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Lake Naomi’s KonTiki – Honoring the Club’s Race Committee and That Boat

Based on the visible rail spacing, forward deck length, and proportions, the pontoon boat here looks like a Bentley 240…

4 months ago

Meet The King of the Poconos- Isaac Stauffer

Stauffers Pond, c1900, on the Upper Tunkhannock Creek. Stauffer's Laurel Inn was the first major retreat destination in the region…

5 months ago

Lake Naomi Icon – Rufus W. Miller, Assembly Visionary, Developer, Religous Icon

In the early 1900s, the quiet mountain community of Pocono Pines found its voice through the vision of Rev. Rufus…

5 months ago

Great Books – Lake Naomi & Pocono Mountain History Collection

First off, a very special thank you to Win Miller, Connie Waygood Borho and John Sling for helping me by providing me…

5 months ago

UPDATE: TEAR DOWN ALERT Bernardsville’s Boylan House

UPDATE: July 24, 2025The Bernardsville Planning Board met to discuss the Palmer Project, which would demolish the historic Boylan House…

5 months ago

OMG – Memorytown USA in the 60s – Remembering the Mt.Pocono Icon

Memorytown USA matchbook cover, c1960s. Step Back in Time at Memorytown USA Tucked away in the rolling hills of the…

5 months ago

Sailing Tropies History & Lake Naomi Club Sailing Association

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Lake Naomi gained popularity, attracting families, religious groups, and campers, including young girls who participated…

5 months ago

1892 – Getting to the Poconos – Taking The Train

Many of us forget that the automobile didn't really start gaining a presence until the 1920s, so getting around was…

5 months ago

Pocono Boathouse History – A Lake Naomi Institution

Frank and Carolyn Betz built their A-Frame cottage on Canoe Brook Road around 1966 after buying land in 1963. The…

5 months ago

Retrospective: Lake Naomi, Pocono Pines and The Logan Steele Era 1963- 1986

While my parents caught wind of Lake Naomi in 1963, Logan Boone Steele of Summit, New Jersey, had a vision…

5 months ago

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