All Hail McHale Ernest Borgnine Park, Hamden June 2024 If you are over the age of, say, 40, you should know who Ernest Borgnine is. In my case, I know him firstly as Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale from McHale's Navy, the 1960's sitcom. (Thanks, Granndad!) Younger folks may know him from Airwolf and movie … [Read more...]
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Milo Coe Monument
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...]
George Washington Statue in Masonic Garb
The Pride of The World New England George Washington Statue in Masonic Garb Wallingford Okay, look. This is dumb. But it's CTMQ-dumb, and therefore it's getting published. Years ago, when I was reading through Wallingford's town website about all of their "places of interest," I read that the town … [Read more...]
Sergeant Stubby Statue
Woof Sergeant Stubby Statue, Middletown If we're to believe the entirely of Sergeant Stubby lore, this dog deserves even more than he got. And he got a lot, considering he was, y'know, a dog. I don't remember how I first learned of the rather incredible dog and his story, but I can tell you that the 2018 animated … [Read more...]
Adath Israel Judaica Museum
Oy vey Middletown (Google Maps location) December 2023 CT museum visit #513. I don't quite remember how I first came to learn of the small museum at this synagogue in Middletown. I would guess it was more than a decade prior to my visit. I probably was poking around online when I was completing my walk around … [Read more...]
Ted Knight Memorial Bridge
Bridgee Smails Ted Knight Memorial Bridge Canal Street, Plymouth If you're anything like me, you love the fact that Connecticut features the small Ernest Borgnine park in Hamden and the rather utilitarian Ted Knight Bridge in Plymouth. Sure, Katherine Hepburn and Meryl Streep were and are long time … [Read more...]
Muffler Men
I Hear Your Muffled Cry... Cheshire & Norwich I bet you didn't know that giant roadside (usually) men have a cult following. These giant roadside man sculptures are called "Muffler Men" in this world because, apparently, the first giant roadside men all held mufflers. Muffler Men are more transient than … [Read more...]
Pork Hollow
"The British Are Coming... For Our Pork!" Pork Hollow, Ansonia Everyone knows the story of Paul Revere. Sure, his legendary ride was early in the War for Independence, as he rode at midnight to warn the locals and the militia that "The British are Coming" to Lexington and Concord. The midnight ride was dramatized … [Read more...]
National Iwo Jima Memorial
Oorah! National Iwo Jima Memorial, Newington & New Britain We all have "those things" that we live near that we just never check out. Be it a museum or a hike or restaurant or whatever. I think the unconscious thinking is, "I live nearby, so it's easy to get to, so I'll make the effort someday." The National … [Read more...]
Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground
Derb Nap Old Derby Uptown Burying Ground, Derby December 2022 There's a lot of CTMQ-worthy stuff crammed into tiny little Derby. When I began compiling all of that stuff, I was rather surprised to learn that the "oldest public burying ground in the US" is located here, on a sweeping hillside above the Naugatuck … [Read more...]
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