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Lake Hopatcong Fireworks 2023

The Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club will hold their annual fireworks display over the lake on Friday, June 30th, at dusk. Rain date for the fireworks is July 8th.

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Lake Hopatcong Fireworks

Each year, the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club sponsors an annual Fourth of July fireworks display. Find out more at  https://www.lhyc.com/events-fireworks .

This year the fireworks are scheduled for Friday, June 28 (approx 9:30 pm) after nightfall (approx. 9:30 pm). A rain date is scheduled for Saturday, June 29. 

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Lake Hopatcong Fireworks

Friday, Jun 30, 2023 from 9:00pm to 10:30pm

Hosted by the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club, this fantastic fireworks display is an annual event we all look forward to. There's nothing quite like watching this show from your boat! Show typically begins between 9:00pm and 9:30pm.

Bridge Marina is a proud sponsor of this annual event, along with so many other local community organizations and businesses.

Rain date is scheduled for Saturday, July 8, 2023.

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Lake Hopatcong July 4th Fireworks 2023

Here’s another July 4th event in Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey.

• As of June 20, 2023, these are the details that have been released about this NJ Fourth of July event.

Independence Day Fireworks

Since at least the early 1950’s, LHYC has sponsored the annual Fourth of July fireworks display. LHYC has always funded the launching of the fireworks from our members’ dues as a contribution to the wider community.

In 2013 LHYC bought floating docks substantial and durable enough to also be used for launching fireworks. The municipalities, businesses, and individuals below were kind enough to contribute to the fireworks display in 2014.

When is this Fourth of July event?

June 30, 2023 @ 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm, when is the raindate for this july 4th event.

The rain date for this event is July 8, 2023.

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Is registration required, lake hopatcong july 4th activities, what time do the fourth of july fireworks start in lake hopatcong.

The fireworks start at dark.

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This july 4th event is being organized and hosted by, lake hopatcong yacht club.

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Welcome to the Lake Hopatcong Grand Prix

September 8 - 10 , 2023

Offshore powerboat racing is coming back to Lake Hopatcong!

 Lake Hopatcong Hosts the 2023 OPA Offshore Powerboat  Race September 8 - 10, 2023

  Offshore powerboat racing is back again in Lake Hopatcong. This time, hosts the 2023 OPA Races. They are expecting 40+ boats. All of them will be competing in this Offshore Powerboat Association (OPA) event in 5 races, which runs out of the prestigious Lake Forest Yacht Club (LFYC), otherwise known as Race Village. 

Many race teams will kick off the event on Friday with a ceremonial Parade Lap & Fun Run, which starts and ends at LFYC.   The Fun Run will have several stops at local restaurants along the lake, where the public is encouraged to join in on, or you can simply drop in at any of the venues.  At the conclusion of the Fun Run, there will be live music into the night at LFYC where you will get to meet the racing teams in person. 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

DOGS MUST BE ON A LEASH AT ALL TIMES AND WITH THEIR OWNER

NO OUTSIDE COOLERS OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED

LAKE HOPATCONG RACE SCHEDULE

SEPTEMBER 8-10, 2023

FRIDAY  9/8 | RACE TEAMS ARRIVE

FUN RUN PARADE ON LAKE HOPATCONG | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

RACERS & PUBLIC PARTICIPANTS - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

PARADE LAP/FUN RUN TO DEPART FROM LAKE FOREST YACHT CLUB

10:30 AM | MEETING

11:45 AM | LEAVE LFYC

12:00 PM | PARADE LAP

12:30 PM | JEFFERSON HOUSE

  1:45 PM | LOLA'S

  3:15 PM | WINDLASS

  4:30 PM | MASON 

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM | LFYC - LIVE BAND

SATURDAY  9/9 | RACE DAY

9:00 AM | OPEN TO PUBLIC

RACE BOAT SEA TRIALS

RACING: JSBR 12 PM

MEET THE RACE TEAMS

BRING THE KIDS |TAKE PICTURES

FRESH GRILLED FOOD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE

FULL BAR AVAILABLE

LIVE MUSIC FROM 5 - 9 PM

SUNDAY | 9/10 RACE DAY 

RACES START AT 11 A.M. 

