took me to the museum's … [Read more...]
Glenwood Drive-In
Walk-In the Drive-In Glenwood Drive-In, Hamden June 2024 Probably saying too much here, but I'm going for it: my 13-year-old son is having an existential crisis related to his soccer "career." He plays on a high-level team and it's all quite intense. This year, training began in late August and his season will … [Read more...]
Whitlock’s Book Barn
[Some Whitty Title Pun] Whitlock's Book Barn, Bethany May 2024 I learned something years ago while traveling the backroads of Connecticut, often with one or two children: do not bring them to large used bookstores. I need my time. I can't be rushed or distracted. I don't just need to peruse, I need to … [Read more...]
Alice Merritt Recreation Area & Berg Field
This Land Has Hart & Merritt Alice Merritt Recreation Area & Berg Field, Hartland November 2022 & June 2024 Hartland is a beautiful town. If I was a motorcycle rider, I'd go to Hartland every nice day I could. I would ride up Route 20... and keep riding right on past these two adjacent properties and enjoy the … [Read more...]
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