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From the Editor
Music and cars. Cars and music.
Growing up in the 1970s you couldn’t have one without the other. In my senior year of
high school I had the car—a ‘69 Camaro SS 327—and it had a radio and an aftermarket 8-track
player. It was so much cooler than I ever was.
In 1977, I was 16 years old. The car was in my family but not yet mine. More on that later.
Like most teenagers at the time, my main source of music was Top 40 on the radio and watching
“American Bandstand” on TV. I remember I would listen to each band, each performance and weed
out who I liked from who I didn’t. There weren’t many I didn’t like. Turns out, I really like the music
from the 1970s.
That’s not to say I’m not a fan of music produced in the late 1960s and 1980s as well. I am. But
with the rock bands of the ‘70s, for me, there is no comparison. It’s the music of my youth and, like
many of you, when I hear a song from that decade, it puts me right back to a specific place and time.
In that year of 1977, Fleetwood Mac released the monster album “Rumours.” I remember hearing
it for the first time while hanging out at a friend’s house. I’m pretty sure I bought my copy within
hours of that visit, if not minutes. I, like the rest of the planet, was mesmerized.
Around the time I wore out the grooves in the “Rumours” record, another monster album—Meat
Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell”—was released. Totally different, but just as mesmerizing. If you can’t sing
every word—and I mean every word—to “Bat Out of Hell,” then you are not a fan.
Now, back to that car. My dad bought the Camaro from a relative for $700. The color was
Frost—army green to my eye—and it had about 70,000 miles on it and a hitch, used to tow a popup
camper. Ouch.
My brother had it first, using it to get back and forth to college. By the time I got it in the fall
of ‘78, it was pretty beaten up, having been run off the road by a dump truck. But thanks to my
brother and a friend, they transformed the car, spending hours repairing rust and dents and painting
it a deep metallic blue. Coolest car in the high school parking lot.
When I left for college, my sister used it during her senior year of high school. (She put a dent
in it—I don’t want to talk about it.) I reclaimed the car as soon as I came home for the summer.
So, picture it. Me and Stevie, Meat Loaf, Freddie, Barry (yep, Gibbs and Manilow—told you
I wasn’t that cool!) in a metallic blue SS, windows down (you know, “air conditioning”), singing
together.
We had a good run until about 1982, when the car was becoming unreliable and a bit dangerous.
My dad sold it, getting $700 despite its problems and 200,000-plus miles.
And ever since, I’ve been driving sensible cars.
Music and cars. Kind of a theme in this issue of the magazine. And getting the content for these
stories brought me right back to that time in my life.
This was especially true while shooting photos for Ellen Wilkowe’s story about local musician
Randy Artiglere, a member of Tusk, a Fleetwood Mac tribute band. (See page 20) I loved this
band the first time I saw them in Morristown several years ago. This time
around it was at a more intimate venue in New Hope, Pennsylvania. What
a concert!
And if you haven’t heard the Hopatcong band Lost in Place (see Melissa
Summer’s story, page 6), go—it’s the music you want to hear—done well!
I also became nostalgic while shooting images for another story by Ellen
(see page 22)—the cover story about a local classic car group. So many
classics to swoon over, so many cool cars.
Makes me want to trade in my Subaru.
—Karen
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Lost in Place Takes Audiences Back in Time with
Smooth Harmonies and Classic Covers
Photos by KAREN FUCITO
Step into a venue where one Hopatcongbased
band has taken the stage and you
might think you’ve gone back to an era where
rock ruled the airwaves—and you could still
get that dollar pint of your favorite brew.
The classic rock ensemble, Lost in Place, was
founded as a five-piece band in 1998. With
four vocalists, the group was able to replicate
the sounds of classic harmonies like those of
the Beatles, Pink Floyd and more.
“The intent was to put together a band to
not just do covers of great classic rock songs
but to replicate the original recordings as close
as humanly possible, both instrumentally and
vocally,” said co-founder Paul Wheeler, 63, of
Hopatcong.
Original members included Wheeler on
guitars and vocals; his brother Drew Wheeler
on keyboards and vocals; Nic Luciano on lead
guitar and vocals; Ron Scheurman on drums
and vocals; and Mike Collins on bass. They
were together for seven years until Dave Ward
stepped in as the new drummer.
The band has been through a lot of changes
in their 24 years, but Paul Wheeler said they’ve
always had each other’s backs. “In 2007, Dave
was diagnosed with throat cancer and was
sidelined for a year as he underwent chemo and
radiation treatment,” he said. “Nelson Cantillo
filled in for him. When Dave
was able to return to the lineup,
we decided to make the band
a six-piece and kept Nelson on
drums, vocals and percussion.”
“I’ve lost several people to
cancer in my family. Dave’s a
fighter, and I respect him so
much,” Cantillo, 67, of Roxbury
said. “I was proud to come in
and help out the band because
these guys were like brothers.”
Lost in Place now had two
strong drummers, but as the
years went on, the pace became
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difficult for Ward. “The last thing we wanted
to do was ask him to leave the band,” Cantillo
said. “It was important for us to retain the
humanity of the band and put aside that maybe
we were suffering in some other ways.”
Ward gallantly retired from the band in
2017. “So, we called on our original drummer,
Ron, and he gladly rejoined Lost in Place after
a 14-year vacation,” said Paul Wheeler with a
chuckle.
“I had been dabbling with the drums and
got together with some musician neighbors
every once in a while, but never joined another
band,” said Scheurman, 58, of Garwood.
