Everything Oxford 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” Oxford 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...]
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Dubl Twister
Muito Obrigado Ice Cream at Double Twister, Danbury Danbury has a very large Brazilian population. As you’d then expect, there are a bunch of Brazilian restaurants in Danbury. (My quick research shows a distinct lack of true Brazilian waxing operations in town, however.) Dubl Twister is unique among … [Read more...]
380. Wells Dinosaur Haven
Oh Well(s) Montville, (Google Maps location) March 30, 2018 This little place is super cool and the artist that created it is super cool. My kids thought it was super cool. I want to be sure you understand this before you continue... For the Wells Dinosaur Haven has clearly seen better days. Heck, it was … [Read more...]
Private Bozrah Falls
The Boz... Falls Unnamed Private Bozrah Falls, Bozrah March 2018 Bozrah. The town strikes fear into the hearts of ... Oh I don’t know what I’m talking about. Bozrah is Bozrah. I’ve joked many times over the years about little ol’ Bozrah. But there I was, touring the town with my sons when I passed this – a … [Read more...]
Indian Rock
Indian Rock Punkup Road, Oxford I have no recollection as to how I became aware of this roadside rock. It could have been a comment or an email or even a passing conversation with someone. I apologize to that someone for forgetting your important contribution to the CTMQ canon. That important contribution is... … [Read more...]
Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center
Take a Flyer Old Lyme, (Google Maps location) March 2018 They have since moved into the former Bee & Thistle Inn, necessitating a revisit. I feel like I shouldn't be writing about the Roger Tory Peterson Estuary Center based upon an opening day visit. After all, the "center" is quite unlike all of the other … [Read more...]
OLLT: Belton Copp Preserve
Short on Miles, Long on Whimsy Old Lyme Land Trust: Belton Copp Preserve ~.25 Mile, March 2018 Walking the entire length of this trail would take you about as long as reading this page will. Unless, of course, you get into the spirit of the place... in that case, you might be stuck for quite some time in the … [Read more...]
3 Cool Historic Buildings in Essex
A First, An Oldest, and The House Witch Hazel Built Remodeled Essex Essex. Always on everyone’s list when it comes to top 10 Connecticut towns; whether that list is “cutest” or “quaintest” or simply “best.” Heck, it is one of the four Connecticut entries in 1,000 Places to See Before You Die. There … [Read more...]
First Baptist Church (Essex)
Tut, Tut, Calvin First Baptist Church (Essex) I usually give away why I'm dedicating CTMQ space to something in the title or at least a subtitle. But not today! I'm making you READ a few lines! But just a few. The First Baptist Church of Essex, Connecticut is... one of only three Egyptian Revival churches in … [Read more...]
The Stack: Ghost Highway Ramps
*For Informational Purposes Only* The Stack, Farmington This page is, um, purely hypothetical. It describes what I'd imagine a visit to the ghost highway ramps of Farmington would be like. First, some very real background. Remember the first three dozen times you drove on I-84 through Farmington and thought to … [Read more...]
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