Lake Information

With Memorial Day just around the corner, the kick-off to summer parties begins. Are you planning on having a gathering this summer? Would you consider hosting a Friendraiser for the Lake Hopatcong Foundation?

We are less than a week away from one of the biggest events for our lake region, and in this article, we explore the great food that will be available at the Block Party 2017. This is reason #3 that this is a must attend event!

Steven Rogers our next potential Governor for the State of New Jersey, visited the our Lake Region on Saturday and held his Meet & Greet at Sabretti’s Hot Dogs & Wild Game Sausages.  During his visit he vowed to invest in the most beautiful lake in the State and to support the Lake, Community, Businesses and Residents in the future.

Eight-time world champion powerboat racing team Miss GEICO will kick off the 2017 racing season in the Point Pleasant Beach Grand Prix May 19-21. But they already understand that the MUST WIN in Lake Hopatcong!

The Largest Wakeboarding Event in the Northeast, will once again be held on Lake Hopatcong, as hosted by the great Beach Front Venue of the Lake Forest Yacht Club.

A love of Lake Hopatcong can net two graduating high school seniors $1,000 each, as the deadline approaches for the Lake Hopatcong Foundation’s 2017 scholarship program. 

Hopatcong Lake Regional News is pleased to start providing a regular Fishing Report for the Lake Region. Our guest authors are Dows Boat Rental and Bait Shop, and Lake’s End Marina.

In an effort to keep boat shrink-wrap out of the trash so that it can be recycled, a collection program for this material will be launched on April 1, 2017, on Lake Hopatcong at Lee’s County Park Marina, 443 Howard Boulevard, Mount Arlington, NJ 07856.

We are coming up on a very important lake event as the Lake Hopatcong Foundation is holding their 5th Annual Membership Meeting this Friday May 19 at 7:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club, 75 North Bertrand Road in Mt. Arlington.

Following months of sufficient precipitation, Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin today lifted a drought warning for 12 of 14 counties in the northern, central and northern coastal regions of New Jersey and removed a drought watch for four counties in the southwestern part of the state.

As detailed in the article “Lake Hopatcong Dodges Tough Legislation – Based upon Gentleman’s Agreement Code of Conduct”. The following is the agreement that goes into effect now, and everyone is asked to abide by these rules. This agreement was collectively drafted by representatives of homeowners, recreational boaters, fishermen, and lake businesses – as facilitated by the Lake Hopatcong Foundation.

The Lake Hopatcong Foundation is seeking a grant to purchase a 40-foot, custom-built, covered pontoon as their FLOATING CLASSROOM which will hold full classes of students and other groups. The best part is free to you, and only requires a few minutes of your time to help make this happen!