Just Go With Me Here Long Meadow Falls, Oxford April 2016 Yeah, I know. This page is ridiculous. These falls don't appear in any guidebook and I may be the first person in history to hop out of his or her car to take not one, but two bad pictures of the unnamed falls on the unnamed stream. The stream comes … [Read more...]
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River Park
Bonfire of the Inanities River Park, Avon February 2022 A funny thing happens when you're the guy who claims to hike all the hikes there is to hike in all the towns in all of Connecticut. People tell you that you have not hiked all the hikes there are to hike in all the towns. Like this: Across the river from … [Read more...]
Six Spoons Chocolatier (Closed)
Six-Six-Six Spoons Six Spoons Chocolatier, New Hartford February 2022 Six Spoons closed in May 2023. The chocolate landscape in Connecticut is in constant flux. Some players hang it up and some new players enter. Six Spoons in New Hartford opened in early 2017, but the chocolatier and owner has been in the game … [Read more...]
Litchfield Distillery
The Other Fabulous Baker Boys Litchfield Distillery, Litchfield March 2016 The Spirit of Hard Work® The three brothers behind Litchfield Distillery actually registered that phrase as their trademark. It's their thing. And that's not a bad thing. In fact, David, Jack, and Peter Baker are pretty much all near or … [Read more...]
Book Review: Fairfield County Chef’s Table
Gold Coast Star Fairfield County Chef's Table, Amy Kundrat (Photos by Stephanie Webster (2014) I suppose it's only proper to note that the author of this book is a friend of mine, but I did purchase it on my own at full price for what that's worth. So, there's probably no way I'm going to say that this book is … [Read more...]
RiverQuest Eagle Cruise
Bald Eagles are Essexy RiverQuest Eagle Cruise, Essex February 2020 In February 2022, RiverQuest was purchased by the Connecticut River Museum. There shouldn't be any noticeable changes to the programs. Isn't it crazy that humans did our best to eradicate our country's national symbol? Wouldn't that just have … [Read more...]
Rick Nicita Gallery & Cinema Archives
NiceTaSeeya Nicita, if Only for a Minute Middletown (Google Maps location) February 20, 2016 How many words can I possibly write about this tiny little place? Movies. Film. Cinema. I went decades of my adult life not caring a whit about this whole world of culture and art. I probably went years without seeing … [Read more...]
WLT: West Dayton Hill
Graham Crackers West Dayton Hill, 1.5 miles, Wallingford Land Trust April 2016 Since I trust that all of you have read all of my hikes of the Wallingford Land Trust properties... I kid, I kid. I can't imagine any of you have read any of them. Why would you have? There's really only one decent hike and you know … [Read more...]
Windsor: Complete!
Windsor: Complete! Union Street Tavern Here is my list of everything I've done in Windsor! I’m very excited to write this page. This is the 29th of what may ultimately be 169 town completion celebration pages! Yes, of course I am fully aware of how absurd that is. But I love it. In late 2016, after a … [Read more...]
Avalonia: Simmons Preserve
Quanaduck! Avalonia Land Conservancy, Simmons Preserve, Stonington January 2016 This is not a hike. It's barely a stroll. But here we are... writing and reading about it. Hey, if the excellent Avalonia Land Conservancy feels this place is worthy of preservation, and has written about it, then that's good enough … [Read more...]
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