Several metamorphoses later and the
band now includes the Wheeler brothers,
Scheurman, Cantillo and seasoned pros Russ
LaBadie on lead guitar and vocals and Peter
McCulloch on bass and vocals.
Before joining the band, LaBadie had done
a fair amount of writing and performing. After
taking a break to help raise his family, he was
ready to jump back in and play again. “I saw an
advertisement for a band and these guys were
the band. They needed a guitar player—so I
auditioned.” Wheeler said they hired him on
the spot.
McCulloch was a songwriter and performer
in a band in the ‘90s on an independent label
that put out three records. “We had a pretty
big following on Long Island
and little by little, people lose
Paul Wheeler and Russ LaBadie
playing off each other at a show.
Drew Wheeler on keyboard, Paul Wheeler on rhythm guitar, Ron Scheurman on drums,
Peter McCulloch singing lead, Nelson Cantillo on percussion and Russ LaBadie on guitar.
interest or grow up or whatever and you’re like,
‘What am I going to do now?’ I always did
music in some capacity, but this is the first time
I got into cover bands,” he said.
The band’s name is a play on words, based on
the similarly sounding title of the 1960s show
“Lost in Space,” said McCulloch, 57, of West
Orange. “You kind of get lost in our genre of
music,” he said. “Lost in Place specializes in
‘60s and ‘70s stuff so the generations that grew
up with that are getting older and older, but I
feel like we’re preserving something that could
get lost over time.”
“One of the things that really helped the
band have sustainability is that we’re catering
to the baby boomers,” Cantillo added. “The
beauty of this band is that we actually emulate
the songs as close as possible to the original
recordings. We focus on the harmonies—the
details of the songs—and I think it shows.
With multiple singers, we can tailor who
might be best suited for that particular artist
or genre and that’s helped the band continue to
flourish. We listened to so many different types
of music. We’ve really had an enormous palate
to work with.”
“Lost in Place draws a crowd of all ages and
welcomes anyone who considers live music an
important part of their lives,” even though they
may not be able to get out as much as they’d
Peter McCulloch on bass, right,
with Drew and Paul Wheeler.

like, added LaBadie, 69, of West Caldwell.
“Our generation at this point are mostly
grandparents, they’ve got their free time, they
can rekindle what they liked when they were
more independent so many years back.”
Their repertoire includes hits from Santana,
the Rolling Stones, the Doors, David Bowie,
Prince, Stevie Wonder, Genesis, Led Zeppelin,
AC/DC, James Brown, the Doobie Brothers,
Eric Clapton, Queen, Foreigner and the Eagles.
“Every venue has its challenges, but if the
crowd is enjoying themselves, you forget about
all that stuff,” said LaBadie. “Having a good
response…audience participation makes the
band play better. And if we play better there
is this constant feeding back and forth, this
energy.”
“We just have a bunch of great guys,” Paul
Wheeler said. “We all like the same music. Our
voices blend well together. That’s a big selling
point of the band. We have six guys that can
sing so we can really kill it on vocals.”
The last few years were challenging for the
band when the pandemic shuttered most bars
and restaurants beginning March 16, 2020.
“We were scheduled to play on the weekend
[before],” Cantillo said. “We decided to cancel.
Sunday night I came down with COVID. We
lost a lot of work for months.”
That summer they were able to keep a
handful of outdoor gigs, held in parks or on
fields. “People would put circles on the ground
and keep their distance,” LaBadie said. “It was a
way for everyone to keep their sanity, and we’re
certainly grateful that those towns didn’t cancel
those shows on us because that kept it alive.”
They, like many musicians, found themselves
seeking out other outlets for their music,
including videos posted online. They saw what
it meant to people who were stuck at home.
“Try to imagine a world without music. It’s
hard to even begin to think about it,” said
LaBadie.
Thankfully, this summer the requests are
flying in, Lost in Place is back to stacking the
calendar. The guys can often be found jamming
with their fans late into the night. Not much
has changed from their original vibe.
“When we were a lot younger, it was a lot
easier to get into some mischief,” LaBadie said.
“Now you take a nap before you play the gig,
and at the end of the gig if someone says, ‘Hey,
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“I am so thrilled that we have like-minded,
talented guys in this band,” Paul Wheeler said.
“No drama, just a great band that has a great
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Although at times it’s been challenging,
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straddling loving what you do and getting just
enough money to put up with it. It would be a
lot easier if it were four of us but it just wouldn’t
be the same band. I wouldn’t give this up.”
Lost in Place can be seen regularly at Pavinci
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Area Agencies Band Together
For the Sake of the Lake
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Concerted efforts by locals, organizations and
government officials to tackle water safety,
lake pollution and a historical restoration are all
aimed at improving life at Lake Hopatcong.
On June 24, a bright sunny day—a perfect
lake day—officials gathered at Lee’s County
Park Marina to address water safety, a yearround
concern but one that takes on even more
importance during the lake’s busiest time of year:
summer.
It marked a solemn day, the seventh anniversary
of the boating death of Christopher D’Amico Jr.,
10, of Mount Arlington.
“It was a beautiful June day just like today. That
day, there was not a cloud in the sky and in an
instant, my family’s life was changed forever,” said
Christopher D’Amico Sr., the boy’s father.
The boy fell off the front of a pontoon boat and
was hit by the propellers.
“It’s called the tunnel of death. They fall off,
the boat goes over them and there is no way to
escape,” said Mount Arlington Mayor Michael
Stanzilis, who hosted the event.
