That Colebrook Magic Colebrook Land Conservancy's Sandy Brook Trail, Colebrook September 2024 Man, Colebrook is a pretty town. And making the drive from Peoples State Forest in Barkhamsted to this parcel of woods in Colebrook is quite the drive. Skinny roads that wind along mountain streams for miles... I know a … [Read more...]
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Rocky Hill Fire Museum
A Rocky Future? Rocky Hill Fire Museum, Rocky Hill (Google Maps location) October 2024 Connecticut museum visit #525. There it is. Prominently standing tall in front of Rocky Hill's library, Congregational church, senior center, Academy Hall Museum, and town hall. Everyone who passes nearby sees it: The Rocky … [Read more...]
Pleasant Valley Drive-In (Closed)
Pleasant Valley Drive Right On By Pleasant Valley Drive-In, Barkhamsted October 2024 The drive-in closed in 2022. I listed Connecticut's few drive-ins years ago. This was the one that most interested me simply because it's nowhere near any sort of population center. It's in Pleasant Valley. Where's Pleasant … [Read more...]
Pleasant Valley Post Office
So Pleasant (Valley) Pleasant Valley Post Office, Barkhamsted Of all the place names in Connecticut, Pleasant Valley may be one of my favorites. It's just so... so accurate. The southern section of Barkhamsted along the Farmington River is not only a valley, it is very pleasant. It's sylvan and quaint. A large … [Read more...]
Riverton Field Baby Green Monster
Baby Green Monster Riverton Little League Field, Barkhamsted I can find nothing online about this, but I thought it was just the cutest thing. I'm not a Red Sox fan - heck, I've never even watched a full baseball game in my life - but I can appreciate what some fan/dad has done here in the beautiful Riverton … [Read more...]
Mystic River Chocolate Cafe Brewery
Mystic Mystery Mystic River Chocolate Cafe Brewery, Groton August 2024 If you were to ask anyone how many breweries there are in Groton in 2024, I don't think anyone would say five. But the correct answer is (was in 2024, anyway) five. Outer Light is proudly Groton, but the other three are in the Mystic … [Read more...]
American Mural Project
AMPed Up, Up, Up... American Mural Project, Winchester September 2024 Connecticut museum visit #524. Also, this is billed as the "largest indoor collaborative artwork in the world." I love big, ambitious projects. Heck, you're reading a very big ambitious project right now. Look at that first italicized bit … [Read more...]
NITRO Cream ‘n Crumbz
C.R.E.A.M. 'n Just Crumbz Leftover NITRO Cream ‘n Crumbz, Middletown July 2024 Straight up: This place is comically expensive. I'm going to do something I never do off the bat: explain my brilliant title for those of you unfamiliar with the lyrical brilliance of The Wu-Tang Clan. Cash Rules Everything … [Read more...]
Norbrook Farm Brewery Tower
Slipped Discs Norbrook Farm Brewery Observation Tower, Colebrook September 2024 I came to the Norbrook Farm Brewery in far western Colebrook in the far northern reaches of Connecticut to hike its trails. A big part of the allure here to me is, of course, this observation tower. The owners of the brewery have done … [Read more...]
Reptilian Rock, Colebrook
Unidentified Reptile Rock Route 182, Colebrook I passed this painted creature in September 2024 and as you can see below, this is fresh paint. I also know it's relatively fresh paint because I've driven past here before and this bright little guy was simply not here before. (A quick check of Route 182 east of … [Read more...]
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