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LAKE HOPATCONG HISTORICAL MUSEUM
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Located in a rustic 19th century building which served as a lock tender's house on the Morris Canal, the Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum offers an entertaining and enlightening look at the history of New Jersey's largest lake. Step back to a time when the lake was actually two bodies of water and the Lenape lived along its shores. Learn of the building of the famous Morris Canal and the forming of modern day Lake Hopatcong, its main source of water. Travel back to the era when the Lake was a tourist mecca and some 40 hotels and rooming houses graced its shores. |
| Relive the days when thousands flocked to Bertrand Island Amusement Park for dancing and "nickel nights." In an age before jets, air conditioning and super highways, Lake Hopatcong was a major northeast resort. Trains from urban centers would drop off vacationers at the Landing Railroad Station, where they would board steamboats for the trip to Bertrand Island and other points around the Lake. Within easy reach of large cities to the east, the Lake's size and setting at over 900 feet above sea level made it a perfect resort. From the 1880's through the 1930's the Lake welcomed thousands each year, including leaders in government, industry and entertainment. Lower daytime temperatures and cool evenings made Lake Hopatcong a welcome respite from the urban centers to the east. | ![]() |
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The Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum
displays an extensive collection of memorabilia, photographs, historical
artifacts, and exhibits about the Lake and on the history and working of
the Morris Canal. The Museum is located on the grounds of Lake Hopatcong
State Park in Landing, just 2 miles off Route I-80 at exit 28.
Admission is free. Call (973) 398-2616 for further information |
Permanent Exhibits |
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Membership
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Summer 2009 Museum Evening Hours
Monday,
July 6th, 2009 6:00-9:00 PM (Special Aerial Photo Night)
Monday, August 3rd, 2009 6:00-9:00PM
Regular
Hours Resume in the Fall
2009 Program Schedule
Thursday, July 2nd - Annual Lake Hopatcong Fireworks 9:15PM
2009 Special Dinner Program Schedule - All are Welcome, New Friends & Great Times!
Thursday, July 9th – Cottages of Lake Hopatcong – The Jefferson House, 6:00PM
Thursday, August 6th – What You Never Knew About Lake Hopatcong
The Jefferson House, 6:00PM
Saturday, November 7th – Lake Hopatcong on the Big (and not so big) Screen
The Arlington, 6:00PM
For more information, please call (973) 398-2616 or e-mail to LHHISTORY@att.net
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New Edition
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"Lake
Hopatcong Then & Now 2008" |
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For Museum information, please call 973-398-2616 or e-mail to lhhistory@worldnet.att.net
Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum
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