Stanzilis said Christopher was one of two young
people killed in recent years at the lake after falling
off the front of pontoon boats.
D’Amico said he was at the marina with his wife,
Laura, and their two other children to remind
boaters and parents to use common sense while
on the water. He said his son’s death sparked the
passage of Christopher’s Law, sponsored by state
Sen. Anthony R. Bucco and signed into law in
2016. The law requires people who rent pontoons
or “party boats” to undergo a safety tutorial.
But boating safety is just one aspect of summer
safety, officials at the event said, drawing attention
to the drownings the week before of two Kenvil
brothers in a Mine Hill lake that brought to 14
the number of pre-summer drowning deaths
statewide.
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Christopher D’Amico Sr. speaks at a June press
conference at Lee’s County Park Marina.
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“About half of those [14] victims were under
25 years old,” said Morris County Commissioner
Director Tayfun Selen.
“Saddest yet is that many of the deaths were
preventable. Some did not know the waters or
hazards where they had waded in, and others
could not swim,” Selen said. “Most were just
having fun and not paying attention. That also is
the overwhelming cause of boating accidents.”
To ensure those using the lake are doing so
safely, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office has
added additional officers on the lake this year. The
bolstered presence is the result of the January 1
merger of the county park police into the sheriff’s
department, said Detective Denise Thornton.
The move allows twice as many sheriff’s officers
to be on the lake, operating two boats and a
personal watercraft. The department has had
officers on Lake Hopatcong since 2008, she said.
Morris County Sheriff James Gannon said
in a statement, “We work cooperatively and
in partnership with police in Jefferson, Mt.
Arlington, Roxbury, and Hopatcong, along
with US Coast Guard Auxiliary to ensure a safe
environment on and around Lake Hopatcong.
We are there when people need help, but we are
not a replacement for common sense, and that is
what water safety is all about. It’s about common
sense.”
A Cleaner Lake
Along with making the lake safer, efforts to
make the lake cleaner have also been ongoing.
Two main ingredients for a harmful algal bloom
are high levels of phosphorus, which is plant food,
and high temperatures. Both were present in
2019. The result was a HAB-induced green lake
that was unusable for months.
A series of heavy rains were followed by days
when the temperatures topped 90 degrees. Water
temperature measured at mid-lake—between
River Styx and Great Cove—hit 80.6 degrees in
July of that year.
The rain washed additional
pollutants into the lake
and the high temperatures
fostered the rapid growth
of cyanobacteria, which
produced the HAB.
The four lake towns are
working under a 20-yearold
agreement with the
state Department of
Environmental Protection to
reduce the amount of total
phosphorus by 7,253 pounds
over time.
Following the 2019 HAB—Lake Hopatcong
was one of 70 New Jersey lakes affected—the
search was on for new in-lake and off-lake
programs that would more aggressively remove
phosphorus from the lake and prevent it from
being washed into the lake.
In 2019, the Lake Hopatcong Commission was
awarded a $500,000 grant as part of the DEP’s
$13.5 million initiative to reduce and prevent
future HABs. In addition to the state grant, the
four lake towns and Morris and Sussex counties
provided $330,000 in matching funds to support
the pilot programs.
A separate program in Hopatcong installed an
aeration system in Crescent Cove, designed to
stir up the torpid water of that closed-end cove
and introduce more oxygen into the water. Along
that same shoreline, 35 homes in Hopatcong were
connected to public sewers.
Also, Hopatcong State Park in Landing was
connected to the Musconetcong Sewerage
Authority system, the last of properties in Roxbury
to be sewered.
In subsequent state funding, the Lake
Hopatcong Commission received $206,000
to conduct a refined quantification of Lake
Hopatcong’s internal phosphorus load, using
a combination of existing water quality data,
additional water quality sampling and modeling.
The report will be completed by early 2023.
The commission will also implement nonpoint
source pollution reduction projects in the Lake
Hopatcong watershed including the installation
of floating wetland islands, shoreline stabilization
with native plants, the replanting of stormwater
basins and maintenance of existing filtering boxes
to optimize stormwater filtration.
Separately, the Morris County Park Commission
received $495,000 to install several major green
infrastructure features at Lee’s County Park
Marina.
A $54,000 grant will be used to improve
stormwater management in Witten Park in
Hopatcong.
In June, nine floating wetland islands were
installed in Ashley Cove and Landing Channel
with help from staff and volunteers from the
Lake Hopatcong Foundation, Lake Hopatcong
Commission and Princeton Hydro, an
environmental consultant for Lake Hopatcong,
said Holly Odgers, a spokeswoman for the
foundation, in a release.
“These floating wetland islands are woven rafts
of recycled polymer that float on the water’s surface
and house a host of native wetland vegetation,”
she said. “Since a pound of phosphorus can
produce 1,100 lbs. of algae each year, that means
each 250-square-feet of floating wetland islands
can mitigate up to 11,000 pounds of algae.”
New funding is being sought for projects in
Roxbury, Mount Arlington and Jefferson, said
Kyle Richter, the foundation’s executive director.

The first project would see Roxbury and Mount
Arlington upgrade a detention basin and a “wet
pond” at the intersection of Mount Arlington
Boulevard and Singac Drive to control and clean
runoff entering King Cove, Richter said.
The second project would develop a rain garden
at Jefferson’s Lakeside Recreation area on Swan
Lane.
