C'Mun Sons, We've Chocolate to Buy For Mama Munson’s, Bolton February 16, 2013 (and many others) Everyone in Connecticut knows Munson’s, right? They are, by far, the biggest and most far-reaching chocolatier in the state. After all, there are Munson’s stores all over the state - which you can find here. Of … [Read more...]
CocoaShak (Closed)
CocoaWhacked CocoaShak, Cheshire February 2013 Y'know... This Chocolate Trail thing is a fickle thing. I said fickle, not butter brickle. It was created only a few years ago in 2011 or so, and while it has added a few spots over the subsequent few years, it has already lost three. And if I was a betting man, I'd … [Read more...]
Leatherman’s Cave via Park Road
"'Leathahman' Slept in Here, WHAT?!” Leatherman's Cave via Park Road, Watertown December 13, 2014 This page will not spend too much time getting into the whole Leatherman thing. That was done over here, on a page about another nearby Leatherman’s Cave. I have no idea which cave was used more by the … [Read more...]
A. Frederick Oberlin Bridge
Truss Me, This Bridge is Cool A. Frederick Oberlin Bridge at the Eli Whitney Museum December 6, 2014 This bridge was my introduction to the Eli Whitney Museum and the whole surrounding area at the Hamden/New Haven border. I brought my family to the museum wholly unaware of all the “stuff” around it. Lake Whitney, … [Read more...]
Connecticut Cellar Savers Fire Museum (Closed)
”Oh Fireman, There’s Somethin’ Smoking Hot On the Beach!” Portland (Google Maps location) November 29, 2014 2019 Update: This museum has closed. I’m the rare writer who starts pages with an aside. I'm pretty sure that makes me a bad writer, but don’t tell anyone. Anyway, if you live in Connecticut and have … [Read more...]
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Chartering the Oak Hartford (Google Maps location) January 2011 (& Others) The museum was "rebranded" from the Connecticut Historical Society Museum to the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History in August 2023. I’m a planner. Some would accuse me of being obsessive, but I don’t think I’m that bad. I just … [Read more...]
GLT: The Godard Preserve
Rocketing Through Granby The Godard Preserve, Granby September 2014 Godard... Goddard... Robert Goddard... "Rocketing Through Granby? ... Never mind. As per usual, I took a break hiking with the boys for the hotter months. I do this because, well, because it's hot and when it's hot, the deer ticks and poison … [Read more...]
Aero Diner
Love is in the Aero Aero Diner, North Windham August 2014 I should listen to long-time reader and friend Laura more. She has left a few comments on this website touting the virtues of the Aero Diner in North Windham for a few years. “Yeah, yeah, another diner,” I thought, “not exactly earth-shattering stuff for … [Read more...]
Grassroots Ice Cream
Careful, They May Have a Grass and Root Vegetable Flavor Grass Roots Creamery, Granby, Simsbury, & New Milford Original visit: September 2014 "Grass Roots Ice Cream" in Granby became "Grassroots Ice Cream & Street Food" with newer locations in Simsbury and New Milford. This was originally written in 2014, added to … [Read more...]
Gillette Castle State Park Trails
One Sister Is Enough For Me Gillette Castle State Park Train Trail East Haddam & Lyme, August 10, 2014 Note, I've written Several other Gillette Castle pages, including an updated hike through the park! If you are more than a casual reader of this website, you very most likely have been to Gillette Castle. It … [Read more...]
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