Mountain Lakes looks back at its Centennial Celebrations by Lisa Kintish, Neighbor News, Friday, February 10, 2012. On Jan. 23, Stephanie Hoopes Halpin, chair of the Centennial Steering Committee, presented to the Borough Council a final report. She told them, “We have achieved our mission and objectives – and in many cases surpassed them.”

The Citizen did a terrific job on Mountain Lakes Centennial coverage, The Citizen, February 8, 2012.

Mountain Lakes Centennial wraps up with gifts and thanks, The Citizen, February 1, 2012. Stephanie Halpin, who chaired the steering committee for the borough’s Centennial celebration in 2011, told the Borough Council on Monday, Jan. 23, the committee had achieved its goals and presented three gifts to the town.

21st century meets the Hapgood style in Mountain Lakes, Neighbor News, December 2, 2011. Living in an old house may have its charms, but 21st-century adapatations are also desirable. Residents of the Herbert Hapgood houses, all around 100 years old, have had to find ways to straddle the eras. A few of these homes are on view in the Historic House Tour in Mountain Lakes on Dec. 9.

These plastic bags are art €’ they’re ‘knot’ garbage, Neighbor News, Thursday November 11, 2011. The Mountain Lakes Centennial Outdoor Art “Connection” was installed on Sunday, Oct. 16, at the entrance to the Mountain Lakes High School. The 6-foot high by 18-foot long wall is composed of thousands of recycled plastic bags, tied together by hundreds of Lakers, woven in between 100 (one for each year of the centennial ) vertical, thin wooden warps painted blue hues for lakes and the sky and the green tints for mountains and trees.

Due to storm, ‘Laker Voices’ to be heard again in Dec., Neighbor News, Thursday, November 10, 2011. Opening night was a rousing success. But then it came — the storm with no name. The wet blanket of snow might have dimmed the lights for night two of “Laker Voices,” but it didn’t dampen the spirits or persistence of the players and producers. Due to the surprise snowstorm, repeat performances of “Laker Voices” have been rescheduled at Mountain Lakes High School for Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. and a Sunday matinee, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m.

Women played prominent role in Mountain Lakes’ history, by Lisa Kintish, Neighbor News, Friday, October 28, 2011. Mme. Belle de Rivera was the most famous suffragette to live in Mountain Lakes, 27 Dartmouth Road to be exact. She also had a residence in New York City, where she presided over a meeting of the suffragettes at the Hall of the Ethical Culture. de Rivera and the suffrage movement may have fought to give women the right to vote, but it was not until years and generations later that women ran for office in Mountain Lakes.

Visit ‘The Artists of Mountain Lakes,’ Neighbor News, October 20, 2011. Mountain Lakes has been home to many wonderful artists over its 100 year history, and the 18 artists included in this show offer a varied representation of the talented residents and former residents Included are oil paintings, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, collage, photographs and sculptures.

Borough’s story dramatically told through ‘Laker Voices’, by Lisa Kintish, Neighbor News, Friday, October 14, 2011. Laurel Durenberger envisioned the show, “with a nod” to “Our Town,” as the story of Mountain Lakes “told through the dramatic reading of the collected oral histories that are on the town website.” It is similar in style to a production, “Baltimore Voices,” which Durenberger worked on 30 years ago.

Walking tour reveals some little-known history, by Lisa Kintish, Neighbor News, Friday, October 7, 2011. A train whistle blows and the Mountain Lakes Walking Tour, available on CD, begins. A narrator tells the story of the “distinctive stone railroad station building” that was built in 1912 by Herbert Hapgood.

Mountain Lakes has plenty more centennial celebrating to do, The Citizen, August 18, 2011. The next big event in the year-long celebration of the borough’s centennial is “A Taste of Mountain Lakes” at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, and a number of other 100th birthday-related events coming up this fall.

Mountain Lakes Centennial best barbeque winner picked; more Centennial fun on the way, The Citizen, Thursday, June 16, 2011. The borough hosted its first-ever Barbeque on the Esplanade contest on Memorial Day, May 30, one of a series of special events celebrating its Centennial this year. Twenty-five Lakers competed in the daylong event, all vying for the title “2011 Cook-Off Champion.”

