I spent four summers at Breslow’s in Moodus with my parents and sister. I believe they were the summers of 1958-1961. I was 10 years old that first summer and 13 the last.My memories of those summers are so wonderful. I remember:
•Softball games against other resorts and camps
•Walking down the road almost a mile for ice cream
•Waiting at the entrance to the resort on Friday evenings for my father to come up for the weekend
•All the kids bunny hopping out of the casino on Saturday nights so the adults could party
•The town of Moodus
•Gillette’s Castle
•Devil’s Hopyard
•Goodspeed Opera House
The four years we were at Breslow’s, the resort was owned by the Cohen brothers—Frank and Richard(?). Their wives were Micki and Marcia. Frank and Micki were newlyweds. Richard(?) and Marcia had a baby while we were there. For some reason, the baby’s name has stuck in mind mind—Amy Beth Cohen (ABC).
During the fourth summer, I had my own little room on the top floor of one of the older buildings. Boy, did I feel great!
My family went back to Moodus for holiday weekends in 1964 and 1967. We stayed at Klar Crest. The weekend in 1964 was most memorable. I was 16 and had just graduated high school. Klar Crest was packed that weekend, with over 100 teenagers. We had a fantastic time. Think about it — over 100 teenagers hanging out all day and night for three days and not once was there any trouble.
I loved summers in Moodus so much that I brought my wife and two kids back in 1975 and 1976. We again stayed at Klar Crest. When I reminded Dave Klar of that big holiday weekend in 1964 with all those teenagers, he remembered it well.
I just found your website and saw the old pictures of Breslow’s, Klar Crest and Moodus. Wow!! They brought back these wonderful thoughts.
Thank you for you website
--Allen Fetterman
