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Marty Kane
May 2, 2022
Fore Fun at Lake Hopatcong
It is hard to believe the miniature golf course at Nolan’s Point celebrated its 10th anniversary in May. The Lake Hopatcong Golf Club contin
Marty Kane
May 2, 2022
A Century of Boating
By Marty Kane I May 03, 2022 From its beginning as a resort in the 1880s, ats were an important part of Lake Hopatcong’s development....
Marty Kane
May 2, 2022
In Search of Lake Hopatcong’s Lost Hotels
By Marty Kane I May 03, 2022 From the 1880s to the 1930s, Lake Hopatcong was a major northeast resort with hotels of all sizes operating...
Marty Kane
May 1, 2022
Committed to Tradition
By Marty Kane I May 02, 2022 As we go to press, the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club is getting ready to follow a 111-year-old tradition and...
Marty Kane
May 1, 2022
Quick Change at Lookout Mountain
By Marty Kane | May 02, 2022 The Borough of Hopatcong was once the summer home of Owen McGiveney, one of vaudeville’s most unique...
Marty Kane
Nov 2, 2020
Survivors From Another Era
By Marty Kane | November 02, 2020 From the 1880s to the 1930s, Lake Hopatcong was a major northeast resort with many hotels and rooming...
Marty Kane
Dec 6, 2019
Coolest Joint on Lake Hopatcong
By Marty Kane I December 06, 2019 The Windlass is one of Lake Hopatcong’s most popular restaurants. Today, one may wonder how...
Marty Kane
Dec 6, 2019
Miracle of Lake Hopatcong
By Marty Kane I December 06, 2019 A 1947 advertisement in the Lake Hopatcong Breeze proclaimed a new development the “miracle of Lake...
Marty Kane
Dec 6, 2019
Letting the Good Times Roll
By Marty Kane I December 06, 2019 Is it really possible that it has been more than 35 years since Bertrand Island Park closed? Of all the...
Marty Kane
Dec 6, 2019
That’s Snow Business
By Marty Kane I December 06, 2019 “The ski area... off Weldon Road, near Milton, was a very popular place during the winter. Not only...
Marty Kane
Dec 6, 2019
Lake Hopatcong’s Ice Age
By Marty Kane I December 06, 2019 Though it is hard to imagine today, ice was once big business at Lake Hopatcong. The ice industry...
Marty Kane
Dec 6, 2019
‘The Coolest Spot in Town’
By Marty Kane I December 06, 2019 Editor’s Note: Laurie Kane is a guest contributor for this column. She currently serves as the vice...
Marty Kane
Dec 6, 2019
Let’s All Go to the Drive-in!
By Marty Kane I December 06, 2019 On June 6, 1933, Richard M. Hollingshead Jr. opened the world’s first drive-in movie theater in Camden,...
Marty Kane
Mar 18, 2015
Lake Hopatcong’s station Is back on track
By Marty Kane I March 19, 2015 The story of the railroad station at Landing goes back more than 100 years to a time when Lake Hopatcong...
Marty Kane
Oct 29, 2014
The Harbor at Wood’s Port
By Marty Kane I October 30, 2014 William A. Wood first came to the northern shore of Lake Hopatcong, known today as Woodport, in 1831. He...
Marty Kane
Sep 5, 2014
The House On Cow Tongue Point
By Marty Kane I September 05, 2014 While most Lake Hopatcong residents are familiar with the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club, which has been in...
Marty Kane
Sep 4, 2014
The Chincopee Bridge, A Short sStory
By Marty Kane I September 05, 2014 One of Lake Hopatcong’s most unique features is the ferry that connects Raccoon Island, with its...
Marty Kane
Sep 4, 2014
Adventure Novelist Called Lake Hopatcong Home
By Marty Kane I September 05, 2014 Lake Hopatcong played host to many celebrities during its resort era. While many were well known from...
Marty Kane
Jun 8, 2014
A Hundred Years Since The Birth of a Lake Legend
By Marty Kane I June 09, 2014 This spring celebrates the 100th anniversary of the opening of one of the lake’s most popular former hotels...
Marty Kane
Feb 28, 2014
“Clang, Clang, Clang Went The Trolley”
By Marty Kane I February 28, 2014 In its early years, Lake Hopatcong was a resort most visitors arrived at via the Central Railroad of...
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