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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
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May 3, 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....
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May 3, 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...
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May 3, 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...
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May 2, 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...
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May 2, 2022
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...
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Nov 2, 2020
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Dec 6, 2019
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...
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Mar 19, 2015
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...
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Oct 30, 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...
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Sep 5, 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...
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Sep 5, 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...
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Sep 5, 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...
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Jun 9, 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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Feb 28, 2014
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