CTMQ’s Guide to Killingly

Everything Killingly

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” Killingly 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 town or if anything has closed or changed, please let me know.


Museums

Killingly Historical Society Museum(s)
Spirol Art Gallery at QVCC

Hikes & Paddles

Killingly Pond State Park
Old Furnace State Park
Quinebaug Lake State Park
North-South Trail section
Ross Pond State Park
Ross Marsh WMA
CFPA’s Old Furnace Trail

Wyndham Land TrustIntro

    Dunn Preserve
    Edward R. Laby Memorial Preserve
    Yosemite Valley Preserve

Wolf Den Land TrustIntro

    The Rainsford B. Sherman Memorial Forest

Killingly’s Town TrailsIntro

    1892 Conservation Area/Sherman Memorial Forest
    Cat Hollow
    Chase Reservoir
    Hygeia Reservoir (potential future trail)
    Mason Hill Conservation Area
    Owen Bell Park
    Quandoc Conservation Area

Quinebaug River Kayak

Food & Drink

CT Classic Diner Trail: Zip’s Diner
CT Beer Trail: Black Pond Brews
CT Beer Trail: The Boroughs Brewing Company (Closed)

Looking for your favorite restaurant? Here is an explanation as to why it’s not here.

Everything Else

118-Year-old Lemon Tree
Kentuck Ledges
Misty Highland Farm
Devil’s Island
Amarante’s Winter Wonderland
Book Review: Ring in the Dead by J.A. Jance

Killingly Wrap-Up

Completion Celebration Meal at TBD

The iconic Zip’s Diner