$5 ADMISSION AT THE GATE AGES 12 AND OLDER (SUNDAY ONLY)

6:30 PM | AWARD CEREMONY AT THE LAKE FOREST YACHT CLUB

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For 2024, your Board of Directors are planning a year of fun and celebration. It is our club’s 50 th anniversary.

Our Spring Launch was held April 21, 2024. It was held at a new venue, Farmstead Golf and Country Club, Lafayette, NJ. It was a great start to the summer season.

We will be displaying Mike Schillizzi’s 1959, 20 ft, Chris-Craft, Sportsman (Cody-Brooke) at the LHF Block Party. It is Saturday, May 18, 2024. Be sure to visit our booth. We will be giving out free popcorn!

Our first Cruise Night is May 23rd. A special outing with the Mid Atlantic Chapter will be held on Saturday, June 1st (see Flyer). Our 49 th Boat Show is June 14 th and 15 th . We have our August seafood dinner, our Annual Dinner and, hopefully, some workshops in between. Barbara Edwards and Mike Smith are planning our Commemorative Gala, celebrating our 50 th year as a club. If you would like to help Barbara and Mike plan this event, please contact Barbara (973-722-0794) or Mike (973-534-3811). They will be happy to hear from you!

You may keep up with club events by checking our website, lhacbs.org. You may also read our club’s rich history by clicking on “About Us” under the website’s Home tab. The author is our Lifetime Director, Bob Rice.

It is now time to start thinking about getting our boats in the water and going for a ride! Warm weather will be here soon. The lakes are full. As the name on the transom of Dan Dyrness’ 1939 Century reads, “Life is Good.”

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Fireworks near me: long valley july 4th events 2023, patch has your complete guide to independence day fireworks shows, parades and other celebrations around long valley:.

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LONG VALLEY, NJ — Independence Day is quickly approaching, which means it's time to fire up that barbecue and find out what Fourth of July fireworks and festivities are going on in and around Long Valley for 2023.

We gathered up all the fireworks shows, parades and festivals happening in and around the area so you can start planning now.

Here's what's in store this July 4 in and around Long Valley:

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July 4 Festivities

Mendham Brookside Parade:

The Brookside 4th of July Parade, also known as "the grandest little hometown parade in America," is one of Mendham's most iconic traditions and it's returning this year.

On July 4, at 9 a.m., the parade route will begin at Tingley Road and end at the Community Club. Ellen Kiser Gordon and the Kiser family are this year's parade grand marshals.

At 11 a.m. there will be a lunch at the Community Field Club, provided by the Mendham Rotary Club, Mendham Creamery and Brookside Engine Company.

At the end of the parade route, there will be a community celebration with activities for the entire family. Planned activities include a dunk tank, a pie eating contest and fun field games.

Fireworks in Parsippany-Troy Hills:

The Parsippany-Troy Hills concert will begin at 7 p.m. on July 4, followed by a fireworks display. The rain date is July 5. The event will take place at Parsippany Hills High School.

Chatham Borough Fireworks:

In Chatham Borough, the Fourth of July parade begins at 10:30 a.m., followed by fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

Morristown National Historical Park :

Morristown National Historical Park and the Washington Association of New Jersey will celebrate the park's 90th anniversary and Independence Week with a variety of programs from July 4 to 9, all at the park's Washington Headquarters.

Celebrate the Declaration of Independence with July Fourth activities beginning at noon on July 4 at the park's Washington's Headquarters grounds with a "Warm-Up for the Declaration" featuring eighteenth-century stories, jokes, and riddles, followed by the Declaration's reading at 1 p.m. on the grounds of the Washington’s Headquarters Museum.

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Lake Hopatcong Fireworks:

• Where: Launched From Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club, 75 North Bertrand Road, Mt. Arlington
• When: June 30

More Details: The fireworks in Lake Hopatcong are being launched from the Lake Hopatcong Yacht Club, with the club having hosted its yearly display since the 1950s. Residents around and visitors to the state's largest lake, like to drop their anchors for a view within the yacht club; or at restaurants on the water.

Morris Plains:

• Where: Central Park of Morris County, 91 Central Ave.
• When: July 4

The Fourth of July 5K Race for Recovery, a Market Street Mission fundraiser with in-person and virtual options, a 1-2-mile Freedom Walk, and a fun run for children, starts at 7:30 a.m.

