MORE PHOTOS of Hurricane Irene on Lake Hopatcong
Photographer Karen Fucito shares some photos she took during and in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Irene on Sunday.
UPDATE: Lake Hopatcong is slowly receding, though it still remains 10 inches above the high-water mark, and 16 inches above the dam level as of Tuesday morning.
Docks at a marina near Shallow Cove and the canals are underwater.
Boats at the marina, just off Espanong Road, are attached to barely-visible docks under the water.
A lone windsurfer heads across King Cove.
Boat owners batten down the hatches at Lee’s Park Marina.
Boat owners batten down the hatches at Lee’s Park Marina.
Visitors walk along the bulk head at Lee’s Park Marina.
The flag at Lee’s Park is blowing straight out in gusty conditions on Monday.
Visitors at near Barnes Brothers Marina brave going to the end of a dock in the rough lake.
An uprooted tree across Mt. Arlington Blvd in Landing, closing the road.
A trio of wave runners head out from Bertrand’s Island.
A boater docks at Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club surrounded by a flock of gulls.
The lake inches up the shore at Dow’s Marina.
The lake laps at the parking lot of The Windlass Restaurant.
These young men used bed sheet to see if they could catch flight in the stiff wind.
Using a bed sheet to try to lift up in Irene's tropical-force winds.
