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Wildwood History

Jack Galanek, Wildwood's primary developer in the 1960's-70's speaking to the the Fall-2008 Annual Membership Meeting, describing the early days of his involvement with forming Wildwood with his partners, funny anecdotes; how it was really put together on a shoestring budget.
  


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Wildwood's Philosophy (475kb) as described by developer Jack Galanek in a August 13, 1972 Hartford Courant full-page ad.

A history of Wildwood in Tolland, MA (87kb)  written by Madeleine Lawrence in 1991.

"Lumberjack Lady finds the Simple Life" (829kb) - Connie Galanek  in the Hartford Courant 1/31/71

Wildwood's old Ski Area - reminiscences by a Wildwood visitor and an ex-Wildwood ski tow operator.

"The Wildwooders" - 1970's advertisement spoofing Jack and Connie Galanek as 'The Honeymooners'.

A page scanned from the 1988 newsletter ... from Newsletters past.