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Lutherland – Once the Poconos Wonderland Retreat

Brooks Betz — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 13:07:06 +0000

Views: 4,134 From the outset, Lutherland was promoted not only as a summer retreat but as a year-round destination for religious conferences, youth programs, and leisure activities, a place that blended the mission of Christian fellowship with the amenities of a Pocono resort. The year was 1927. Lutherland announced that, after four years of preparation,… Read More »Lutherland – Once the Poconos Wonderland Retreat

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Pocono Postcard Collection – My 250+ Memories

Brooks Betz — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:06:25 +0000

Views: 3,798 Don’t you just love getting a postcard? You know them… that picture you’d get in your mailbox from back in the days when getting one put a smile on your face. Welcome to my online postcard and photo collection, which catalogs the history and beauty of Lake Naomi and the Pocono Pines region… Read More »Pocono Postcard Collection – My 250+ Memories

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Pocono Business Advertisements We Love To Remember

New Jersey History Project — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 14:09:32 +0000

Views: 2,354 Help us, old folks, remember all those great businesses around Lake Naomi and the Pocono Pines region that you love and cherish. This story is part of a series I began as an effort to rebuild my youthful memories of growing up on Lake Naomi in the Poconos back in the 1960s. As… Read More »Pocono Business Advertisements We Love To Remember

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Great Books – Lake Naomi & Pocono Mountain History Collection

New Jersey History Project — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 19:19:42 +0000

Views: 2,503 First off, a very special thank you to Win Miller, Connie Waygood Borho, and John Sling for helping me by providing copies of their books about Lake Naomi history, as I looked everywhere for these historical recollection booklets without luck. The only place to find these books is the Pocono Pines Library reference section. This… Read More »Great Books – Lake Naomi & Pocono Mountain History Collection

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Pocono Pines and Early Lake Naomi -The Gilded Age (1870s-1963)

Brooks Betz — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 16:01:57 +0000

Views: 6,735 As America surged through the transformative decades of the Gilded Age, from the 1870s through the early 1900s, the tranquil forests and mirrored lakes of Tompkinsville and Tobyhanna emerged from obscurity to become a sought-after escape for the country’s burgeoning middle and upper classes. Nestled in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, the… Read More »Pocono Pines and Early Lake Naomi -The Gilded Age (1870s-1963)

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Lake Naomi Way Before the Dam

Brooks Betz — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:14:02 +0000

Views: 3,863 Map of the 1779 Sullivan Trail – Click the map to see a blow-up of the trail that ran right through Pocono Pines and the region. This map is likely the one that best defines the history of what would become the Pocono Pines and Lake Naomi Region of the Pocono Plateau. As you’ve… Read More »Lake Naomi Way Before the Dam

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