In June, it was announced that Jefferson was in
line to get $90 million in federal funds to build a
sewer system along its lakefront. The funds passed
the U.S. House of Representatives, but as of mid-
July it still needed to pass the U.S. Senate and be
signed into law by the president.
On July 22, Rep. Tom Malinowski from the
7th District led a roundtable hearing at the Lake
Hopatcong Yacht Club on combating HABs and
the economic impact the 2019 HAB had at lakearea
businesses. Among those invited to testify
were representatives from the commission and the
foundation.
“We’ve done some good work to bring the lake
back from the crisis of 2019,” Malinowski said.
“But given the growing threat of climate change,
we will need a lot more federal support. I’m
focused on delivering the funding to make that
happen,” he said, referring to the recently passed
bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Large-scale programs and efforts to help
combat HABs are being augmented by smaller,
mostly volunteer-led efforts funded through the
foundation and commission.
Volunteers conduct water chestnut sweeps to
remove the invasive plant, while others are trained
to sample lake water for HAB-related conditions.
The lake is also being monitored for microplastics.
This past winter, water around the lake and feeder
streams were tested for levels of salt, primarily
from road runoff.
Mechanical weed harvesting is the most longterm
water quality program on the lake.
The lake commission took over the harvesting
program from the DEP this January.
Colleen Lyons, administrator for the
commission, said the crews have removed 460
yards of wet weeds since entering the lake in May.
She said the lake has been generally clear this
season.
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Sake of the Lake (cont’d)
on the lake (the department had four but two
were damaged and removed from service), had
recorded six HAB incidents by the end of June, all
at the lower end of the reporting scale.
“We’d like to think that our efforts are having an
impact,” Lyons said. “But it could be the weather.”
So far this summer, the average daily high
temperature has been 84 degrees and the water
temperature has averaged 72 to 74 degrees, well
below the July 2019 peak of 80.6 degrees.
Fixing the Fountain
Instead of removing something from the lake’s
waters, one ongoing project is focused on keeping
something in there. Efforts are underway to
restore the 100-year-old fountain at Hopatcong
State Park that has been neglected over time.
While operating, the fountain was a cog in the
machinery that controlled the lake level, while
providing a visually delightful and cooling spray.
To bring the fountain back to its original use
required the dedication of many to perform
research, both historic and on-site, and secure
funds. With the fountain on a Morris County list
of projects favored for new funding, completion
could be imminent.
Here’s a breakdown.
The scientists studied it, probed it with cameras,
wondered at the rusted metal grate that stopped
debris from entering the narrow underground
tunnel and even removed a car tire that managed
to block the passage.
The next step for the historic Hopatcong State
Park fountain is restoration.
In July, the Morris County Commissioners
approved a grant of $204,800 through the Morris
County Preservation Trust, 80 percent of the
money needed to complete the restoration of
the fountain. Marty Kane, president of the Lake
Hopatcong Historical Museum, said the museum
is in the process of raising $50,000 in matching
funds. Work could begin in 2023, he said, with
the goal of getting the fountain repaired and
operational by June 2025, the 100th anniversary
of its first day of operation.
The project is being overseen by Connolly &
Hickey Historical Architects of Cranford.
The Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum
kicked off this project in 2014 with a $45,381
grant from Morris County to assess the fountain’s
functionality.
The second phase, done by Stevens Institute
of Technology students (including Hopatcong’s
Justin McCarthy) and their instructors, was
undertaken to determine the physical condition
of the gate, the tunnel and the fountain. The work
was funded by a second Morris County grant of
$36,800.
Kane said while it was feared the concrete
tunnel was in poor condition, the students found
it to be well preserved. Two small holes created in
1925 to allow the insertion of gauges will need
to be filled, he said. Most importantly, the tunnel
will not have to be relined, reducing the cost of
repairs, he said.
The grate at the entry of the tunnel that captures
debris will be replaced, and the concrete fountain
area refurbished and fenced.
The fountainhead will need extensive repairs,
Kane said.
In writing about the fountain’s history, Kane
said it was not erected just for aesthetics, but to
solve a long-standing lake issue: the management
of the lake’s depth.
The fountain was designed by Cornelius C.
Vermeule, the engineer charged in 1922 with
dismantling the Morris Canal. He called for a 24-
inch pipe from the lake and a 40-foot basin to
contain the fountain. Estimating a drawdown of
6 inches, the system was designed to control the
depth of the lake at the new Landing dam and to
generate a 12-foot spray from the fountain, Kane
wrote.
The Stevens students found a potential problem
with the water gauge that measures the outflow
of the lake to the Musconetcong River, Kane
said. They determined the gauge was allowing 10
percent too much water to drain from the lake.
He said the issue was reported to the U.S.
Geological Survey that controls the gauge and
the outflow, but the agency disputed the students’
finding, Kane said.
The USGS did not reply by mid-July to a
question about the issue.
Moving Forward
There is still plenty of work to be done on
and around the lake and a lot of projects haven’t
started yet, said Lyons. The lake groups and
municipalities continue to advocate, seeking
funding for large-scale projects like sewers,
stormwater infrastructure upgrades, dredging and
aeration, she said.
There are also opportunities for property
owners to influence water quality by considering
their impervious surface coverage and managing
resulting stormwater runoff, said Lyons.
Adding shoreline buffers and rain gardens,
reducing the use of fertilizers, picking up after
pets, avoiding the feeding of waterfowl and
properly managing one’s septic are ways each
property owner in the watershed can make an
impact, she said.
