"A Scout is Honest..." Camps Sequassen & Workcoeman, New Hartford & Barkhamsted October 2024 These are connected private scout camps that are not open to the public. I suppose anyone can hike the many miles of trails at these camps. And I suppose they are very nice hikes. The maps are nice and show a lookout … [Read more...]
East & West West Hill Roads
What the Hill? Barkhamsted & New Hartford "Hey. Where are you headed?" "Some new place in Hartford." "Oh yeah? What's that?" "Camp Workcoeman." "That's not new and that's not in Hartford." "Huh?" "That's in New Hartford and it's been there for many years. It's a Boy Scout Camp." "Oh. How do … [Read more...]
Antolini Woods
Nail It On Antolini Woods, New Hartford February 2023 I like wordplay and word games and such. Big crossword guy and everything. Even went to the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Stamford and everything. So when I see words like "Antolini," which is surely just some woman's name, I see opportunity. … [Read more...]
Six Spoons Chocolatier
Six-Six-Six Spoons Six Spoons Chocolatier, New Hartford February 2022 Six Spoons closed in May 2023. The chocolate landscape in Connecticut is in constant flux. Some players hang it up and some new players enter. Six Spoons in New Hartford opened in early 2017, but the chocolatier and owner has been in the game … [Read more...]
Nepaug Dam & Reservoir Trails
Damn! Nepaug Dam & Reservoir Trails, Burlington, Canton, & New Hartford December 2020 My favorite fact about this property is that the main paved path here used to be a road open to vehicular traffic. I don't know when this was changed, but I'm pretty sure it was in my lifetime. Yes, Torrington Avenue used to veer … [Read more...]
Pussy Lane
ME-owww Pussy Lane, New Hartford ***Warning!*** Not the usual CTMQ content. You can guess from the title of the page where it's going. You've been warned. Alright, look. This page has to exist on CTMQ, okay? I really don’t have a choice. This is just one of those things that most people don’t know about and … [Read more...]
CTMQ’s Guide to New Hartford
Everything New Hartford 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” New Hartford CTMQ-style... as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. … [Read more...]
New Hartford’s Town Trails
New Hartford’s Town Trails This page was a tough one to cobble together. The confusing nexus of the local land trust – which owns a lot of land but not many trails, a national land trust – who buys land and then turns it over to... the town, I think, in this case anyway... and then the land actually owned by the … [Read more...]
Brewery Legitimus
Too Legit Brewery Legitimus, New Hartford October 2017 & March 2018 With MC Hammer careening through my mind, it’s trying to fight for space with my waffling on “Legitimus’” vs. “Legitimus’s.” I’m opting for the latter, as Brewery Legitimus – lovely as it may be – isn’t quite at Jesus' or Moses' level of … [Read more...]
Tunxis Mainline Trail: Section 4
Section 4: Hike Sundown New Hartford & Barkhamsted, 7.6 miles, with my dad April 2013 Over three and a half years. That’s how long it’s been since I’ve stepped foot on the 79 miles of Tunxis Trail. Three years and eight months. As pathetic as that is, it also highlights how great the CFPA Blue Trails challenge … [Read more...]