Dave Peters: CTMQ Hero Wallingford (Private Home) November 25, 2009 All aboarrrrd! All aboard the Peters Rail Road Museum bandwagon. There’s plenty of room right now, but once this page gets read and zipped around, it may be too late. Why? Because the Peters Rail Road Museum is just plain awesome. … [Read more...]
Time Machine Toy and Hobby
Lost in a Train of Thought Time Machine Toy and Hobby Manchester I’ve recently been going through old pictures I burned off onto CD’s to be sure I haven’t missed anything I meant to write about on the blog. I figured that possibility was ludicrous as A) my memory is pretty darn good for this stuff and B) I’m a … [Read more...]
162. Westport History Museum
Oh, Like You Wouldn’t Kiss Paul Newman Westport (Google Maps location) April 10, 2010 Wow, the Westport Historical Society has done a bang-up job on their page about this small museum, adjacent to the much larger Wheeler House Museum across the small driveway. It’s almost like I don’t have to write anything myself … [Read more...]
Sports, Thrills, Cruises, Trains, Fairs, Parades, & Events
Sports, Theme & Adventure Parks, Carousels, Cruises, Trains, Trolleys, Fairs, Parades, Festivals, & Events This page is another catch-all; a listing of a bunch stuff around Connecticut that doesn’t really fit anywhere else. It’s the rare list that I don’t realistically think I’ll actually complete for differing … [Read more...]
Canton Historical Museum
Let Me Axe You a Question... Collinsville Section of Canton (Google Maps Location) June 28, 2007 "...Can we get in to see the museum? No? Why not? Oh, we can? Good. Let me axe you another question - Can we take pictures here? No? Why not?" And so began one of the stranger introductions to any … [Read more...]
Connecticut River Museum
Something's Fishy in Essex Essex (Google Maps Location) October & December 2006, with some February 2020 too It sure didn't take long for me to rope my wife Hoang into joining me to visit a museum! We hadn't really planned on going to the River Museum, due to some scheduling conflicts and a nor’easter - we … [Read more...]