Mountain Lakes Centennial adds birthday fun to annual events, The Citizen, Wednesday, May 4, 2011. The borough’s Centennial continues to add a birthday party touch to annual events, including the Empty Bowls fundraiser at the high school last Wednesday and Arbor Day and the Woods and Lakes Run on Saturday.

Centennial logo creator, Neighbor News, Friday, April 29, 2011. On April 16, Mountain Lakes’ residents met the creator of the town’s Centennial logo, Laura Wilder, during a reception at the Mountain Lakes Library. She talked about her work and answered questions.

Mountain Lakes Centennial fair offers fun and facts at ‘Empty Bowls’ at high school tonight, The Citizen, April 27, 2011. A Centennial street fair will be held in conjunction with the annual Empty Bowls fundraiser at Mountain Lakes High School from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight, Wednesday, April 27, at the high school. Student “Then and Now” exhibits, a fashion show featuring clothing from the past 100 years, a Lionel train display, community booths and games are planned. There will be a story corps video set up for people to record their great old stories of town.

Celebrating in Roaring ’20s style, Friday, March 25, 2011 by Lisa Kintish, Neighbor News (Boonton Edition) “Mountain Lakers have always loved a party – never more than in the Roaring ‘20s. When fire struck the Mountain Lakes Club on New Year’s Eve 1928, the revelers bound for the club’s Costume Ball barely missed a beat. The blaze may have destroyed the Club House, but not the spirits of the celebrants, who simply moved the party – champagne, noisemakers, and all – to a hastily arranged hall in Boonton.” So wrote Patricia Herold in her book, “Mountain Lakes 1911 -2011: One Hundred Years of Community.” There was less drama, but just the same amount of celebratory spirit as 400 “Lakers” enjoyed the Jazz-Age Centennial Jubilee on March 12. With its décor and music inspired by the 1920s, the event transported party-goers, who were decked out in splendid retro style, back some 90 years….

Stickley, Hapgood come together after 100 years, Friday, February 18, 2011, by Lisa Kintish, Neighbor News (Boonton Edition) Did Gustav Stickley and Herbert Hapgood ever meet? This is a question on the minds of some Mountain Lakes residents these days. Both men lived only miles apart 100 years ago and had much in common, but did they ever come face to face? We do not know.  However, their worlds did come together on Feb. 6 when Stickley’s home, now the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, a National Historic Landmark, hosted Mountain Lakes Day. It is a natural pairing; both the farm and the borough are celebrating centennial anniversaries and both are rooted in the Arts and Crafts style.

Lakers celebrate a century of simple pleasures , Friday, January 21, 2011, The Neighbor News.
In his opening remarks, Mountain Lakes Mayor Charles Gormally commented, “It’s good to know that we can still enjoy simple outdoor activities and visiting with our friends and neighbors. Our celebration today gives us a chance to re-live the early days of Mountain Lakes. I hope you all will enjoy what has been special about our town for 100 years and appreciate the few things that have changed!”

Mountain Lakes begins Centennial Celebration, January 12, 2011, The Daily Record. More than 700 Mountain Lakes residents on Sunday attended the Mountain Lakes Centennial Kickoff, “Celebrating the Century,” the first of several planned events celebrating the 100th anniversary of the borough.”

They “HAP” a Good Time, January 12, 2011, The Citizen
Mountain Lakes made its year-long celebration of its 100th birthday year official witha Centennial kickoff event on Sunday, Jan 9, at Briarcliff Park and the Community Church on Briarcliff Road.

