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Company picnics, school fieldtrips and other<br \/>\ncatered events are also being scheduled through the park office at (203)<br \/>\n758-2913.<\/p>\n<p>  Quassy is located at 2132 Middlebury Road, Route 64, in Middlebury,<br \/>\nConn., on the shores of Lake Quassapaug.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;30&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>  With photo of Frog Hopper<\/p>\n<p>*Fantastic Ride For The Tikes*<\/p>\n<p>The Frog Hopper is one of many rides for younger children at Quassy<br \/>\nAmusement Park in Middlebury, Conn. This spring the park will offer a<br \/>\nspecial day for preschoolers to enjoy the rides.  (Quassy photo)<\/p>\n<p>Ron Gustafson, director of marketing &#038; public relations<\/p>\n<p>Quassy Amusement &#038; Waterpark<\/p>\n<p>PO Box 887<\/p>\n<p>2132 Middlebury Road<\/p>\n<p>Middlebury, CT 06762<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:ron@quassy.com\" >ron@quassy.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>203-758-2913 ext. 109<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quassy.com\">www.quassy.com<\/a> and follow us FACEBOOK, TWITTER<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-82148 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/?attachment_id=82149'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Happy-On-Frog-Hopper-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Happy-On-Frog-Hopper-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.acenewengland.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Happy-On-Frog-Hopper-60x60.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News from Quassy Amusement Park &#8211; see below. 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