Kids These Days Farmington, (Google Maps location) March 4, 2018 I've thought about going to the Unionville Museum for years. Literally years. It's not far from my house and it is open fairly frequently. I figured it would be a quick visit and an easy check-off from my museum list. I was more right than I … [Read more...]
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Hockanum River Trail 21: West Road Trail
Good Ol' Smellington Hockanum River Trail: West Road Trail, Ellington ~1 mile one way, March 2018 If you are reading these Hockanum River Trails south to north, you have already read the Dart Hill North page. If you haven’t, it’s a fun one and you should. Better yet, start at the beginning with the HRT … [Read more...]
Power Dams Trail
Fight the Power Power Dams Trail, Farmington March 2018 I hike a lot. I don’t necessarily mean miles upon miles, but rather, lots of different little trails. Many would suppose that they all run together and become repetitive after a while. Many would be wrong. It’s not just that each trail has something … [Read more...]
No Worries Brewing Company
Only Been Once? No Worries. No Worries Brewing Company, Hamden February 2017 I’ve always enjoyed the accidental subliminal advertising No Worries of Hamden enjoys. As in, “I’d like to go to a brewery tomorrow, but I can’t decide which one.” “No worries.” “Oh yeah? Okay. See you there.” Brilliant. … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Hamden
Everything Hamden I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Hamden CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve … [Read more...]
I AM A GIANT MASTER
Master What? I AM A GIANT MASTER Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden I have done a lot of things for CTMQ. I am inarguably the first/only person to have done a lot of things I have done. I rarely think and don’t really care about hardly any of that stuff though. However, I very much do care about being the … [Read more...]
Sleeping Giant: Quinnipiac/Blue Trail
SGSP E-W Traverse (Quinnipiac/Blue Trail) and Connectors Sleeping Giant State Park, Hamden, ~4.5 miles total (solo) October 20, 2012 This page is a couple of things: The completion of my Sleeping Giant State Park Giant Master challenge and the beginning of my Quinnipiac Trail hike. It’s not as confusing as it … [Read more...]
344. Best Video Film & Cultural Center
When “Best” Also Means “Only” Hamden (Google Maps location) February 25, 2017 Too often, I feel the need to explain myself as to why I lump certain places into my liberal definition of what constitutes a museum. I fully realize that many places I categorize as such are not museums in anything but the broadest … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Tolland
Everything Tolland I’ve been exploring and writing about Connecticut since 2006. After a decade, I began compiling CTMQ guides for each town in the state. I plan on “completing” Tolland CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
2nd Lt. Vincent H. Core Memorial
Just Plane Interesting Lt. Vincent H. Core Memorial Memorial Town Forest, Farmington We Nutmeggers have a penchant for memorializing somewhat random people, places, and things around the state. I revel in finding these things and writing about them. The Lt. Core Memorial in the middle of the woods in … [Read more...]
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