Not a Showcase Charter Oak Greenway, 15.4 Miles Bolton, Manchester, East Hartford Every other "trail report" for the Charter Oak Greenway is nothing more than some mileage markers and a few comments about its hills or propensity for highway proximity. Not CTMQ. Oh, no. So sit back and prepare for a billion of my … [Read more...]
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Cycling, Multi-Use, & Rails-to-Trails Paths
Connecticut's Cycling, Multi-Use, & Rails-to-Trails Paths Hoo boy. I delayed putting this page together for a decade - a decade which saw massive growth and improvement of Connecticut's network of various multi-use trails. I was sort of waiting until my younger son was able to ride for 10+ miles to bother cataloging … [Read more...]
Kent Memorial Library
Suffield, Not Kent Kent Memorial Library Suffield There are a bunch of museums (and "museums") at libraries around the state. There are art galleries within lots of libraries. There's the oldest public library in the United States in Salisbury. And there are still several Carnegie Libraries worth noting. … [Read more...]
Hopmeadow Brewing Company (Closed)
Hope Meadow Hopmeadow Brewing Company, Avon August 2020 Brewery closed at the end of 2024. You can't really get a more perfect name than "Hopmeadow Brewing." The name is ingrained in the Simsbury/Avon area, most notably with Hopmeadow Street as a main thoroughfare. But I've titled this page "Hope Meadow" for … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to Simsbury
Everything Simsbury 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” Simsbury CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If … [Read more...]
Completed Towns & Celebrations
Completely Nutsmeg An astute reader once asked, “Hey Steve, how will you ever actually complete a Connecticut town?” What she meant was that new things open all the time. New breweries, new museums, new trails, new whatevers. And believe it or not, I sometimes learn of things that belong on a CTMQ list after I’ve … [Read more...]
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail: Section 1
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail Massachusetts border to Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury (~11 miles) June/July 2020 Annnnd away we go! Definitely one of Connecticut's top few bike paths... greenways, rails-to-trails trails... whatever we call them. It bisects the state, right down the middle from Suffield to New Haven. … [Read more...]
The Wilde Building
That's Wilde, Man, Wilde The Wilde Building, Bloomfield Currently the Cigna headquarters, this place deserves more than a passing mention in a throwaway post... but then I'd have to seek out all the cool office buildings in the state and that ain't happening. I realize mid-century design isn’t for everyone, but I … [Read more...]
Penwood State Park’s Color Trails
Penwood: A Rainbow of Fun! Penwood State Park, Bloomfield & Simsbury Multiple Visits I am fortunate to live very near the MDC Reservoirs - Talcott Mountain State Park - Penwood State Park - Wilcox Park corridor of woods and trails. There are countless routes one can take to see different parts of these properties … [Read more...]
MDC Reservoir 6
The MDC is a Criminal Organization MDC Reservoir 6, Bloomfield, Simsbury, & West Hartford August 2020 I must admit... it's sort of weird writing about a place I've been to a million times. But here I am, nearly 14 years after starting this website and after 20 years of living nearby, doing just that. Yes, I just … [Read more...]
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