Gone Fishin April 17th is a date I have marked on my calendar this year. It’s the opening day of fishing season here in Connecticut. I probably won’t even go that day, (too crowded), but the rod and reel stored in my car will be ready to go, so that any time I’m driving around the state [...]
Sam Colt in New Jersey Sam Colt is one of Connecticut’s most famous inventors and industrialists. But did you know that his first manufacturing company wasn’t located here in Connecticut? It was in Paterson New Jersey. Today, March 5th, is the 174th anniversary of the founding of the company in 1836. Here, for the first time, were made the famous [...]
Slurpin Shamrocks March is a glorious month for many reasons. Winter is done, pitchers and catchers have reported to spring training, March Madness starts soon, St. Patrick’s Day celebrates all things Irish, bulbs start sprouting from the mud, we set our clocks ahead, my birthday (and my oldest son’s) are this month, and best of all……….
SHAMROCK SHAKES [...]