Once the travel restrictions were lifted and we had our vaccines, it was time to travel once again! Always looking for places slightly off the beaten, my first road trip was to Bristol, Connecticut. As I stand by my adage that there is something worth exploring in every backyard, I like exploring small post-industrial cities […]
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Similar to when I tried to explore Dogtown in Gloucester and buckets of rain were literally dumped on us, some Backyard Road Trips just do not work out. Running through the BYRT Index and realizing that we really haven’t shown Little Rhody too much love, I decided to venture out to Arcadia Management Area in
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Route 32 travels from Keene, New Hampshire to New London, Connecticut. Recently, after exploring towns in western and central Massachusetts, I decided to take Route 32 home to Norwich, Connecticut from Royalston, Massachusetts at its border with New Hampshire. Not particularly thinking about writing about my journey, the photos I took were minimal. The journey is
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Although the forecast for the first day of spring in southern New England is two to five more inches of snow, turning the calendar page has never felt this good after we have been faced with this year’s snowfall record breaking winter. Soon it will be time to store away the winter hats, gloves
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HOSMER MOUNTAIN SODA – WILLIMANTIC and MANCHESTER, CT With the craft beer movement taking a stronghold on the state’s palette, soda has found itself relegated to the back of the fridge. Although fellow ‘Connecticut connoisseurs’ may be reaching for a double IPA instead of an Orange Dry soda, Hosmer Mountain Soda knows that trends come and go, but
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