Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
AXE H0PATC0NG IN
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
watering. Place on Lackawanna
Railroad an Hour and a HALF
From New York.

To many people a summer vacation
would mean very little If they could
not enjoy the fun that comes from be-
Ing near the water To them boatfnp
bathing and fishing are an inseparable
part Of the summer holiday. and that
is why Lake Hopatcong, in northern
New Jersey. is always popular. and
this season and with improved trans
portation facilities it is going To b
more attractive than ever
Most people think Of the New Jersey
summer resorts as including only those
along the seashore. and they express
surprise when they hear that less than
forty-seven miles from New York, on
the main line Of the Lackawanna rail-
road. is an inland lake nine miles long.
two to three miles wide and eighty
miles around. The lake is 9S5 feet
above the level Of the Sea. This wear
1T Will be easier to reach the lake than
ever. At Lake Hopatcong station a di-
rect connection is made now with the
electric extension OF the Morris County
Traction Company. The line from the
Lackawanna station at Hopatcong has
been completed to Bertrand Island
which is centrally located about mid
way up the lake. From this point fast
part of the LAKE, TSs frosv TO Eide any
less than ten minutes, and the boats
will reach the furthest camp on the
lake shore in less than fifteen minutes
This new trolley service is expected to
bring A host of people to the lake this
summer. 1t is now complete from
Mount Tabor to Bertrand Island. and
by July 15 through cars will be rum
ming from Morristown to Hopatcong.
BY December 1 the line will be COM
plete from Elizabeth and Newark. An
other way of reaching the lake Is by
way of Mount Arlington station of the
Lackawanna railroad. and thence by
automobile buses to Mount Arlington
village and the hotels and boarding
houses along the east shore Of the
lake.
Water Sports Planned.
Water sports. mean a great deal at
Hopatcong, and this summer the new
clubhouse of the Lake Hopatcong
Yacht Club is expected to be the GEN.
ter of activity. The building has been
erected on the north shore Of Bertrand
Island, and an extensive program Of
sports has been arranged for members
and visitors Last summer there were
about 400 boats on the lake. Motor
boating is one of the exhiIarating
races will take place in August, and
diversions have been provided for every
Sunday during July and August There
is also ample sailing craft and usually
a fairly stiff breeze from the great
forest-covered hills. For those who
enjoy canoeing Lake Hopatcong fur
nishes inexhaustible opportunities for
little tours Of exploration through its
coves and bays. Fishermen
may pit their skill against the gamey
black bass which lie beneath the
depths. During the summer bathing
forms one of the favorite pastimes.
Each day brings forth some new de-
light; tour Of exploration to Byram
or Henderson'S coves, whose towering
cliffs. hundreds OF feet in height, lend
an added zest to the most casual walk;
a jolly picnic or dancing party to No
lan's Point and return by moonlight
to the tinkling of guitars and mando-
Inns from the neighboring boats;
voyage of discovery to the many little
islands which SO plentifully dot the
lake: mountain climb up the devils
staircase; or TO those who have lik-