CTMQ’s Guide to Vernon

Everything Vernon

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” Vernon 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

Arts Center East
Gene Pitney “stuff”
New England Civil War Museum
New England Motorcycle Museum
Talcottville Outdoor Museum
Valley Falls Farm Heritage Center
Vernon Railroad Depot Outdoor Museum
Vernon Historical Society Museum

Hikes & Bikes

Explore Connecticut’s Vernon Hiking Guide

Bolton Notch State Park – Intro

    Bolton Notch State Park Trails: North

Belding Wildlife Management Area
Tankerhoosen Wildlife Management Area

CFPA’s Shenipsit Trail – Intro

Shenipsit Regional Trails

Hockanum River Trails – Intro

Northern CT Land Trust – Intro

Manchester Land Conservation Trust – Intro

Vernon’s Town Trails – Intro

Multi-Use/Rail Trails

Hop River State Park Trail – Intro

Food & Drink

Sadly, nothing of note. Here is the explanation for why this is so.

Everything Else

CT Freedom Trail: Charles Ethan Porter sites (2)
Hockanum Falls
Talcott Ravine/Dobsonville Falls
Valley Falls Falls
War Memorial Tower on Fox Hill
Dr. William T. Cogswell Memorial Fountain
New England Jukebox & Collectibles (Closed)
Sacred Heart Church (Gone)
Keyhole Tunnel
Bread and Milk Road
Strong Family Farm

Vernon: Complete!

I “completed” Vernon in 2017 but new and/or previously unknown-to-me CTMQ-worthy places and things open from time to time, so a town may never really be “complete.” I will, of course, continue to seek out and write about these new places and things as best I can.

Vernon Wrap-up and Completion Celebration Meal at Rein’s Deli