“Good water quality is a team effort that can
be achieved incrementally over time. We’ve made
some progress, but we all have to keep pulling
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A Mountain Bike Revolution Just for Kids
Story by ELLEN WIKLOWE
Photos by KAREN FUCITO
It’s the type of team where high spirits are
of equal or greater importance than high
gears and the kickstand serves as a metaphor for
a kick-start.
“It’s about getting kids to ride bikes,” said
Jesse Epstein, founder of the Revolutions
Mountain Bike Club.
The brainchild of Epstein, Revolutions
immerses Morris County area students in
grades six through 12 in the mountain biking
experience “regardless of skill,” Epstein said.
“It’s getting them away from the TV and video
games and internet.”
The team’s name is a play on Morristown’s
Revolutionary War history as well as the
revolutions made by bike wheels in motion.
The club is affiliated with the National
Interscholastic Cycling Association, a nonprofit
that develops interscholastic mountain biking
programs for student-athletes across the U.S.
Founded in 2009, NICA currently boasts 31
leagues in 30 different states including New
Jersey, where it is known as the New Jersey
Interscholastic Cycling League or NJICL.
As the owner and operator of his late father’s
business, Marty’s Reliable Cycle, with locations
in Morris County and Hackettstown, Epstein
credits his dad (Marty) for helping bring NICA
to New Jersey. “He really got the ball rolling,”
he said.
NJICL currently has 26 leagues across the
state.
Upon its inception in 2016, Revolutions had
a membership of 50 that was split into two
teams. The club’s current membership holds
steady at 39 and is comprised of one co-ed
team, but it needs more female cyclists.
“There’s a 20 percent girl-to-boy ratio,”
Epstein said. “We want to make every effort to
recruit girls.”
Enter Girls Riding Together, a.k.a. G.Ri.T.,
NICA’s effort to recruit and retain more girls
and female coaches. No stranger to biking—
or the Olympics—new Morristown resident
Emma White recently became a coach with
Revolutions to help inspire and recruit girls.
An elite Women’s National team member,
White and her team brought home the bronze
in track cycling during the Tokyo 2020
Olympics.
“After going to a couple of meetings I knew
that I wanted to get involved,” she said. “I feel
very strongly about giving back to the sport that
gave me so much as a kid and want to provide
opportunity for other kids growing up in the
sport of cycling.”
Revolutions’ season runs from October
through June and involves one weekend ride
during the winter before ramping up to two
weekday-evening practices and a weekend
practice during the spring. Racing begins in
April and concludes by June.
The club practices primarily at Lewis Morris
Park in Morris Township and Dickerson Mine
Preserve in Mine Hill. It also frequents other
Morris County area parks such as Mahlon
Dickerson Reservation in Jefferson; the
Randolph trail system; and Tourne County
Park in Boonton.
The season consists of five races that take
place throughout New Jersey, including Chester
and Morristown in Morris County, Franklin
Township in Somerset County, Gloucester
Township in Camden County and Alloway
Township in Salem County.
Come race day, the team is divided into sixth
through ninth graders and qualifying junior
and senior varsity categories for 10th through
12th graders, Epstein said.
All age groups race the same 2 ½ - 3 milecourse,
except the sixth through ninth graders
complete two laps while the high schoolers may
complete three to five laps.
“It’s an organized production,” Epstein said,
referring to race weekends. “Volunteers set up
the course and each team sets up its own tent.
There’s a lot of camaraderie.”
During the race, volunteers serve as roving
course marshals keeping a watchful eye out for
issues and overall safety.
“Some kids race, and others see it as just a
bike ride,” Epstein said. “There are both sides.”
For the non-competitive biker, the season
incorporates team-building activities such
as adventure days, fun rides, training rides,
scavenger hunts and a bike clinic.
So, how does one get a feel for the wheels?
The mountain bike curious can take a test
drive or “try your ride” with the team and is
welcome to register as a member thereafter.
Membership costs $300 annually and covers
the entire season, including races and activities.
“It is important to know that as part of
our commitment to remove barriers to
participation, scholarships are available to cover
the cost of registration,” said Revolutions head
coach Jeremy Klopper.
According to Epstein, the club attracts two
types of kids: “either their parents are riders or
kids who are looking for an alternative type of
sport. That is one of the reasons this club exists.”
The other reason the club exists is the spirited
volunteers who dedicate their time to coaching,
activities and races. There are currently 19
registered coaches in Revolutions.
Klopper, of Randolph, is one of them.
A patron of Marty’s Reliable Cycle, Klopper
only met Epstein when he and his son, Liam,
joined the club during its inaugural year in
2016.
Klopper witnessed a transformation in Liam’s
self-esteem that was indicative of one of the
club’s purposes.
Devon Ballo
weaves through
the woods
during a June
race.
The start of a girls middle
school race at Six Mile Run
State Park in Somerset.
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“He gained much more confidence
in his overall athletic ability,” he said.
“I also think that the exposure to other
student-athletes in the club also made
him more comfortable and gave him
more confidence in social settings.” That
confidence led to his son joining the
cross-country team in his junior year,
and he is also working at Marty’s like
other riders on the team.
Devon Ballo, 13, of Roxbury also
gained confidence after joining the club.
“He did track at school and tried all
the other sports but wasn’t into any of
them,” said his father, Nate Ballo, who
also participates as a volunteer parent coach.
“But biking? He seems to like it a lot.”
