Fairs

Mile: 110,120 The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association puts on one of the best shows of the year that we go to. They have preserved all kinds of old antique machinery including dozers, tractors, implements, diggers, sawmill and even a rock crusher. They have an old…

Mile: 109,720 Kicking off the fair season we stopped by good old Bridgewater Fair! It’s fun to watch the years go by in Jackson’s eyes. When he was younger the sights of it were his thing and we gave him sensory overload. Now as he…

Mile: 110,003 Off to our second fair of the year, the Goshen Fair! This is personally one of my favorites because … well…. Apple fritterrrrssss and Nodine’s beef jerky!!!!!! Nodine’s Smokehouse has been making beef jerky since well before I was a kid myself and…

Mile: 109,490 One of Action Jackson’s favorite times of the year is Pratt Nature Center! It is like the days of old where you are kicked outside and get to enjoy nature all day, like it was meant to be. Did a little face painting…

Mile: 100,372 Well I must say Id never seeen anything like this! Coming to you straight from Idaho is the world’s largest potato and it did not dissappoint! Weighing in at 4 tons or 21,562 medium sized potatoes it is certainly a sight to see.…

Mile: 109,235 Luckily, we received word that the rumors were true … a demolition derby … within driving distance! I hadn’t been to one since I was a kid and Jackson had most definitely never been to one! Off to the Goshen Stampede we went.…

Mile: 108,307 It was the Spring startup at the CT Antique Machinery Association. This place is every little boy’s dream! You get go on tractors and dozers … you get to go on a steam train from Hawaii … you get to spend it with…

Mile: 108,112— at Pratt Nature Center. Diane at Pratt Nature Center rocks! She had a Birds of Prey seminar where we got to learn about owls and hawks and see a bunch of them live and in person. We claimed some prey ourselves … chicken…

Mile: 106,850 As part of our pre-Halloween planning we had to check out this great find on Facebook … Barton Orchards. This is one of the largest apple orchards we have ever seen and they had a pumpkin patch too! This place was huuuggeee. They…

Mile: 106,610 Today was a perfect day for adventures. The temperature was perfect and the skies were blue. Action Jackson and his buddy Christopher definitely made the best of it. CAMA Fall Show The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association never disappoints with their fall show. They…