Ed & Elaine Zindel Remember Old Oakland Pleasureland and the surrounding area was a kid’s playground like few others. The primary recreational features were the yet unspoiled Ramapo River and Pompton Lake which provided quality fishing, swimming, boating, and ice skating. We also fished Muller’s Brook, Mitchell’s Pond and Delmar’s Pond for the beautiful wild trout which flourished there. Potash’s Island, which we accessed from Island Terrace, was a great place to explore and had some of the best waterfowling and woodcock flights that I have ever seen. Rotten Pond, which was a poacher’s paradise, was a stiff walk from Pool Hollow, but we fished it relentlessly; by day and…
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History of Crystal Lake
History of Crystal Lake This picture is from the 1950’s. I recall the brook running down into the Lake behind Rockaway under the bridge that goes over Lakeside Dr; along with the Large body of water known as the Ramapo River running from Mahwah and Upstate NY. So I called in someone elder than us, as per my 90 year old grandmother, the inception of the lake was in the 50’s at that time the bodies of waters were known as creeks and small ponds around Oakland and the adjacent towns. She further professed the Damn was built in the 60’s a few years after a major flood. I hope…
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Oakland Homeowners to be Assessed
1,700 Oakland homeowners to be assessed for lakes’ maintenance February 2, 2012, 8:52 AM By Philip DeVencentis Staff Writer | Franklin Lakes – Oakland Suburban News OAKLAND – Almost 1,700 property owners are being forced to ante up to maintain two lakes owned by Ramapo Mountain Lakes Inc., though some say they never visit the lakes or even benefit from their existence. Crystal Lake, encircled by Lakeshore Drive, and the much smaller Mirror Lake, between Hiawatha Boulevard and Calumet Avenue, are just a mile apart. But the lake association oversees far more land. The lake association was incorporated in 1944 by National House & Farms Association Inc., a developer that acquired…
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Ramapo Mountain Lakes, Inc.
A New Town in Town There’s a new town in town, and it goes by the name of the Ramapo Mountain Lakes, Inc. Technically, it’s not a town but a lake association of Oakland homes; but, the breadth and magnitude of its disputed membership makes it bigger than dozens of towns in New Jersey. The borders of the town within a town would make proud any gerrymandering politician, though the majority of the disputed members live somewhere in the vicinity of Oakland’s Crystal Lake or Mirror Lake. On the other hand, some homes within walking distance are not members, and those who would need to drive to one of the lakes…
