Just Plain Crackers Torrington (Google Maps location) November 1, 2014 The Ritz Crystal Room and Ritz Cafe have permanently closed, but everything on this page remains open as as January 2021. This place confuses me. It confused me when I visited and it confuses me now as I write. The confusion stems from the … [Read more...]
317. Bristol Historical Society Museum
Making the Case for Bristol Bristol (Google Maps location) June 11, 2016 Connecticut Open House Day 2016 Woot! Woot! The annual holiday for me and my family, Woot! Woot! And where better to spend it than in Bristol, Woot! Woot! Seriously though, we did a lot of things in Bristol on Open House Day … [Read more...]
I-Park
I-Park, I-Walk, I-Freeze My-Butt-Off East Haddam (Google Maps location) November 2013 For friends and long-time readers, it will come as no surprise to read that I-Love I-Park. I have always been drawn to outdoor sculpture/art parks the world over. Andy Goldsworthy is one of my favorite artists and Storm King in … [Read more...]
438. Middlebury History Museum
Buried in the Middle of a Monday Middlebury (Google Maps location) June 3, 2019 Straight up, the most “interesting” thing at the Middlebury Historical Society Museum is being able to view the Middlebury Historical Society Museum. Yes friends, it’s another White Whale Museum! After all, how many people are … [Read more...]
250. Hartford Public High School Museum
I-84 Lumber Hartford (Google Maps location) May 9, 2013 Does your high school have a museum? Mine certainly doesn't - nor does it deserve one. And I can't imagine many high schools anywhere do. One that does is Hartford High School. Whereas your high school was probably built in the mid-20th century and is … [Read more...]
256. Boothe Memorial Park & Museum
Great Connecticut Park? Or Greatest? Stratford (Google Maps location) October 19, 2013 A'ight, look, Boothe Memorial Park & Museum is actually a free, 32-acre park in Stratford just off the Merritt Parkway along the Housatonic River. I find it difficult to call the place a "Park & Museum" as it is a collection of … [Read more...]
258. Technocratic Cathedral/Redwoods Building
This is Where I Admit To Being a Big Brother Fan Stratford (Google Maps location) October 19, 2013 Boothe Memorial Park and Museum is a crazy place. One of the more unique parks in all of Connecticut to be sure. I’ve struggled with how best to present the myriad of structures and museums here, and have settle on … [Read more...]
455. Marlborough Arts Center
"Marlboring" Marlborough (Google Maps location) September 14, 2019 Parenting is an often thankless and difficult job. For me, trying times are outweighed by the good stuff. Watching your son grow into a young man is a fascinating journey. Frequent readers of this website know that I drag my poor children involve … [Read more...]
257. Boothe Memorial Railway Society Museum
They’re Not Booing, They’re saying “Boooooooooooooothe!” Stratford (Google Maps location) October 19, 2013 I love Boothe Memorial Park. Love it silly. Quirky, historic, beloved… all that good stuff. I also hate Boothe Memorial Park. How does someone like me deal with this place? There are a slew of museums … [Read more...]
444. Milldale Train Depot Museum
It Happened to Me Southington (Google Maps location) June 22, 2019 Historic preservation is a funny thing. A lot of what gets saved is obvious, but a lot is not. Take, for instance, the Milldale Train Depot, a tiny little building in Southington not unlike hundreds, if not thousands, of very similar little depot … [Read more...]
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