Chester Land Trust

Chester Land Trust Oh, Chester. Everyone loves Chester. Not quite Essex, but not Deep River either. Chester is lovely. Randomly, my father grew up in Chester, Pennsylvania which is just south of Philadelphia. His family was part of the white flight in the 1950’s and while Pennsylvania’s Chester is now home to an MLS stadium […]

Southington Land Conservation Trust

Southington Land Conservation Trust Queen Street. I-84. I-84. Queen Street. I know some Southington residents who are pretty darn happy with their town, and probably don’t want outsiders like me urging people to check out the town beyond the major thoroughfares. Well, tough. The town owns and maintains a bunch of woodland properties and the […]

CTMQ’s Guide to East Lyme

Everything East Lyme 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” East Lyme 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 […]