5 Lake Hopatcong Books You Need

We get it. Sometimes it feels like there's nothing happening in Jefferson Township. And when we get bored with the mundane, we reflect.

Enter: Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum. The place at the Hopatcong State Park is filled with all kinds of neat exhibits detailing the borough's past. Unfortunately, it's closed during the summer.

Not to worry. There are five books at the museum to satisfy your Lake Hopatcong history fix from home.

1. You Need "A Century of Summers:" The Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club's First Hundred Years:" The 120-page hardcover book is filled with photos and facts commemorating the yacht club's centennial. Cost: $25.
2. You Need "Lake Hopatcong Then & Now 2008:" OK, so it's 2011. So what? Not much has changed on the lake in three years, and this book features some of its coolest sights of the early 1900s. Check out pictures of where hotels and pavilions once existed, photos of big-money cottages and old-time amusement parks. Cost: $30.
3. You Need "Images of America: Jefferson Township on Lake Hopatcong:" This book contains many reflections on the history of the township, especially as it relates to the Lake. Cost: $21.99.
4. You Need "Illustrated Guide to Lake Hopatcong For Season of 1898:" Woah, hello, retro. At 98 pages, it details what life was like on the lake more than a century ago. It also has a new introduction from Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum President Martin Kane. Cost: $15.
5. You Need "Greetings From Bertrand Island Amusement Park:" More than 200 photographs can be found in this 128-page book, which features more than 20 pages in full cover. And while you're at it,  a Bertrand Island Amusement Park commercial.