Mountain Lakes shooting centennial photo
Daily Record, Janaury 8, 2011

Mountain Lakes Starts 100th Year and Old & New Laker Fashion, January 5, 2011, The Citizen

Lakers win prestigious design awards for their Esplanade Centennial Legacy Project
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The Garden Club of Mountain Lakes (GCML) is the recipient of both a regional and state award for civic beautification. These honors were received for the design created and work performed in connection with the restoration of Esplanade Park by two GCML members, Pat Rusak and Susan Marshall….more

Centennial is the focus as Mountain Lakes reorganizes for its 100th year
Thursday, January 6, 2011, Neighbor News
MOUNTAIN LAKES – The focus at the reorganization meeting on Monday night was on the borough’s Centennial, which will be marked this year with a series of community events, as the council selected Charles Gormally as mayor for the 100th anniversary year….more

Garden Club of Mountain Lakes wins national and state awards for Esplanade Centennial project
Thursday, December 23, 2010
MOUNTAIN LAKES – The Garden Club of Mountain Lakes (GCML) won prestigious regional and state awards for civic beautification for its Centennial Legacy Project, restoration of Esplanade Park. The Garden Club of New Jersey awarded the Hazel Bowne Sturnat Civic Beautification Trophy to the GCML. The club also was awarded the Central Atlantic Region Civic Development or Improvement Award by the National Garden Club….more

Borough preparing to mark 100 years , Wednesday, December 15, 2010, by LISA KINTISH, Neighbor News
Visitors to Mountain Lakes are greeted with the sight of the town’s main thoroughfare, the Boulevard. The tree-lined street with its grand homes and glimpses of the lake provide the picture of a comfortable community….more

Wilder lends her talent to Centennial
Wednesday, November 10, 2010, Neighbor News by Lisa Kintish
Before she ever actually looked at Mountain Lakes, artist Laura Wilder, a Roycroft Renaissance Master Artisan, captured the town’s spirit in the official logo and poster for its centennial celebration next year…more

Logo is the visual focus of Laker centennial celebrationWednesday, November 3, 2010, Neighbor News
Year-long events, from the “Celebrating the Century” kickoff on Jan. 9, 2011, to neighborhood picnics to the historic house tour, will bring residents together to celebrate Mountain lakes’ 100 years as a community. About to be unveiled is the framed, limited edition print of the Centennial logo, signed by the artist, Laura Wilder…more

Celebration of the Borough’s Centennial Year to Start Soon
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, Neighbor News
Now that 2011 is fast approaching, planning for the most celebrated year in Mountain Lake’s history — its 100 years as a community – is in high gear. Year-long events, such as the “Celebrating the Century” kickoff event on Jan. 9, 2011, neighborhood picnics and the historic house tour, will bring residents together to celebrate the special character and heritage that define this unique community. To celebrate, the framed, limited edition print of the Centennial logo, signed by the artist Laura Wilder, will be unveiled…more

Celebrating a Town’s Mix of Old and New
Sunday, September 19, 2010, 6:34 AM
Eugene Paik/For The Star-Ledger
MOUNTAIN LAKES — The borough will celebrate its 100th year of existence next year with an extended birthday bash that includes neighborhood contests, the release of a new history book, theatrical productions and nearly a dozen events throughout 2011. “The idea is to get everybody in town to do something,” Mayor Blair Bravo said….more

Mountain Lakes Centennial kicks off in 113 days
Thursday, September 9, 2010

Centennial Committee is expanding its activities
Wednesday, June 23, 2010, JASON ORSZT, Neighbor News
The Centennial Committee updated the Mountain Lakes Borough Council, at its Monday, June 14 meeting, about new enterprises developed to celebrate the town and its residents. Committee members discussed the ways they intend to expand….more

Landscaping the Esplanade is Selected as the Legacy Project, April 11, 2009, Neighbor News

Banners on Boulevard Would Promote 100th, March 10, 2010, The Citizen

Mountain Lakes Prepares for its Centennial
Thursday, March 11, 2010
MOUNTAIN LAKES – The borough is kicking into a higher gear on planning for celebrating its centennial next year and Pat Rusak of the centennial steering committee appointed by the council to coordinate events and activities said on Monday night the committee wants to sell “celebration banners” to be placed along the borough and Midvale Road…more

Historic Mountain Lakes Park Scheduled for a Face Lift, September 23, 2009,
Tehani Schneider, Daily Record

Centennial Committee Welcomes Project Idea, July 22, 2009, Neighbor News

Mountain Lakes to Mark 100th Throughout 2011, July 18, 2009, Tehani Schneider, Daily Record

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