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Giddings Park

May 27, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Positively Giddi Giddings Park, Franklin May 2019 You've likely never heard of Franklin's Giddings Park, and you'll likely never go there, so I'll start off with my friend Matt Woodward's description of it over on his excellent Explore Connecticut site: Giddings Park is everything you would want a town park to … [Read more...]

415. Hills Academy History Center

May 26, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Pure Justin Bobby Essex (Google Maps location) May 14, 2019 I've mentioned a few times on CTMQ that I used to write for the seminal blog TVgasm. It no longer exists and the owners who bought it wiped the Internet clean of its content. Why? I'll never know. Being a TVgasm writer meant that I watched a lot … [Read more...]

CTMQ’s Guide to Montville

May 25, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Everything Montville I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Montville... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. After all, that is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. What … [Read more...]

Church of Saint Ann

May 23, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

Church of Satan Church of Saint Ann, Avon Eternity For years, I thought I was the lone person who always read the Church of Saint Ann sign in Avon as "Church of Satan." I posted my musing on Twitter and I am not alone. In fact, dozens of locals lit up at my admission; "ME TOO!" they online shouted. "Every damn … [Read more...]

Robb’s Farm Ice Cream

May 22, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Not Our First Ice Cream Rodeo Ice Cream at Robb's Farm, Glastonbury August 2013 Here I am, cleaning up old messes on this here website. Unfortunately, the folks at Robb's Farm, Robb's Ice Cream, and Riverview Farms are making a mess on top of my mess. Robb's Farm has a website. Riverview Farms has a website. They … [Read more...]

Academy Hall Museum

May 21, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

What is a Shad Horn? Academy Hall Museum, Rocky Hill (Google Maps location) March 2019 Connecticut museum visit #409. There are a lot of museums in Connecticut with the word "Academy" in their names. Somewhere around 10. You can probably figure out why... there were lots of academies that served a town's … [Read more...]

Ernie Boothroyd & Bellante Preserves

May 20, 2019 by Steve 3 Comments

Sitting and Finding Balance Balanced Rock & Sitting Rock Trails, Northern CT Land Trust, Ellington May 2019 & December 2023 The original Boothroyd Preserve trail system here was expanded with the addition of the adjoining Bellante Preserve in 2019. Ernie Boothroyd Nature Preserve Balanced Rock Trail After … [Read more...]

Brass Works Brewing Company

May 18, 2019 by Steve 1 Comment

I Fowl'd Up Brass Works Brewing Company, Waterbury March 2019 Funny story... (not really) - there was a time when I perhaps cared a bit too much about brewery stuff in Connecticut. I don't mean to say I was binge-drinking Connecticut beer every other day. Not at all. I mean that I was on top of things. Like, I'm … [Read more...]

East Windsor Academy Museum

May 17, 2019 by Steve Leave a Comment

It's Not All Academic East Windsor (Google Maps location) June 2014 East Windsor is funny. Depending on how you count such things, there are either 9 museums or 2. Note: if you say two, you're not qualified to be a CTMQ reader. There are two "complexes" of museums in town; the Trolley Museum complex has three … [Read more...]

Witchdoctor Brewing Company

May 15, 2019 by Steve 2 Comments

Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang Walla walla, bang bang... Witchdoctor Brewing Company, Southington November 2018 Some of you must be familiar with that terrible song "The Witchdoctor." You know, the "Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang walla walla, bang bang" song? Interesting fact: the guy who wrote and originally … [Read more...]