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An inventory of current information offered by local groups and organizations, and by municipal, county and state institutions.


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 3, 2022


Along Came a Spider
By Heather Shirley I May 03, 2022 For many people, spiders inspire more fear and loathing than any other creature, even more than snakes....

Heather Shirley
May 3, 2022


New, Wild and Precious Life
By Heather Shirley I May 03, 2022 Although I did not intend to write this month’s column as a sequel, I am inspired to write about what I...

Heather Shirley
May 3, 2022


Can You Call Yourself a Birder?
By Heather Shirley I May 03, 2022 Rather spontaneously, some friends and I decided to fly to south Texas for a weekend of birding. All of...

Heather Shirley
May 3, 2022


Christmas Traditions
Were your Christmas traditions carved in stone or did they vary from year to year? I loved that our Christmases were always the same when...

Barbara Simmons
May 2, 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 2, 2022

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