Town of Dover Fireworks:

• Where: Hamilton Field, 302 E. McFarlan St.
• When: July 3, rain date July 5

More Details: Food will be available for purchase, and seating will be limited to the bleachers or track.

East Hanover Fireworks:

• Where: Lurker Park, 631 Ridgedale Ave.

More Details: Food trucks will be available starting at 7 p.m., and the fireworks show will begin at dusk.

Denville Fireworks:

• Where: Gardner Field, Route 46, and Savage Road

Music and fireworks will begin at 7 p.m. on July 4th. The July 4th celebration concludes with fireworks at 9:15 p.m.

Randolph fireworks:

On July 8, Randolph will host a fireworks display at the County College of Morris. The overall event, which includes rides, games, food trucks, and more, runs from 6 to 11 p.m., with fireworks starting at 9:45 p.m. The rain date is set for July 9.

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Kolomna: An ancient citadel transformed to center of culture

Kolomna kremlin (fortress). Kolomna (Marinka) Tower. August 19, 2003.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Russian chemist and photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for vivid, detailed color photography. His vision of photography as a form of education and enlightenment was demonstrated with special clarity through his photographs of architectural monuments in historic sites throughout the Russian heartland.

Old Golutvin Epiphany Monastery, west view. From left: northwest corner tower, bell tower, NE corner tower, Epiphany Cathedral & St. Sergius Church, SE corner tower, SW corner tower. Foreground: railroad & potato field. Summer 1912.

Among the sites visited by Prokudin-Gorsky in 1912 was the Epiphany-Golutvin Monastery (known after 1800 as the Old Golutvin Monastery) near Kolomna, located some 115 km south of Moscow in the direction of Ryazan. Although Kolomna is one of the most appealing of Russia’s provincial cities, there is no record that Prokudin-Gorsky photographed the town itself, just to the north of the Old Golutvin Monastery.

Kolomna’s rich history

Kolomna. Church of the Conception of John the Baptist at Gorodishche. South view. October 12, 1992.

Picturesquely situated at the confluence of the Kolomenka and Moscow rivers, Kolomna (with a population of around 135,000) has a rich history and distinctive regional identity. Its monasteries, which grace the approaches to the town center, have been restored and some of its merchant houses from the early 19th century have preserved their neoclassical charm.             

The earliest mention of Kolomna in medieval chronicles refers to a clash in 1177 between Vsevolod the Great Nest, grand prince of Vladimir, and rival prince Gleb of Ryazan. Such local struggles were frequent among Russian princes in the 12th and early 13th centuries, but they were soon to be followed by the far more devastating Mongol invasion of 1237-41. Kolomna was overwhelmed in January 1238, despite fierce resistance. Kulkan, the youngest son of Genghis Khan, was killed during the battle for Kolomna.  

Left: Equestrian monument to Dmitry Donskoy. Background: Kolomna kremlin wall. Right: Kolomna kremlin. Spassky (Savior) Gate, also called Pyatnitsky Gate. Southwest view. May 23, 2007.

From the beginning of the 14th century, Moscow’s princes valued Kolomna as a strategic citadel guarding its southern border. Located not far from the point where the Moscow River flows into the Oka River (the major western tributary of the Volga), Kolomna was traversed by trading routes from much of central Russia. This movement of goods and livestock through the town would create the basis for an enduring merchant culture. 

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Kolomna. Church of Dormition of the Virgin, Brusensky Dormition Convent, south view. August 18, 2011.

Despite its increasing prosperity, Kolomna experienced serious challenges in the 14th century, including an outbreak of plague in 1363 and looting by the army of Tatar khan Tokhtamysh in August 1382. Yet, in the same period, Kolomna proved its resilience with the construction in 1379 of its first large church, dedicated to the Dormition of the Virgin. It was in the shadow of this church - completely rebuilt in the 17th century - that Moscow’s grand prince Dmitry Donskoi held a prayer service in preparation for the eventual great victory against Tatar khan Mamai at Kulikovo Pole in September 1380. 

Kolomna. Wooden houses on Lazhechnikov Street. Background: Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross, Brusensky Dormition Convent. August 18, 2011.

