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Burlington State Fish Hatchery

March 22, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Trout Fishing in America Part 2 Burlington Google Maps location March 21, 2008 with March 2018 Update! Part 1 was a visit to the Quinebaug State Trout Hatchery Who doesn't love a nice fish hatchery? C'mon, you know you do. Heck, I apparently love them so much that just a few weeks after visiting the … [Read more...]

Quinebaug Valley State Trout Hatchery

March 22, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

Trout Fishing in America Plainfield Google Maps location February 2008 with March 2013 Update! Our visits to the Burlington State Fish Hatchery Right off the bat, no, I have not read Trout Fishing in America (nor do I plan to) and I'm not a fan of the wacky folk artists of the same silly name. And I don't … [Read more...]

Farm Implement Museum (Closed)

March 16, 2008 by Steve 5 Comments

Implementing Closure Bloomfield RIP, early to mid-00's I'm just bummed I missed out on a museum with the word "implement" in the name. Because that's cool. And by all accounts, this museum was most definitely cool. I recall an article in our local free weekly paper about it a few years ago which made me say to … [Read more...]

Killingly Historical Society Museum

March 15, 2008 by Steve 8 Comments

Killingly Softly With Randomness Danielson section of Killingly (Google Map Location) February 2, 2008 Quick question for you locals: Where's Danielson? Where's Killingly? Trick question... Apparently, Danielson is actually not a real town, but rather a Borough of Killingly. So even though all the highway … [Read more...]

CT Audubon Society Center of Glastonbury (Closed)

March 9, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Owl, That's Gotta Hurt Glastonbury (Google Maps Location) March 8, 2008 The location closed in mid-2020. With seven other Audubon Society museums scattered around the state, I've issued myself a personal challenge to come up with good titles each time. This will not be easy, I assure you. Having only visited … [Read more...]

Haul of Fame Trucking Museum

March 8, 2008 by Steve 25 Comments

A Real Trucking Shame Canterbury February 2008 Thus far, CTMQ has been very a rewarding experience for me. There are those rare times that I bumble off to somewhere with unfairly low expectations and come away wondering why I had my initial cynical thoughts. Never has that feeling been more evident than my … [Read more...]

Old State House & Museum of Curiosities

March 2, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

A Two-Headed Museum. Literally. Hartford (Google Maps Location) January 19, 2008 The Old State House is a US Oldest, a US Best, a National Historic Landmark, and is part of the Connecticut Amistad Trail, The W3R National Historic Trail, and the Connecticut Women's Heritage Trail. I would guess … [Read more...]

The Rosa Ponselle Museum (Closed)

February 28, 2008 by Steve 5 Comments

The Fat Lady Has Sung... Meriden RIP, Mid-00's ... And this museum is over. Yes, another of the Lester Dequaine triumvirate of wildly random museums - the Rosa Ponselle Museum - is closed along with the National Shaving and Barbershop Museum and the Frank Chiarenza Museum of Glass. I have seen Mr. … [Read more...]

The Frank Chiarenza Museum of Glass (Closed)

February 27, 2008 by Steve 4 Comments

Shattered Dreams Meriden RIP, mid-00's I have seen Mr. Desquaine’s name spelled Dequaine equally. A commenter elsewhere yelled at me and wrote “Dequaine” so I’ll go with that. Astute readers and Connecticut museum-goers know that the Frank Chiarenza Museum of Glass closed along with it's sister Lester Dequaine … [Read more...]

National Shaving and Barbershop Museum (Closed)

February 27, 2008 by Steve 7 Comments

One More Museum Gets Trimmed Meriden RIP, mid-00's I have seen Mr. Desquaine’s name spelled Dequaine equally. A commenter elsewhere yelled at me and wrote “Dequaine” so I’ll go with that. I am very disappointed I never got to check out this museum. Is there anything more random than a museum dedicated to … [Read more...]