We were already so close; how could we not dip our toes into Rhode Island? Sure, I wouldn't be getting any counties, but I would have the state, and I have a long and storied tradition to back me up on that account. There weren't a lot of caches in the extreme northwest of Rhode … Continue reading Oh, Rhode Island! →

We drove up the driveway to the final council office, and I wasn't even sure I was in the right place. It was the correct address, but the great sign outside proclaimed it the "Northeastern Transit District Office." I went to the front door to be sure I was in the right place, and beneath … Continue reading 813. Dayville, Northeastern COG (CT9) →

Still another uninspired council office off the side of the road. My first thought was that if they were so budget conscious as to have such a boring building, why would they waste power leaving the lights on all night? At a minimum, they should have timers on them. Who is going to be at … Continue reading 812. Norwich, Southeastern COG (CT8) →

Once again, like in Sandy Hook, the COG office was in a house instead of an office building. I give it points for being more attractive than some random office block, but otherwise it was nothing special. The cache was equally un-special, a magnetic plate attached to a light pole. To highlight its un-specialness, in … Continue reading 811. Essex, Lower Connecticut River Valley COG (CT7) →

I spied with my little eye something beginning with e: even more unremarkable office buildings!  With Hartford, I didn’t even try to get a photo that might simulate a semblance of dignity.  I got it out the car window on the way out of town.  I won’t blame the council.  It’s just an administrative designation … Continue reading 810. Hartford, Capitol Region COG (CT6) →

The drive out to the council office was stupid. It was on a wooded road into a private parking lot, but the entrance was about a quarter mile from where the address was located. If you drive to the address, you end up at the edge of a wooded hillside on a major thoroughfare. You … Continue reading 809. Litchfield, Northwest Hills COG (CT5) →

Another mundane, though not entirely nondescript, office building greeted me in Waterbury. I know the administrators of the council (and most county administrators) are tasked with being good stewards of the public purse, but come on! I'm not sure that any of the council offices I've seen thus far own or entirely control their own … Continue reading 808. Waterbury, Naugatuck Valley COG (CT4) →

Yes, that Sandy Hook. The COG headquarters, being a converted house, was a little nicer than expected. But that was not the thing on our minds as we drove through town. What can I say that hasn't already been said? I still have trouble conceiving how a town manages to survive such a tragedy. I … Continue reading 807. Sandy Hook, Western COG (CT3) →

Another mundane office building greeted me in North Haven. At least it wasn't terribly difficult to get to or in the middle of nowhere. It had been lightly raining all morning, but it was not enough to be more than an inconvenience. I did my photography, and then we jetted off on our way again. … Continue reading 806. North Haven, South Central COG (CT2) →

Oh, Connecticut!Welcome to a new type of county equivalent! After 1960, the state of Connecticut had eight counties, which served as second-level administrative districts. In the 1980s, the state went from a county model to councils of governments (COGs), collections of cities and towns in a region that cooperate to handle governmental and political issues, … Continue reading 805. Bridgeport, Metropolitan COG (CT1) →