Hopatcong Lake Regional News
News and Events for the Lake Hopatcong Region
The Lake Hopatcong Lake Steward program, now in its third year, aims to educate boaters about the importance of proper vessel maintenance to prevent the spread of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS). The prevention of AIS is important to the overall health and quality of the lake.
Bridge Marina reduces fuel dock price by ten cents on Thursday, August 3 from 1pm to 6pm
The Lake Hopatcong Foundation (LHF) continues to help the community with their major drive to Shop Local during the month of July. And this year Hopatcong Lake Regional News, will be augmenting them to further drive support and awareness with local residents into our local businesses.
Hopatcong Lake Regional News is pleased to continue to provide the weekly Fishing Report for the Lake Region to help inform you on what’s biting and where. Our guest author is Dows Boat Rental and Bait Shop.
This annual event at the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club received their highest attendance, and had over 50 boats on display.
One of the best events around the lake continues to be the Lake Hopatcong Foundation (LHF) Lake Loop. Which will occur this year on September 24, 2017.
The readers of Hopatcong Lake Regional News have been asking the question. “What’s Happening to our Lake, with all of this scum on the surface?" So, we investigated the issue and here is what we know. The good news is this should be a short-term issue!
As some of you have probably seen, the Lake Hopatcong Foundation has been assessing a program of courtesy patrols in Byram Cove to educate people about the guidelines that were recently created by a voluntary group of lake users including homeowners, boaters, and anglers.
LHF - Water ScoutsThe Lake Hopatcong Water Scouts were established by the Knee Deep Club in 2010 to seek out and remove any instances of the invasive water chestnut species, and the LHF took over the management of the scouts in 2013.
July 13, 2017 - By Holly Odgers (LHF): The Morris County Historic Preservation Trust Fund Review Board has recommended $2.9 million in county grants from the county’s 2017 Preservation Trust Fund to help preserve, restore, or protect 25 historic sites in 15 towns across Morris County.
Support your local Veterans from the Lake Region (Hopatcong, Jefferson, Mount Arlington and Roxbury) by being on the shoreline and to send up a big cheer for the people that have served their country. Please make sure you support both cruises 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM!
On July 1st 2017, residents from around the lake supported the local Veterans by being on the shoreline to send up a big cheer for the people that have served their country.
As we enter into the heavy 2017 boating season for Lake Hopatcong, we find that the lake level is higher than past years, which means that weed growth at this point has not been as bad in past years. But everyone around the lake knows this is only a problem that is waiting to surface.