The father and son joined last year after the
club resumed in 2021 following the height of
the pandemic.
To date, Devon has competed in three of the
five races, placed “neither first nor last, and
was in it more for the fun,” Ballo said.
“Of course, in his mind he wants to be
number one,” he said.
Competitive edge aside and perhaps most
importantly, Ballo noticed a positive
social change in his son.
“He’s also become more open and friendly
with everyone.”
As a volunteer parent and level 1 coach,
Ballo rides with the group in the back and
plays mostly a safekeeping role. Level 1
coaches are required to submit to background
checks, watch a webinar and undergo
concussion training,
“It’s a different kind of coaching because
you are always there with them,” he said.
Meanwhile, 13-year-old Cadence Palen of
Landing represents the female counterpart
to the team. She and her father, Doug
Palen, came on board this year by way of
Palen’s friendship with Epstein.
Jeremy Klopper, right, instructs members of the Revolutions
during an early spring ride at Dickerson Mine Preserve.
“When my daughter was first i nterested she
was too young, and as soon as she was of
age, she loved it ever since,” said Palen.
Cadence has taken to the constant change of
scenery that comes from practicing in different
locations.
“One of the best things about this that
separates mountain biking from other sports
is constantly exploring different trails and
locations, which is something pretty unique,”
she said. “Even with other sports, when they
travel it’s usually for games and
tournaments but with Revolutions it’s
different for pretty much every practice.”
She also appreciates the individualized
attention she receives when she finds herself
struggling with skills and bike handling.
According to Palen, mountain biking has
actually taken precedence over Cadence’s
other activities, including swimming and
theatre.
A lifelong avid mountain biker himself, he
is enjoying watching his daughter develop a
two-wheeled passion of her own.
“There’s been this spark in her,” Palen said.
“On race day she does very well. She gets
faster and faster and to see her develop that
sense of urgency is neat to watch.”
Cadence Palen makes the last turn before
the finish line at a race in June.
On race day, Klopper, right,
helps fine-tune a bike.
Like her teammates, Cadence has benefited
from the social aspects of the club and
recruited one of her friends to join, Palen said.
“The two of them have come leaps and bounds
together.”
He also applauds Emma White for
having had a positive impact. “She is so
down-to-earth,” he said. “She’s just part of the
team and has been a really good influence.”
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Revolutions go to: https://revolutionsmtb.com.
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then mentioned the gig paid $800 if the performer was from Ireland. “In my grandfather’s best Irish brogue, I said, ‘Well, tell
them I’m from Ireland, then.’” He got the $800. In 1983, Biglin founded The Irish Harpers, a six-member band that now includes
his son, Joe, and several other local musicians.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE AND WHO MAKES UP YOUR FAMILY?
I live on Lake Hopatcong in Jefferson. My family includes my son Joe, my daughter Erin, her
husband Jeff, and a wonderful granddaughter Riley.
WHAT WAS YOUR FULL-TIME PROFESSION?
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HOW OFTEN ARE YOU PERFORMING?
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biggest influence on my original recordings.
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For me, it’s all about the audience. As a frontman, I love to get the party started
and get our followers fired up. I love the camaraderie of the band. After 40 years,
we’ve had some great times and have some strange stories.
BESIDES MUSIC, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER HOBBIES?
I love to travel and have been to all 50 states and to over 20 foreign
countries. I am on the board of directors of the Cedar Grove Elks, I play
softball for the Sussex Blue Jays, I love camping and attend numerous
music festivals up and down the East Coast. Closer to home, I am an
active member of Our Lady Star of the Sea parish, and I volunteer on
the Floating Classroom run by The Lake Hopatcong Foundation.
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The theme to “Barney Miller” resonated
with Randy Artiglere perhaps even more
than the 1970s TV show itself. The 54-yearold
Jefferson musician gives partial credit to the
theme song for awakening his interest in the
bass.
The simplicity of mastering just four strings
struck a chord as well.
However, Artiglere never would have imagined
his self-taught instrument of choice would wind
up as his ticket to perform as a bass player across
the country in Tusk, a Fleetwood Mac tribute
band.
But first there was the trumpet.
“I actually started playing trumpet,” he
recalled about the first instrument he learned to
play. “I liked it because it looked easy with three
buttons.”
There might be a less-is-more pattern here
with buttons and strings.
Born and raised in Madison, Artiglere started
with the trumpet in elementary school and
stayed with it through high school. He remains
true to the trumpet by participating in Taps
Across America every Memorial Day.
“I love music. I was drawn to it. Music
programs excited me when I started,” he said. “It
shaped my social life.”
He gravitated toward the bass when he was 17,
teaching himself one string and note at a time.
After high school, Artiglere attended then
Trenton State College and majored in math as it
came as naturally to him as music.
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He’s All
About
That Bass
Story by ELLEN WILKOWE
Photos by Karen Fucito
“I majored in math and
knew there would be a
job waiting for me,” said
Artiglere, who currently
works remotely in the
statistics department
of a pharmaceutical
development company.
“At age 31, I was in
cubicle land as a statistic
programmer,” he said. The
bass, however, remained
his constant, and he took
it to the next level by
enlisting professional bass
educator, composer and
author Patrick Pfeiffer for
lessons.
“There was a shift, and
everything accelerated,”
Artiglere said. “My ears
opened up. My technique
improved.”
In developing his
burgeoning bass career,
he immersed himself in
the independent music
scene, leaving no genres
untuned.
