Having Your Cake (House) and Saying Eat It Too Gaylordsville Section of New Milford November 12, 2011 2018 Update: See comments below - October 2018 I just was given a tour of the house that is being renovated by a local mason worker who now owns it. What a fabulous house, He installed high end new windows and I … [Read more...]
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Metacomet Trail: Section 11
Section 11: You Can't Pen These Woods Penwood State Park to Farmington River, 6.2 miles October 14, 2011 2019 Update: This section was written up in 2011, shortly before I started converting everything to a larger format, so please forgive the tiny pictures. If you want to start at the beginning of the trail, go … [Read more...]
Palindromic Lake & River
Oxoboxo Lake/River Montville Come on... I can't be the only person who thinks this is cool. Now, I have no idea if this is the only place name in the state that is a palindrome, but I'm putting it out there. Until someone proves me wrong, Oxoboxo Lake and the Oxoboxo River that flows from it down to the Thames is … [Read more...]
Nonnewaug Falls Open Space
Damian, I'll Have Nonne Of It Nonnewaug Falls Open Space & Nonnewaug Falls Woodbury The Internet is a wonderful thing. Without it, my own experiences would just not be as rich and informational as they are here on CTMQ. But I also find great joy in learning about stuff around the state from old school pamphlets I … [Read more...]
Whale Tail Sculpture Fountain
Whale Tail Sculpture Fountain New London I like public art. I love good public art. So here and there on CTMQ I’ve highlighted some of the more interesting or significant public art around the state. I probably wouldn’t have written a page about this one if not for what happened immediately after we checked it … [Read more...]
The Oldest Collegiate Athletic Competition in US
Boola-Boola Boo-HU Boo-HU Yale-Harvard Regatta, New London & Waterford May 28, 2011 *Pictures of actual rowing stuff from here I was there, I swear. Hoang was there, and so were Damian and even baby Calvin at only 6 weeks old. We were all in New London at the appointed time to take in the sights and sounds of … [Read more...]
Wilsonville Fault
For Once, It’s Not My Fault Wilsonville Fault, Thompson June 5, 2011 2015 Update: This page got a TON of views in early 2015 as there were a lot of little earthquakes in the Quiet Corner. This inspired NPR's Patrick Skahill to write a better page about this thing than I did. It’s funny that I bothered to … [Read more...]
Harkness Memorial State Park
Harkness Memorial State Park Waterford May 2011 This is a page I wrote long ago that doesn't really follow my usual state park template, but it's not terrible and you're here, so... here you go. All other Harkness pages are here. Harkness is not your typical Connecticut state park. There are no hills to … [Read more...]
Harkness Memorial State Park Gardens
Harkness Memorial State Park Gardens Waterford May 18, 2011 As I work my way through these historic gardens, I find I most like the ones that truly retain the original layouts. What’s that? That’s the point of these things? Oh yeah. I knew that. But how many of them still have original heliotrope planted … [Read more...]
Camp Harkness State Park
Camp Harkness State Park Waterford Everyone’s always asking me what my favorite [insert anything I ever write about] is. I pretty much never answer because quite frankly, I don’t have an answer for them. But when it comes to “what’s your favorite Connecticut State park,” I now have an answer. And with … [Read more...]
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