The Hotel Breslin; A Castle By The Sea
It was a time of great wooden castles—the Sagamore Hotel on Lake George, N.Y. (built…
Bertrand Island Park Closed Thirty Years Ago
Is it really possible that 2013 marks the 30th anniversary…
Miniature Golf at Lake Hopatcong
Advertisement for miniature golf at Bertrand Island Park (1930’s) After a hiatus of…
Places on the Lake Part 6: Liffy Island
Places of Lake Hopatcong, Part 6 – Liffy Island Liffy Island has gained interest…
Places on Lake Hopatcong, Part 5: Barnes Brothers Marina
From its beginning as a resort in the 1880’s, boats were an important part of…
Places on Lake Hopatcong, Part 4: The Train Station at Landing
“Most of our people come to the Lake via the DL&W [Delaware, Lackawanna & Western…
Beauty Pageants on Lake Hopatcong
Contests to determine “the fairest of them all” have been around since ancient Greece. While…
The Summer White House – What Almost Was
The single most important factor in Lake Hopatcong’s growth as a resort was the opening…
The Morris Canal & Lake Hopatcong, Part 2
Lake Hopatcong sat at the Canal’s summit, or highest point. This allowed water to be…
The Morris Canal & Lake Hopatcong – Part I
In the years that followed America’s independence, little development occurred in the area around Lake…