Venturing into the gospel circuit, Artiglere
auditioned for the Harlem Gospel Choir and
made the cut. He was whisked overseas—electric
bass in hand—to Italy in 2003, performing all
over the country, including at the esteemed
Vatican Christmas concert.
“Perhaps today’s Pope was possibly in
attendance at that time,” he said.
He would return to Italy with the Harlem
Gospel Choir in 2004, this time affording him
a week in Japan.
Back home, he continued to work and tour
with the choir, performing two Sundays a month
during the gospel brunch at B.B. King’s Blues
Club.
Artiglere, who lives in Lake Shawnee with his
wife, Christy Johnston-Artiglere, also spent time
playing in his long-running cover band, Scoot
on Down, which plays a mix of “party favorites
from the ‘70s and ‘80s,” he said.
He refers to Scoot, which formed in 1999,
as stablizing as he juggled his work with
independent bands.
“I was always involved in some sort of original
band or artist with the hopes and dreams of
‘making it’ since my early 20s,” he said, adding
that Scoot is still a popular local band but “I had
to bow out in 2017 as Tusk was getting busier.”
In again switching genres—as well as basses—
he joined the Jefferson Township Jazz Band to
play upright bass about five years ago. Here, he
learned how to read the notes charted in the bass
clef as opposed to mastering the treble clef while
Randy Artiglere hams it up onstage at a
concert in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
playing trumpet.
In seizing other opportunities to play the
upright bass and read charts, Artiglere also
occasionally performs with the nine-piece swing
band Groovin’ Easy and Byrdgrass, a bluegrassstyle
original band fronted and named for local
singer-songwriter Mary Hubley, who goes by
Maribyrd.
In toggling between basses—an electric and
upright—Artiglere chooses to stand behind the
music instead of writing it. “I just never really
felt like I had something to say,” he said.
Instead, he leaves the lyrical pursuits to the
artists and bands that cover them, such as Tusk.
His transition into Tusk happened when a
friend who worked at The Stanhope House
restaurant and music venue introduced Artiglere
to three fellow independent musicians, who are
now the front people for Tusk: vocalist Kathy
Phillips, keyboardist/vocalist Kim Williams
and guitarist/vocalist Scott McDonald. The
personalities gelled and the foundation for Tusk
was set. Drummer Tom Nelson rounds out the
band.
Despite being unfamiliar with Fleetwood Mac
songs, never mind attending a concert, the idea
of joining Tusk appealed to Artiglere.
“I said it sounds fun,” he said. “There were not
too many tributes in 2008.”
That was 14 years ago, and the band now
performs 100 shows annually in venues located
“mostly east of the Mississippi,” he said. One
such venue was The Note at New Hope Winery
in New Hope, Pennsylvania, where Tusk recently
performed.
An intimate indoor venue in Bucks County,
the site seats an audience of 250. Seating choices
run the gamut from stadium and theater seats to
cafe tables to wooden plank tables.
On a recent Friday in mid-July, The Note
was filled to capacity as fans took their seats for
their Fleetwood Mac fix. Many women took
the opportunity to sport summer dresses, or
in several cases, impersonate Stevie Nicks by
teasing their tresses while waxing nostalgic for
the decade of high hair, a.k.a. the1980s.
Shortly after 8 p.m. Tusk kicked off the concert
with “The Chain,” complete with song-themed
video compilations on two screens flanking the
stage.
Hit after hit followed, including the band’s
eponymous “Tusk.”
“There is no shortage of hits,” Artiglere said.
“We actually can’t get to them all.”
In a complete impersonation of Stevie Nicks,
lead singer and Sparta resident Phillips not only
hit all the notes but also nailed the fashion, which
included flowing shawls and costume changes.
There were murmurs among the audience that
Phillips, with her long flowing, reddish blond
hair, could pass as Nicks’ double.
Coincidental looks aside, it is the music and

personality that distinguish a
Tusk show from the handful
of competition.
“Our show is a big deal,”
Artiglere said. “It’s not just
playing songs. It’s developing
things to make the show
unique.”
Unique is an understatement
when it comes to Artiglere’s
bass-driven rendition of
“Rapper’s Delight,” which
incorporates Stevie Nicks’
solo hit with Tom Petty, “Stop Draggin’ My
Heart Around,” and “Bella Donna,” off her
same-named debut solo album in 1981.
After closing with a charismatic “Don’t Stop,”
the show, as in the after show, continued as fans
lined up to purchase swag during the band’s cozy
meet and greet outside.
Leigh Tonelli of Newton, Pennsylvania, who
had teased her hair like Nicks’ for the occasion,
was one such fan.
“This was the best birthday present ever,” she
said. Her husband, Chris Tonelli, had surprised
her with tickets and Tusk met her expectations
and more.
“They were great,” she said. “Much more than
I expected.”
While fans tend to trend toward the middleaged,
Artiglere has taken note of a younger
Tusk at The Note at New Hope Winery.
generation in their 20s and 30s as
well as teens who were introduced to
the music by their, well, middle-aged
parents.
That was the case for sisters
Rachel and Maggie Phillips of Hamilton who
accompanied their mom, Nancy Phillips, to
the show. The 16- and 14-year-old discovered
Fleetwood Mac during the height of the
pandemic on Spotify. Favorite song? Both agreed
on “Rhiannon.”
After another show at The Note, Tusk headed
back on the road with stops at the Freeman
Arts Pavilion in Delaware, the Sunset Concert
Series in Connecticut and the Garrett County
Agriculture Fair in Maryland.
