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14-550: The club is non-profit, and governed by a slate of volunteers, elected by its members. The organization features an active sailing and social schedule, with an emphasis on activities for the entire family. The club was founded in 1905, and the current clubhouse dates to 1910. In 2004, as part of the Club's centennial celebrations, N.J. Landing wrote A century of summers: the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club's first hundred years which

28-601: A large playing field for field sports. There are several picnic areas in the park with grills and tables. Local children have been known to use the hill for winter sledding. The Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum was originally the Lock Tender's House, built in c.  1825 , on the feeder canal for the Morris Canal . The museum has collections on the history of Lake Hopatcong, with emphasis on transportation and entertainment. The Brookland Forge, along with several mills on

42-694: A youth program, called "The Juniors", and holds a variety of social affairs for all ages. The club offers instructional programs that are open to the public. The social schedule includes a variety of Saturday night functions throughout the Spring and Summer. The club hosts the annual boat show for the Lake Hopactong Antique and Classic Boat Society which has been going on for over 30 years. 40°55′45″N 74°38′58″W  /  40.92917°N 74.64944°W  / 40.92917; -74.64944 Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum Hopatcong State Park

56-552: Is a state park in the Landing section of Roxbury Township , New Jersey , United States. Operated and maintained by the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry , the park consists of two parcels of land: one that encompasses Lake Hopatcong and some of its southwestern shore, and another that encompasses Lake Musconetcong about one mile to the west-southwest. The park contains remnants of Morris Canal , which operated from

70-570: Is a 45.7-mile-long (73.5 km) tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States . It flows through the rural mountainous country of northwestern New Jersey. The name derives from the Lenape words moschakgeu meaning "clear" and hannek meaning "stream". Part of it is a National Wild and Scenic River . It rises out of Lake Hopatcong , on the border between

84-587: The Musconetcong River , were built nearby c.  1750 when the river had been dammed to form Brookland Pond, now known as Lake Hopatcong. The park has a display of the technology used by the Morris Canal to power its inclined planes . The Scotch Turbine , a type of reaction turbine , from Inclined Plane 3 East, formerly at Ledgewood , was brought here in 1926 as the canal was being decommissioned. Musconetcong River The Musconetcong River

98-708: The 1830s to the 1920s and was largely fed by the lake. The park is also home to the Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum, housed in the former home of the lock tender and his family. Swimming is permitted in the park from Memorial Day through Labor Day while lifeguards are on duty. Subject to NJDEP regulations, there is year-round fishing at Lake Hopatcong and Lake Musconetcong, which are stocked by New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife stocks them with brown trout , rainbow trout and brook trout . Commonly caught warmwater species include large mouth bass , sunfish , catfish , perch and pickerel . During

112-692: The borough of Hopatcong in Sussex County and the township of Roxbury in Morris County . It flows through Lake Musconetcong , then flows southwest, past Stephensburg and New Hampton , passing south of Washington then along the southeastern side of the Pohatcong Mountain ridge. It joins the Delaware at Riegelsville , approximately 10 mi (16 km) south of Phillipsburg . The river does not flow through any large population center and has been

126-469: The demise of the canal from the introduction of railroads in the late 19th century, the dam pools along the river that supplied the canal became the site of a popular summer cottage industry. Silted remnants of the pools, as well as the remnants of the canal itself, can still be seen along the river. Human habitation in the Musconetcong Valley can be traced back approximately 12,000 years to

140-520: The end of the last ice age . The Plenge Site along the lower river in Warren County was the first of only two major Paleo-Indian archaeological site excavations in New Jersey, and is considered one of the most significant in the northeastern United States. The USGS stream flow gauge at Bloomsbury has the river's flows recorded from as far back as 1904. The average flow over the time recorded for

154-450: The lake. The Clubhouse structure is on the National and New Jersey registers of historic places. The LHYC Historical Foundation exists to support the maintenance and restoration of the historical building. The club's sailing program includes a junior sailing instructional and racing program, as well as one-design racing in several fleets: E-Scow , Star , Thistle, and A-Class. The club has

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168-444: The site of relatively little industrial development throughout its history. In the 18th century, the surrounding hills were largely deforested as a source of charcoal for the iron industry in the surrounding region. The local industry declined by the middle of the 19th century after the building of the former Morris Canal , the course of which ran along the upper river, to bring coal from Pennsylvania to northern New Jersey. After

182-411: The winter, ice fishing is allowed in certain conditions. Lake Hopatcong allows boating in canoes, large motor boats, sailboats, sailboards and jet skis . Boats are available for rent at many private marinas around the lake. Boating is subject to New Jersey Boating Regulations and Marine Law. There is a boat ramp in the park. The park has two playgrounds, two half-basketball courts, sand volleyball, and

196-615: Was a joint project of the Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum and the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club. The clubhouse was built in the Adirondack style , using local logs. The exterior is white; the "great hall" interior displays the Adirondack architecture with dark woodwork, decorated in a nautical motif with the photographs of all past commodores adorning the walls. There is a large porch used for dining and gatherings that overlooks

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