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An inventory of current information offered by local groups and organizations, and by municipal, county and state institutions.
Places on Lake Hopatcong, Part 8: The Fountain
By Marty Kane I July 05, 2013 For many years, thousands coming to Lake Hopatcong were welcomed by the beautiful fountain flowing at...

Marty Kane
Jul 5, 2013


Potato Salad With A Few Secrets
This was the only kind of potato salad Gertrude ever made.

Barbara Simmons
Jul 5, 2013
The Hotel Breslin; A Castle By The Sea
By Marty Kane I June 20, 2013 It was a time of great wooden castles—the Sagamore Hotel on Lake George, N.Y. (built 1883), the Grand Hotel...

Marty Kane
Jun 20, 2013


Coffee And Cake On The Lake
By Barbara Simmons I May 23, 2013 To me there is nothing more “German” than Obsttorte mit frischem Obst. Translated, it means “fruit tart...

Barbara Simmons
May 23, 2013
Bertrand Island Park Closed Thirty Years Ago
By Marty Kane I February 23, 2013 Is it really possible that 2013 marks the 30th anniversary of Bertrand Island Park’s last season? Of...

Marty Kane
Feb 23, 2013


Comfort Food for Winter
By Barbara Simmons I February 22, 2013 My parents, Horst and Gertrude Kertscher, fell in love with Mrs. Eden’s house on Castle Rock Road...

Barbara Simmons
Feb 22, 2013

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