1. You Need to Know When Lake Hopatcong Was Discovered: About 12,000 years ago by the Lenape Indians.
2. You Need to Know About the Morris Canal: After the War of 1812, when America experience a canal-building boom, the Morris Canal sparked Lake Hopatcong's rise as a resort community. The Morris Canal even led to the creation of a 10-mile railroad from the lake's Nolan's Point section to Ogdensburg.
3. You Need to Know About a Vice President: President William McKinely's VP, Garrett Hobart, often vacationed at Lake Hopatcong.
4. You Need to Know About a Famous Actress: Lotta Crabtree built a home in Lake Hopatcong during the late 19th Century. Crabtree was one of her era's biggest entertainers, an actress and a comedian.
5. You Need to Know About a Famous Actor: Vaudevillian Joe Cook built his "Sleepless Hollow" home in Hopatcong's Davis Cove. "Sleepless Hollow" featured a nine-hole golf course, tennis courts and two bars.

Source: The Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum.