CTMQ’s Guide to Ansonia
Everything Ansonia 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” Ansonia CTMQ-style… as well as the other 168 towns, cities, and boroughs in Connecticut. That is the ultimate goal of CTMQ. If I’ve missed anything in […]
Avery Point Lighthouse
Avery Point Lighthouse Groton What a charming li’l lighthouse. When you think about lighthouses, you realized they pretty much only exist for nostalgia’s sake anymore. Ships no longer need warning lights to tell them of rocky bottoms and approaching shorelines… so why do we keep them? Because they’re pretty. And many are historic. Some in […]
328. Alexey von Schlippe Art Gallery
What’s the (Avery) Point? Groton (Google Maps location) June 14, 2016 The Gallery was closed “for good” in 2016 but is now open again, so the below may be confusing. However, I don’t feel like rewriting it. Here I am, skimming through my mail in May of 2018. “Oh! A new issue of Connecticut Woodlands!” […]
Ansonia’s Town Trails
Ansonia’s Town Trails Ansonia used to be part of Derby but then someone decided it should separate. As a result, two of the three smallest towns in Connecticut are… Derby (the smallest) and Ansonia (third smallest). Both are cities and both have limited land for hiking. Ansonia does have a few small town-owned and trailed […]
HLT: Forever Forest
FOR-evah, and Evah! Harwinton Land Trust: Forever Forest May 2018 & November 2020 I’m going to do a rare thing here in Harwinton. I hiked all seven currently trailed properties on one (rainy) morning, so I’m going to sort of serialize the write-ups. If for some reason you want to start at the beginning, go […]