Winchester Soldiers’ Monument
Winchester Soldiers’ Monument Winchester (Winsted) Stone Tower (44 feet) Are you ever remotely curious about how CTMQ… “happens?” No? That’s fair. I was merely going to mention that I visited this monument for the express purposes of this here website on September 2nd, 2013. Labor Day. At that time anyway, the tower was only open […]
CTMQ’s Guide to Hampton
Everything Hampton 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” Hampton 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 […]
Hampton’s Town Trails
Hampton’s Town Trails Hampton is a town that when you mention it, people assume you mean Hamden. Especially if you say, “I’m going to go hiking in Hampton.” People will hear “Hamden” and think Sleeping Giant State Park. The irony there is that there are a lot of trails to hike in Hampton – more […]
Still River Cascades
What a Dumb Name for a River Still River Cascades Winchester (Winsted) Seriously, “Still River?” That literally makes no sense. Especially when we’re talking about some roarin’ cascade action up in here. Just look at these bad boys: Oooh yeahhhh… The Still River is a medium-sized stream which rises north of Torrington and flows into […]