Celebrate the summer solstice with a narrated evening paddle

May 31, 2024| Community, Recreation

By: Donna Macalle-Holly

The Lake Hopatcong Foundation is hosting a narrated early evening paddle to celebrate the summer solstice on Thursday, June 20, starting at 4:30 pm.  Bring your own kayak and join Donna Macalle-Holly and Jeremy Travers as they lead you on a narrated paddle around the serene Bright’s Cove before heading towards Liffy Island. Before launching, we will review some paddling safety tips and educate paddlers on identifying the invasive species of water chestnut. During the paddle, your guides will share their wildlife, lake history, and lake ecology knowledge.

We hope you can join us for this group paddle as we explore and learn about New Jersey’s largest lake!

Paddle Details:

• Space is limited. Registration is required.
• Bring your own kayak (no canoes or Stand-Up Paddleboards (SUPs)).
• Life jackets must be worn.
• Restrooms are not available.
• The launch site is from a boat ramp.
• Paddlers should be able to get in and out of their kayaks/canoes without assistance or have another paddler with them to help.
• More logistical details will be shared after registration. 

Cost: $25 donation per person 

Duration: Approximately 2-1/2 hours

This paddle has been completed and registration is now closed. 

Your Guides

Donna Macalle-Holly has been boating and living on Lake Hopatcong for over three decades.  As the grants and program director for the Lake Hopatcong Foundation, she is responsible for environmental, educational, and recreational programming at the Foundation.  She is an avid paddler and oversees the Foundation’s Water Scouts program, which educates volunteers on how to identify and remove aquatic invasive species such as Water Chestnut. Donna and her husband Bruce live on Lake Hopatcong across from Liffy Island, which is preserved open space.     

Flatwater Kayaker" author and award-winning photographer Jeremy Travers began paddling on Lake Hopatcong 35 years ago from his childhood home on Bertrand Island.  Since then, Jeremy has been exploring and documenting through video and photography all his paddling trips around NJ and around the country.  Over the last nine years, he has spent time on the waters within the upper Musconetcong Watershed and surrounding lakes and sharing his outdoor experiences through social and digital media. Jeremy volunteers for the Lake Hopatcong Foundation and the Musconetcong Watershed Association and is a founding board member for the newly formed non-profit PEACENJ (People Enjoying Active Conservation of the Environment in NJ) in Hackettstown.