The earliest stone church from this period, dedicated to John the Baptist at Gorodishche, is located on the outskirts of Kolomna and has been dated to the late 14th century. The place name of this remarkable structure comes from an ancient earthen fort (aka gorodishche ) on the left bank of the Kolomenka River, but, by the time of the church’s construction, the village of Gorodishche belonged to the local bishop.

Kolomna. Unveiling of monument to Sts. Kirill & Methodius. Background: Bell tower & Cathedral of the Dormition. May 23, 2007.

Although much rebuilt, the church's lower walls - of worn limestone - reveal the early stages of recovery of masonry architecture after the cataclysmic Mongol invasion. Apart from these intact lower walls, which include one block with a carving of a unicorn, the basic structure of the Church of John the Baptist dates from the early sixteenth century. The present bell tower was erected in 1780, as, apparently, was the wide refectory. At the beginning of this century, the light gray, roughly textured walls were covered with bright white paint. Fortunately, I was able to photograph the structure in the fall of 1992, when the picturesque texture of its walls was still untouched.            

Solidifying Middle Ages

Cathedral of the Dormition. Interior, view toward west wall. December 21, 2003.

During the 16th century, Kolomna benefited from the largess of Moscow’s Grand Prince Basil III (1479-1533), who replaced its log fortress with massive brick walls that signaled the town’s importance as a citadel on Muscovy’s southern flank. Built between 1525 and 1531 to a total length of two kilometers, these walls bear comparison with those of the Moscow Kremlin. 

Kolomna panorama. From left: Church of Resurrection in the Fortress, Church of Tikhvin Icon of the Virgin, Bell tower & Dormition Cathedral, School No. 3, bell tower of New Golutvin Trinity Convent, Church of Intercession at New Golutvin Convent. May 24, 2007.

Of the original sixteen towers, seven remain, including one gate tower. The southwest range of the walls was anchored by the massive Kolomna, or Marina, Tower. The last serious military ordeal faced by Kolomna occurred in the early 17th century, when the town was assaulted by various factions during a period of dynastic chaos known as the ‘Time of Troubles’.            

Church of Intercession at New Golutvin Convent, southwest view. May 23, 2007.

Within the Kolomna walls is the Brusensky Dormition Monastery, converted into a convent after the devastation of the Time of Troubles. Its distinctive mid-16th-century Church of the Dormition of the Virgin was erected in the 1550s to commemorate Ivan the Terrible’s 1552 conquest of Kazan - as was St. Basil’s in Moscow . Adjacent to the Dormition Church is the brightly painted Cathedral of the Elevation of the Cross, built exactly three centuries later (1852-55) in the Russo-Byzantine style.

Church of the Resurrection at Posad (Church of St. Nicholas Posadsky). South view. May 23, 2007.

A few paces beyond, along an attractive pedestrian street, stands Kolomna’s main cathedral, also dedicated to the Dormition. Rebuilt between 1672 and 1682, its structure follows the traditional design of large Russian churches, with six columns supporting the interior space and five onion domes above. The interior has been well preserved, with a late baroque iconostasis from the 1770s and an impressive set of wall paintings in a late academic style executed in oil during the 1880s and based on an earlier set from 1804. 

Bell tower of Church of St. John the Divine, flanked by trading arcade. View from Lazhechnikov House. July 11, 2009.

Adjacent to the cathedral is a massive bell tower, built in 1692. Across from the Dormition Cathedral are the walls and bell tower of the New Golutvin Convent, with its brightly painted Church of the Trinity (1705).            

Monumental rivalry

Lazhechnikov House. August 18, 2011.

Kolomna also has numerous parish churches. The most picturesque of these is the Church of the Resurrection “na Posade”, also known as the Church of Saint Nicholas Posadsky, which was originally built in 1716, then substantially modified in the 1790s, before being restored to its earlier form in the 1970s. This distinctive structure, with its decorative gables, represents an echo of ornamented church architecture in Moscow during the 17th century. Nearby is the Museum of Pastila, an apple confectionery for which Kolomna is widely known.

Ozerov House, Red Army Street 2. May 23, 2007.

