Quaddick Lake Association

10/06/2026

09/30/2026

If you’re looking for someone to shrink wrap and/or winterize your boat this season, give Billy Payne a call.

He is now taking appointments for after October 15th.

860-374-1228

09/30/2026

This is always a good time and for a great cause!
Mark it on your calendars, we’ll see you there!

Join us in store from 4-7 PM

09/29/2026

This rowboat floated up on the dam side of the lower lake.
Who’s is it?

09/28/2026

FYI…

DEEP has informed us that they plan to start this year’s drawdown sometime in early November!

(If anything changes we will update here.)

09/26/2026

As previously promised…

Here’s a little piece of local history that some of you may find interesting!

The name Quaddick hasn’t always been spelled the way we know it today. Long before Quaddick Lake became the lake we know and love, the area was associated with Native American place names, including Pattaquodtuck. Over the years, the name evolved through several spellings, including Quadic, Quaddich, and eventually Quaddick.

For generations, Quadic was a familiar name around Thompson. Historical records refer to Quadic Village and the Quadic Manufacturing Company, and the old spelling continued to appear in local references well into the 20th century. A map from around 1850 even uses the spelling Quaddich, while an 1869 map already shows “Quaddick.”

There doesn’t appear to have been one particular day when someone officially changed Quadic to Quaddick. Instead, the spelling seems to have gradually evolved as different mapmakers, historians, and residents recorded the name in different ways until Quaddick eventually became the accepted spelling.

So the next time you hear an old-timer say “Quadic Lake,” remember — they aren’t saying it wrong! Quadic was once the familiar spelling of the very same place we proudly call Quaddick today.

Just another little piece of the rich history that makes our corner of Thompson so special. ❤️

09/21/2026

The QLA has something exciting and really quite special to share with our members!!!

Our friend and neighbor, Mr. Dick Loomis, has very generously donated to us these two handmade wooden signs. These signs are of beautiful quality , measuring 24” x 8”, and can be used indoors or outdoors.
These signs depict the name of our beloved Quaddick Lake, spelled like it was spelled over a hundred years ago
(That story will be shared in a separate post).

Anyway, Mr. Loomis has stated that he gave these to the QLA in the hopes that we could use them in a fundraiser to help raise some more money for our w**d control efforts.

Thank You Mr. Dick Loomis!!!
We are beyond grateful for this donation and we have decided that we will hold an online auction for the rest of this week. The top two bidders by Sunday, September 27th at 3pm will each receive one of these beautiful signs!

We will start the bid now at $10.00.
Please bid in the comments below if you are interested in participating in this auction.

Good luck and thank you for your support!!!

09/15/2026

Well it took a couple of weeks, but we are happy to announce that we have delivered all of this year’s raffle prizes to the lucky winners!!!

Here are some happy pictures of many of them! 😊

Congratulations to each and every one of you, we hope you enjoy your prizes!

08/30/2026

🎉 Congratulations to all of the winners of our 6th Annual QLA Raffle Sponsored by Runnings!

We can’t thank everyone enough for all of your support and generosity and we wish every single one of you could’ve won a prize!

We sincerely appreciate each and every one of you who once again made this fundraiser such a great success!

Here is the list of this year’s winners…

1) Jacoby Wallace

2) James Watson

3) Richard Piehl

4) Coltin Fortin

5) Karen Lyles

6) Thomas Hacker

7) Karen Thoms

8)Dana Lively

9) Deanna Demers

10) Dennis Clark

11) East Coast Metal Roofing (Paul)

12) Lori Robtoy

Congratulations and thanks again for your support! 😊

08/30/2026