Recommended Places to Visit: Douglas

Recreation

Kids

Breezy Picnic Grounds and Waterslides
520 Northwest Main Street

Dams
Lower Hunt's Pond Dam
Cottage Street and Main Street

Water Bodies
Whitin Reservoir
Wallis Street and Northwest Main Street

Wallum Lake
End of Wallum Lake Road

Badluck Lake
Southwest Main Street near Cedar Street

Mumford River Reservoir
7 Potter Road

Gilboa Pond
99 Gilboa Street

Dudley Pond
10 South Street

Architecture

Monuments

Civil War Monument
North Street and Northeast Main Street

Ice Cream Lady
67 Main Street

Town Common
Common Street and Main Street

Places of Worship

East Douglas United Methodist Church
333 Main Street

St. Denis Church
23 Manchaug Street

Second Congregational Church
289 Main Street

First Congregational Church
3 Common Street

Historical Buildings
Mumford River Lodge

Depot Street and Cottage Street

Town Facilities
Post Office
331 Main Street

Simon Fairfield Public Library
290 Main Street

December 29th 2013: Dimsum with Friends at Sun Kong Restaurant, Malden

My friends and I decided to have a late brunch at Sun Kong Restaurant, a dim sum place located in the town of Malden.

The place was pretty crowded by the time we arrived, but thankfully my friend had already gotten a table for us. Instead of push carts, the waiters brought dimsum around on trays, although there were still some pushcarts around. We got several dishes, which were pretty decent, as can be seen below.

By the time we left, it had already started raining, and would be so for the rest of the day. After my friend dropped me off at home before heading back to NYC, I decided not to let the rest of the day go to waste, and headed out to Sutton to view a few water bodies.

Marble Pond, ~39 Marble Road

Woodbury Pond, 96 Boston Road

Tucker's Pond, 391 Putnam Hill Road

Welsh Pond, 113 West Sutton Road

Number One Pond, 199 Town Farm Road

Manchaug Mills

After being done with Sutton, I still had time before the sunset, so it was on to the town of Douglas.

Mumford River Reservoir, 7 Potter Road

Gilboa Pond, 99 Gilboa Street

Dudley Pond, 10 South Street

Finally, it became too dark for pictures, so I decided to go grab a pizza dinner at Italian Pizza and Grill, a takeout place in the town of Bellingham.

I got the 3 Brothers Twister (Ranch, buffalo chicken and bacon) and the Fire Ball Pizza (Meatballs, linguica, bacon and cajun spices).

3 Brothers Twister

Fire Ball Pizza

The twister, which is kinda like a hot pocket, was actually surprisingly good, partly because of the buffalo chicken in it, as was the Fire Ball Pizza. Not a bad end to a dreary day.

March 13th 2013: Dinner at Veritas, Sturbridge

Today, I got off work early, so I decided to do some sightseeing before the sun set for good, passing through Sutton,

First Congregational Church

Town Hall

St. Mark's Church

First Baptist Church,
659 Central Turnpike

St. Anne's Church, 31 Main Street

St. John's Episcopal Church

Douglas,

Mumford River Lodge,
Depot Street and Cottage Street

Lower Hunt's Pond Dam,
Cottage Street and Main Street

First Congregational Church of Douglas

Second Congregational Church,
289 Main Street

Simon Fairfield Public Library

Town Common,
Common Street and Main Street

Webster,

Faith Assembly of God

St. Joseph Basilica

St. Louis Church

Iglesia la Restauricion, 7 1st Street

Southbridge,

St. Hedwig Church,
29 Summer Street

New Vision Church

Quinebaug CT,

Quinebaug Seventh Day Adventist Church

and finally Sturbridge,

Town Hall, 308 Main Street

Joshua Hyde Public Library

Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale

St. Anne's and St Patrick's Church

where I decided to use my groupon at Veritas, a Western restaurant situated within a home, the main dining area being on the second floor.

There was hardly anyone in the restaurant tonight, so I did not have to waste much time to take my seat and order. I decided to get the Escargot appetizer (sautéed in a white wine & sage cream sauce on Roquefort crostini), and the Sauerbraten (German pot roast Rupprecht’s way. Red cabbage, sweet & sour sauce and spaetzle) for my meal.

Escargot

Sauerbraten

While the escargot was pretty tasty, the sauerbraten was too sour for my taste, and the pot roast a bit too dry. The spaetzle was interesting to me though, having never tried it before, thinking it was scrambled eggs at first.

For dessert, I decided to get the Cream Suchard (light chocolate mousse), which was really well presented, and tasted as good as well.

With that, I headed home for the day, happy with my findings for the day.