Kolomna rivals Torzhok with its array of neoclassical monuments. The most visible of these is the Church of St. John the Divine, located on the town’s main square and originally built in 1733-58. The church gained its imposing neoclassical facades in 1829-35. Its soaring bell tower (1826-46) became the center of a trading arcade that enveloped the church structure—an ingenious combination of commercial and religious architecture.             

In addition to its churches and bell towers, Kolomna has historic districts with houses from the 19th century. Among the neoclassical houses restored in the town center, the most notable is the Lazhechnikov House, now a museum devoted to one of Russia’s early nineteenth-century novelists.

Log house with lilac in bloom, corner of Ivanov Street 6 & Grazhdansky Street. May 24, 2007.

Also preserved in Kolomna are large numbers of wooden houses, many of them with ornate window surrounds. Some of these houses near the kremlin are associated with 20th-century writers such as Boris Pilnyak and Anna Akhmatova.

Soviet era & now

Kolomna Central Regional Hospital, October Revolution Street 318. Excellent example of Constructivist architecture (completed 1930). December 26, 2003.

During the Soviet period new forms of housing appeared, particularly for workers at the Kolomna Factory, founded in 1863 and subsequently a major producer of locomotives. Examples of housing projects sponsored by the Kolomna Factory in the 1920s can still be seen on the main thoroughfare, October Revolution Street. However, many workers preferred to live in wooden houses with a small garden plot, and such houses continued to be built throughout the Soviet period. Kolomna also has interesting examples of avant-garde Constructivist architecture, built in support of the industrialization campaign of the early Soviet period.             

Old Golutvin Epiphany Monastery. South wall & towers in Gothic Revival style. December 26, 2003.

On the outskirts of the town are two additional monastic ensembles, both apparently established by Dmitry Donskoy in the 1380s. The Epiphany-Golutvin Monastery, known after 1800 as the Old Golutvin Monastery , is located near the confluence of the Moscow and Oka Rivers. The most colorful feature of the Old Golutvin Monastery is its wall towers, Gothic Revival fantasies built of red brick with limestone details in the late 1770s. The Pseudo-Gothic style appeared in Russia during the reign of Catherine the Great as a reflection of the empress’s Anglomania and her interest in medieval Russian culture.

Across the Moscow River and to the north of the Kolomna Kremlin is the Bobrenev-Nativity Monastery. Although founded in the late 14th century, its current churches date from the late 18th and 19th centuries. It, too, is enclosed with Gothic Revival walls from the 1790s.

Old Bobrenevo. Bobrenev Nativity of the Virgin Monastery, southwest view. From left: walls & corner towers in Gothic Revival style, abbott's residence, bell tower & Cathedral of Nativity of the Virgin, Church of the St. Theodore Icon of the Virgin. December 26, 2003.

Contemporary Kolomna’s most notable landmark is popularly called the Ice Palace, a community center and modern arena for ice sports. The choice of site was controversial - down the slope from the kremlin. The architects attempted to mitigate the visual clash by designing the arena with a suspended membrane roof whose low silhouette is nestled at the bottom of the river terrain. 

The construction of a bypass highway has relieved the historic Kolomna center of through traffic on the way to the city of Ryazan. Like many other Russian towns, Kolomna is seeking a balance between economic development and the preservation of its rich architectural heritage. 

Ice Racing Arena on Kolomenka River. Background: Bell tower & Cathedral of the Dormition. May 24, 2007.

In the early 20th century, Russian photographer Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for color photography. Between 1903 and 1916 he traveled through the Russian Empire and took over 2,000 photographs with the process, which involved three exposures on a glass plate. In August 1918, he left Russia and ultimately resettled in France where he was reunited with a large part of his collection of glass negatives, as well as 13 albums of contact prints. After his death in Paris in 1944, his heirs sold the collection to the Library of Congress. In the early 21st century the Library digitized the Prokudin-Gorsky Collection and made it freely available to the global public. A few Russian websites now have versions of the collection. In 1986 the architectural historian and photographer William Brumfield organized the first exhibit of Prokudin-Gorsky photographs at the Library of Congress. Over a period of work in Russia beginning in 1970, Brumfield has photographed most of the sites visited by Prokudin-Gorsky. This series of articles juxtaposes Prokudin-Gorsky’s views of architectural monuments with photographs taken by Brumfield decades later.

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