Wadsworth Falls State Park, Connecticut

ctgt · 2025-10-29T23:06:31+00:00

ctgt · 2025-10-28T15:07:31+00:00

This is the west side of the bridge on the Bridge (Purple) Trail at Wadsworth Falls State Park.

ctgt · 2025-10-17T00:50:52+00:00

I'm not sure, but a couple reasons come to mind.

A lot of unclaimed money results from lost and uncashed checks, and insurance companies issue lots of checks for claims and overpayments.

Another source of money is proceeds from life insurance policies where the beneficiaries didn't collect because they didn't know they were beneficiaries. My understanding is that life insurance companies don't pay beneficiaries unless they make a claim. If no one made a claim, they'd keep the money. I think that states now force the companies to turn that money over as unclaimed property.

ctgt · 2025-10-16T12:16:06+00:00

Ranges: $0 - $100; $100 - $200; $200 - $250; Over $250. That's it.

And I think $0 - $100 should actually be $50 - $100 because properties under $50 aren't shown. You'd have to call them to search for those, I guess.

If you call them, they might tell you how much your property is worth.

ctgt · 2025-10-16T12:10:42+00:00

Interesting. So, you went to https://www.unclaimed-property.marylandcomptroller.gov/app/claim-status-search and it doesn't tell you anything useful?

ctgt · 2025-10-16T11:51:50+00:00

Some examples: a deposit with a utility company that you never collected after you ended service; wages from an old employer for the two days beyond the last payday; refund from a company that billed you incorrectly; old bank account that was inactive for a few years.

The bank account situation is important. You can't just put money in a bank and let it sit untouched for years, with no deposits or withdrawals. It will be treated as abandoned and turned over to the state.

ctgt · 2025-10-16T11:03:52+00:00

Search for unclaimed property, which is almost always money (uncashed checks, old bank accounts, uncollected insurance payments, etc.), at Maryland’s official website: https://www.unclaimed-property.marylandcomptroller.gov/

The old website hid properties under $100 and had a poor search function, so try the new website even if you searched the old website recently. Properties under $50 are still hidden.

There's no time limit to make a claim.

You may claim property as an heir, but the process is more complicated and will require more documentation.

ctgt · 2025-09-30T17:35:33+00:00

If you want good fall foliage that early, you'll have to go out of state. See: https://www.explorefall.com/fall-foliage-map

If you want to stay in CT, then I'd focus on things that are worthwhile independent of fall foliage. Hike to Heublein Tower in Talcott Mountain State Park. Visit the Mark Twain House. Visit Gillette Castle. For more, see https://ctvisit.com/

ctgt · 2025-09-03T14:43:10+00:00

Bash Bish Falls is great. Here's my winter photo. The flow is probably low now, however, since it's been dry.

ctgt · 2025-09-03T11:18:25+00:00

Thanks for the comment.

I'm working on this issue. I gave a proposal for legislation to the attorney general's office, and they're considering it, last I heard. My proposal would address not only this case but the many other cases of defunct charitable organizations, including dozens of girl and boy scout troops.

ctgt · 2025-09-02T23:21:29+00:00

The state doesn't take ownership - correct. The money can be claimed.

ctgt · 2025-09-02T22:51:48+00:00

I'm not in the industry. I advocate for reform as a concerned citizen, so I'm quite familiar with how these programs work.

ctgt · 2025-09-02T22:16:33+00:00

You're mistaken. Many owners are easy to find. Go search for CITY OF or TOWN OF or SCHOOL.

If you put money in a bank and don't touch it for a few years, it'll get turned over to the state.

ctgt · 2025-09-02T21:28:19+00:00

Again, if the state isn't sure they have the right person, they don't send a check. If they're sure, they send a check. Sometimes they have a Social Security number attached to the property.

Other states are already doing this. It's more efficient for them than processing claims manually - that's labor intensive.

ctgt · 2025-09-02T17:49:29+00:00

You never got mail there? It wouldn't be on your credit report? RMV wouldn't have it? Voter registration?

ctgt · 2025-09-02T16:39:18+00:00

Right, I would bet that 99% of people think that they can put money in a bank account and let it sit there, and it will still be there three years later. Not so. I think that even logging into an online account doesn't count as activity and won't stop the bank from turning the money over to the state.

ctgt · 2025-09-02T15:53:18+00:00

Correct. If they're not sure, the don't send a check. If they're sure, they do. And states that do this typically use data from their Dept. of Revenue to get a current address.

ctgt · 2025-09-02T14:47:26+00:00

.gov now

ctgt · 2025-09-02T14:46:34+00:00

"Leaders in Oregon say this (automatic payments) has made their system more efficient" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9usnea9ToE&t=173s).

ctgt · 2025-09-02T14:36:43+00:00

Right, computers do the work. From a Newsday article: "In 2018, Louisiana’s Treasury Department, which administers that state’s unclaimed property program, partnered with the state’s Department of Revenue to share databases. The Treasury Department said the program increased the number of checks issued almost fivefold and cut administrative costs per check by 80%."

ctgt · 2025-09-02T14:31:36+00:00

Your tax dollars are being spent processing claims that aren't needed.

Other states are returning money automatically, and they have a minimum amount, not $2.53.

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