AMPed Up, Up, Up... American Mural Project, Winchester September 2024 Connecticut museum visit #524. Also, this is billed as the "largest indoor collaborative artwork in the world." I love big, ambitious projects. Heck, you're reading a very big ambitious project right now. Look at that first italicized bit … [Read more...]
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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...]
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...]
Peckham Park Covered Bridge
Low in the Pecking Order Peckham Park Covered Bridge, Middlefield December 2023 Crickets. No, I didn't see any crickets when I visited this small covered bridge. Nor did I hear any. By "crickets" I mean... I've got nothin'. Just a few pictures of a 30-foot, relatively unattractive covered bridge right up … [Read more...]
Book Review: In the Blood
Bloody Good In the Blood, Charles Barber (2023) This book is so good. I don't care if you're not a non-fiction reader. You'll enjoy this book. It is as good as any mystery or thriller simply because it is a mystery and a thriller. And bonus: it all happened in Connecticut. (Well, except for the parts in Somalia … [Read more...]
Glacial Lake Hitchcock Sediment Dam
Hike Here at a Glacial Pace Glacial Lake Hitchcock Sediment Dam, Rocky Hill December 2023 I would guess that Rocky Hill is the most "forgotten" town in the Greater Harford area. It's small and I just never hear about it. Which is a shame, because of course everyone knows about Dinosaur State Park which is … [Read more...]
Book Review: A Professor, A President, and a Meteor
Weston Rocks! A Professor, A President, and a Meteor, Cathryn J. Prince (2011) I was "friends" with Cathryn Prince for a year or so before meeting her in person at a book signing in 2011. 21st-century "friends." In other words, Twitter friends. A Connecticut resident and professor, Prince specializes in writing … [Read more...]
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