I stumbled across your site while googling for 'moodus riveredge', and was quite surprised to turn up your excellent web site! It brought back many memories of growing up there: buying eggs from your family's farm (I assume the coops/art center were located on the farm on the hilly road to Banner Lodge), the lazy summers at Riveredge (we had a reunion at Frank Davis - 200 people came), and the old downtown with the wooden sidewalks. My uncle Art still has old clipping of the great flood in the 20s which took out the power plant on the Salmon River and crested at a good 20' above normal.
My family still remains on Clark Gates Road by the old apple orchards, but I left for better schools in the late 60s. Riveredge is now a private residence, after a brief attempt as a time-share, but I can still see ghostly echos of my childhood every time I drive by the place.
Thanks - Diana Donnellan in California (must be an affinity for earthquake country)
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OMG!! YOU ARE A RELATIVE OF THE GREATEST PLACE ON EARTH...ART AND OLGA'S RIVEREDGE!!!I will never forget ANYTHING about my beloved summer resort, especially their dog Jill who I can still see on Art's motor boat standing tall while all the guest go water skiing! I also remember all the kids lining up to ring the breakfast, lunch and dinner bell! Not to mention the BBQ on the tennis court, weenie roast, corn roast, square dancing, and the buffet in the dining room sunroom. Also the hikes to the dam, and the Indian caves! OH! OH! and the horseback riding! I could go on and on and on and on! No kid was unhappy unless it was time to go home, then NOOOOOOO!
I couldn't agree more. We went everysummer for about 10 years. I met one of my best friends, Pam, when I was 11 and ironically she is visiting me in the Middle East as I write this. (I am now 40) We lived in NY and would travel there each summer. The O'Kanes, Fitzgerald's, Quinns, Farrell's, and O'Keefes would come the same week each year, we would change afternoon softball to soccer. we always wanted to work there when we grew up, but never got the chance as it closed. It has been so good finding this site and reading other people's stories. Jessica O'Kane
I am back again with another memory! Who out there remembers singing "Life is just a bowl of cherries"!!?? I also remember meeting a long-time friend and penpal year after year named Cathy C. We kept in touch for many, many years and then lost touch (sniff-sniff) after the birth of my second child and her first. But we spent many days around the pool and row boats to the waterfalls. I also remember the rival resorters at the Davis Resort. Sorry Davis fans, Art and Olga's place was the best place in CT. I use the Riveredge rec hall with the river picture as my screen saver at work!!! This way I can remember all they did for everybody every day of my life!
Riveredge was the greatest... I went there for several years in the late 70's and it was always a blast. I remember Art at the BBQ on Sunday(I think) asking if you wanted a breast or a leg of chicken... next question was Left or Right... what a great guy and what a great place for a relaxing vacation.
My family and I went to River Edge for several years in the early 80's. Our first time there we instantly fell in love and told another family who went with us every year from then on. Always the last week in July. Art and Olga were incredible people. The bbq's, the weenie and corn roasts. Taking the bontoon boat on the river to another location for a breakfast cookout. Water skiing, etc., etc., etc. So many happy memories made there. The family we travelled with lost their son this past week. Martin always mentioned River Edge whenever I saw him and when I posted pictures on FB, you can see his smile through his words. I am hoping to get all us "kids" together with our own kids and drive up to Moodus. Even if we stand on the road and look at what was once River Edge, then go to a few sites we would go to when there...it will be done in his memory. I wish River Edge was still around. :(
I stumbled across this while thinking of River Edge
My childhood that included names like Art and Olga
I'm 50 years old now but remember 15 years of age as it was the last year it was open
one year before I could have been working there
probably the fondest memory of my childhood including my brother and my father
Would love to provide the same experience for my kids or for that matter my grandkids
Playing volleyball every night after dinner water skiing softball rec Hall listening to Art sing songs around the fire that included corn
I swear I couldn't make it up
I read a previous post that included a description of what art called a skedaddle it taught me how to water ski actually still have a photograph of me on a disc and chair as opposed to a set of skis
Even remember a canoe ride behind the river that was in front of us and named it the Saint Charles River because of another guest by the name of Charles who found it
the Saint Charles River
Would love to go back
My Mother in Law is Art's niece and used to spend parts of her summers at Riveredge when she was a teenager. Does anyone have the address of where it was? We took a drive the other day to try and find it with no luck. Of course we were also relying on luck and 60+ year old memories. I would love to actually see it as I have heard so much about what sounds like a wonderful place.
Ken McDonald
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