mustelidblues

mustelidblues t1_j68w326 wrote

Reply to comment by Choice_Comparison210 in NW CT eats/activities by Choice_Comparison210

eee i love buggies too! if you like butterflies, the Sharon Audubon has a monarch butterfly breeding program. obviously off season right now, but cool to see if you're up here in the summer. they also have a wildlife rehab center on site and focus on birds.

i hope you enjoy it up here as much as i do, and feel free to reach out if you need more ideas!

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mustelidblues t1_j68reyg wrote

Reply to comment by Choice_Comparison210 in NW CT eats/activities by Choice_Comparison210

if that's your jam, there's also a nice little grocery store there in Bantam with lots of local and organic products - Bantam Market. there's also New Morning Market in Woodbury, which is a proper natural foods market with an excellent prepared foods department.

if raw milk is your thing, there's many good farms up here other than Arethusa. Calf and Clover Creamery in Cornwall Bridge is my recommendation!

there's a couple little natural markets in downtown New Milford too. Twin Star makes their own tinctures and herbal medicines.

as for oddity shops, there are a lot of antique and thrift stores in the richer towns, but i haven't found an oddity shop specifically. Gaylordsville and Kent have good ones. Sharon Audubon has taxidermy and bone specimens for viewing. what kind of oddities do you like? i collect bones 🙂

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mustelidblues t1_j68oi1l wrote

Reply to NW CT eats/activities by Choice_Comparison210

it's all about the waterfalls and hiking up here for me!

i personally favor Dean's Ravine in Falls Village, but the hike down can be tricky anytime of year. Kent Falls is the largest waterfall in CT, and is visible from route 7. No hiking needed 🙂 Bash Bish just over the border on MA's Mt Washington is also lovely. there are trailhead entrances to the falls in both MA and NY.

Arethusa in Bantam is worth a visit - pick your flavor of farm fresh food: they have an ice cream parlor, a cafe, and a high end restaurant. all dairy and beef products are from their own farm.

if you like nature & birds, or have kids, Sharon Audubon is a cool visit - they have over 20 captive birds of prey that you can view in their mews.

have fun exploring! the NW corner is a gorgeous place!

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mustelidblues t1_ix9auau wrote

Reply to comment by DarthLysergis in Helicopter to NYC? by shoeshouuu

the chickens are just an unnecessary risk that i don't understand, they're always in the road and that hairpin turn is a magnet for insane drivers.

there are quite a few fields and meadows down that road. one is part of a preserve that connects to some trails, and an old farm road; the others are on private property... there's a great overlook of waramaug from a point at the end of the road, through some fields. some cool four wheeler trails too. LOTS to see and explore in those woods. there's even caves!

my ex roommate's family is the strong family, that dedicated the preserve at the chimney.

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mustelidblues t1_ix97ut0 wrote

Reply to comment by DarthLysergis in Helicopter to NYC? by shoeshouuu

i used to live on above all and can say that neighbor's flight path was fairly annoying, even after they had to alter it after complaints. there were times they came down over our house really low. is it the worst thing in the world as a neighbor? no. but it sure is an excessive show of wealth, and disrupts a girl's early morning forest wake and bake.

personally, i'd be more likely to complain to them about keeping their chickens out of the road, though.

edited to add: they come to Warren every Friday evening, and leave Monday morning. so you must be enough away that you just don't hear often! occasionally there are midweek visits, too.

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