Haley Farm State Park Groton It is my contention, perhaps unfounded, that Haley Farm is overlooked because it abuts the more popular Bluff Point State Park. Where Bluff Point gets you with its coastal scenery, Haley Farm is all about its history. Connecticut's first governor, John Winthrop Jr., owned part of the … [Read more...]
Aussakita Acres Farm
Happier Than a Pig... Aussakita Acres Farm, Manchester October 2020 The town of Manchester continues to fascinate me. I lived there for several years in the 1990's and while I thought it was fine, if you'd told me that 20 years later I'd find so much to do there I'd have called you crazy. From trails to museums, … [Read more...]
Groton’s Town Trails
Groton's Town Trails I'm sure you can find this lament elsewhere on CTMQ, but I'm saying it again: Connecticut's town structure is annoying enough, but our fake towns are even more annoying. Mystic is probably the worst example. Granted, this only matters to me and my "need" for accuracy in listing things within the … [Read more...]
HLT: Indian Meadow
"Completing" Harwinton... Again Harwinton Land Trust: Indian Meadow November 2020 Ah, Indian Meadow. Back in 2018 when I "completed" Harwinton, this property was my bugaboo. I knew at the time that a trail was being developed here, but since it wasn't yet, I called the town "complete." Of course, if you know … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Goshen
Everything Goshen I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Goshen CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]
Goshen’s Town Trails
Goshen's Town Trails Putting together Goshen's pages for CTMQ has been enlightening. I learned (via Wikipedia, for what that's worth) that Ivan Llendl lived here in a $25 million mansion. And one of my son's favorite authors (in elementary school), Mary Pope Osbourne lives/lived here. And Madeline L'Engle! In … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Chester
Everything Chester I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Chester CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Cockaponset State Forest Intro
Cockaponset State Forest Haddam, Chester, Deep River, Killingworth, Durham, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, Westbrook, Middletown & Middlefield I listed all the towns above not because there are worthy CTMQ things do within the Cockaponset in each, but just to make the point that this is a disjointed and sprawling … [Read more...]
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Holy Crap Grown Ups 2, 2013 I know. You have questions. And they are all valid. So I'll try to answer them. I listed this movie as a Connecticut movie because Wikipedia lists it as a "film set in Connecticut". Having suffered through it, there is no mention of the state and there are no identifiable Connecticut … [Read more...]
Hilltop Farm Nature Trail
Topping off Suffield Hilltop Farm Nature Trail, Suffield August 2020 It is perhaps premature to be writing this page now in 2020. But you know what? The glacial pace of everything at Suffield's Hilltop Barn tells me that I might as well now, because no one can be sure if and when things will be clearer. … [Read more...]
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