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CTMQ > Articles by: Steve

Town Bridge

December 29, 2020 by Steve 1 Comment

This Old Town (Bridge) Town Bridge, Canton The reconstructed bridge is open again as of late 2021. I'm not sure why I'm giving this old bridge a place on CTMQ. When I took the photos on this page I remember that I thought it was a cool bridge. Very old school. One lane and still operational. I think that at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, New Post, Towers, Bridges, Forts, Tunnels, Roads, Canals, Dams, Fishways, Airports, & Ferries Tagged With: Canton, Cool Bridges

Burr Pond State Park Intro

December 27, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Burr Pond State Park Torrington & Winchester Grrrr Pond State Park... I know I knew this, but did you know that when Connecticut designates a state park in the middle of a state forest, its land is no long state forest land? So every time you see that I have a state park listed as part of a state forest, I think … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: burr pond state park, Torrington, Winchester

Torrington’s Town Trails

December 27, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Torrington's Town Trails Oof, this is a tough one. Torrington - and this is a good thing! - has a few state parks and two of them are connected by the CFPA's John Muir Trail and the Paugnut State Forest. Fine. No big deal. Except that the town has attached a bunch of spur trails and connecting trails to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: Torrington

Paugnut State Forest Intro

December 26, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Paugnut State Forest Torrington & Winchester Though Paugnut sounds like a kind of tree, it was supposedly a Native American chief back in the day. There is some dispute about the veracity of this claim. Regardless, we now have a decently sized state forest that more or less connects two state parks in Torrington. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: paugnut state forest, Torrington, Winchester

Heritage Land Preservation Trust

December 26, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Heritage Land Preservation Trust Trails I am writing this sentence a few days shy of 2021, which means I've been writing and maintaining this website for well over 14 years. I've hiked hundreds of miles around Connecticut and have created hundreds of "intro" pages for land trusts and other similar entities. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: Heritage Land Preservation Trust, Torrington

Wadsworth Falls State Park Intro

December 23, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Wadsworth Falls State Park Middlefield & Middletown You know what annoys me about Wadsworth Falls? That Middletown takes all the credit for the park. Sure, the main entrance is there, as is the swimming pond, but both waterfalls and much of the trail network are in Middlefield. Frustrating when big bro ignores … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Middlefield, Middletown, Wadsworth Falls State Park

CTMQ’s Guide to North Branford

December 22, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything North Branford 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” North Branford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: North Branford

North Branford Land Conservation Trust

December 22, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

North Branford Land Conservation Trust Trails I feel kind of bad for North Branford. The local water concern owns a third of the land in town and only has trails on a very small parcel of that land. That doesn't leave much for a local land trust, but their website does state in 2020 that they do plan on adding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Land Trust Hikes Tagged With: North Branford, north branford land conservation trust

North Branford’s Town Trails

December 22, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

North Branford's Town Trails North Branford is a weird town. I don't mean that the people there are weird. They may be, I don't know. But the town itself... Back in the day Lake Gaillard was created to provide water to the area and as a result, The South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority owns about a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hikes, Bikes & Paddles, Town Land Hikes Tagged With: North Branford

CTMQ’s Guide to New Fairfield

December 21, 2020 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything New Fairfield 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” New Fairfield CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: CTMQ Town Guides, New Post Tagged With: new fairfield

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