CTMQ’s Guide to Stonington

Everything Stonington

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” Stonington CTMQ-style… as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ.

If I’ve missed anything in town or if anything has closed or changed, please let me know.

Museums

B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill
Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer House
Coogan Farm Welcome Center & Art Barn
Denison Homestead
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
Old Mystic History Center
James Merrill House
The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport Museum
Mystic Aquarium
Mystic Seaport, Museum of America and the Sea
Old Lighthouse Museum
R.W. Woolworth Library and Research Center
Stanton-Davis Museum

Hikes & Bikes

Barn Island Wildlife Management Area
CFPA’s Caron Forest (Potential Future trail)

Avalonia Land Conservancy – Intro

Copps Brook Preserve
Fennerswood Preserve
Knox Family Farm Preserve
Knox Preserve
Dodge Paddock and Beal Preserve
Hoffmann Evergreen Preserve
Marcia Woolworth Porter Preserve
Paffard Woods
Pequotsepos Brook Preserve
Perry Natural Area
Ram Point (water access)
Sandy Point (water access)
Simmons Preserve
Wequetequock Cove Preserve
White Cedar Swamp & Deans Mill Preserve
Woodlot Sanctuary

Stonington Land Trust – Intro

Davis Farm & Osbrook Preserves
Grandview Preserve
Meadow Woods Preserve
Old Mystic Ridge
Davis Farm & Osbrook Preserves
Thomas Miner Nature Preserve & Wildlife Sanctuary

Stonington’s Town Trails – Intro

Coogan Farm Trails
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center Trails
Fife Estate Recreation Area (Private)
Spellman Recreational Park

Food & Drink

Roadfood List: Kitchen Little
Roadfood list: Fried Clams at the Sea Swirl
CT Cheese Trail: Cheese Boro Whey (Closed)
CT Wine Trail:Saltwater Farms Vineyard
CT Wine Trail: Stonington Vineyards
CT Beer Trail: Beer’d Brewing Company
CT Beer Trail: Cottrell Brewing Company (Closed)
CT Spirits Trail: Rum Tropic Distillery
CT Cider Trail: B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill

Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.

Everything Else

National Historic Landmark: Captain Nathaniel Palmer House
National Historic Landmark: Charles W. Morgan
National Historic Landmark: Emma C. Berry
National Historic Landmark: James Merrill House
National Historic Landmark: L.A. Dunton
National Historic Landmark: Sabino
ASME Landmark: B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill
National Champion Tree: Hardy Orange (Former champion)
World’s First: Antarctic Expedition
World’s Oldest: Surviving (non-wrecked) merchant vessel
US Longest & Oldest: Continuous producer of hard cider
US Oldest: Surviving smack
US Best: Mystic Seaport
US Best: Mystic Aquarium
US Best: Inn at Mystic
US Best: Noah’s
US Best: Inn at Stonington
Underground RR Trail: Greenmanville Historic District
CT Freedom Trail: Charles W. Morgan
CT-NY-RI Tri-Point
Elihu Island
Enders Island & The Mummy Arm
Mason’s Island
Ram Island
Mystic Seaport Lighthouse
Stonington Harbor Lighthouse
Mystic River Bascule Bridge
Mystic Train Station
Hartunian Castle
The Way of the Labyrinth
The Blessing of the Fleet & Parade
Argia Mystic Cruise
Old Mystic Post Office
Alice’s Haunted Little Bookshop
Seacoast Mushrooms
Zuckermann Harpsichords

Stonington Wrap-Up

Completion Celebration at TBD