The band traverses the country in a van with
tour manager Paul Palazzi of Lake Hopatcong and
Artiglere and lead singer
Kathy Phillips on stage.
sound producer Ralph Grasso of Bridgewater.
Life on the road has agreed with Artiglere, and
he balances his desk job working in the van and
dressing rooms with ease.
The camaraderie among his bandmates and his
van mates makes it all that much easier.
“We’re like a family,” he said. “We’re quite the
unit.”
More like rock solid unit. While band
members tend to come and go, Tusk boasts all of
its original members since its inception.
“I’ve been in so many bands and have been
very fortunate,” Artiglere said.
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A 1940 Ford owned by Bob Sellitto gets a safety
inspection at this year’s Father’s Day Rod Run.
Classic Connections
Story by ELLEN WILKOWE
Photos by KAREN FUCITO
The parking lot outside of the former
Bowtie Cinema at the Roxbury Mall
resembled a tailgate party in full swing, except
there was no big game or concert to follow the
hype.
In this case, the tailgate was the show and the
classic cars on hand with their proud owners
were the performers.
Anthony Vassallo of Mount Arlington could
vouch for that.
“The car is the show, not me,” he said,
referring to his 1960 Chevy Impala. “I happen
to be the owner and operator of the car. The car
has its own personality.”
There were plenty of personalities on wheels
and on foot, courtesy of the North Jersey Street
Rod Association, of which Vassallo is a member.
June 7 was the club’s first cruise night of the
season, which will run every Tuesday (weather
permitting) through September 13. The music
and camaraderie just come with the cruise night
territory and on this recent Tuesday evening, a
picturesque Jersey summer sky just added to the
ambiance.
Spirits and gears were high as long-time
club members and passersby gathered to talk
shop and bring each other up to speed on their
personal lives.
The club informally rolled onto the scene in
the ‘60s, the result of a group of friends with
a fervor for hot rods. The club established its
name in 1969 and was formally incorporated as
a nonprofit in 1975 “to promote the interests
of the members as owners of street rods and to
provide social occasions and events where the
common interests of the members could be
enjoyed together,” as per the group’s website.
The club currently boasts 44 members, with
membership ranging from 25 to 75 over the
years.
Club historian and member Roland Utter of
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Roxbury is a cruise
night regular since
joining the club
in 1987. He had
his 1923 T-bucket
street rod in tow,
which is in need of
TLC.
“That was a fiveyear
project within
the club to build
it,” he said. “And we’ve used it for parades.”
Utter’s interest in street rods, specifically the
rebuilding of them, began in Roxbury High
School and never really stopped.
He went on to become a mechanic and found
a labor of love by working on Oldsmobiles and
Buicks, which he identifies as his dream cars.
For now, he is restoring a 1985 Avanti. It
is number 42 of 100 made that year. Utter
distinguishes himself as more of a builder than
a buyer.
“There are a lot of people who are buyers and
not that many builders,” he said. “People who
don’t have the ability or knowledge to restore
will buy them. But I like to build things and
restore them. I’m one of a few of them left.”
The club appeals to him for the fellowship
among the members as well as the charitable
aspects. The organization operates under two
titles: the North Jersey Street Rod Association
and the North Jersey Street Rod Charities
Group, which is registered in New Jersey, Utter
said. The charitable arm reports once a year
to Trenton and is also licensed for raffles and
50/50s.
“We’ve always been supportive of a child
or family that needs money [due to medical
expenses] that insurance companies won’t
cover,” he said. “We keep nothing.”
After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Father’s
Day Rod Run—the club’s largest fundraiser—
returned to Horseshoe Lake Park in Succasunna
to record-breaking crowds and cash.
Tom Harvey with his 1972 Chevy Nova.
photo courtesy of Tom Harvey
Hundreds of classic cars turned out for this year’s
Father’s Day Rod Run at Horseshoe Lake Park.
“It was one of the best shows we ever had,” said
Tom Harvey, the club’s president. “We had 325
show cars,1,500 spectators and raised $22,552.”
The fundraiser’s recipient, 3-year-old Jonas
Carvalho and his family were on hand and Jonas
even took to the stage, Harvey said. Jonas was
diagnosed with Wilms tumor, a type of childhood
cancer.
The Carvalhos were presented with a check in
a separate ice cream social two weeks after the
fundraiser.
Having lost a child to cancer 40 years ago, Harvey
keeps the club’s cause close to his heart.
He became a club member 10 years ago, but his
drive for muscle cars and street rods manifested in
his youth. “I used to race a 1955 Chevy Nomad
Wagon around a quarter mile track,” he said.
He parked his passion temporarily when he
started a family and a plumbing business. After
seeing his four kids into adulthood, he reconnected
with his love of cars through the club and has held
the office of club president for the last eight years.
“We’re like one big family,” he said of the club.
Jill Dorr of Wharton can attest to that.
Since joining the club three years ago, she has
come to view the members as an extension of her
father, who passed away in 2018.
“It was like a room full of people with the same
sense of humor as my father,” she said, referring
to her first meeting. “There were jokes all around.”
Born into classic car culture, Dorr recalls
a childhood full of weekend car shows and
motorcycle rides. She also remembers her father

Roland Utter works on the engine of his 1985 Avanti.
Upper left: Jill Dorr strikes a pose
next to her 1955 Chevy Handyman.
This photo: Dorr carefully paints a
pinstripe on a hot rod.
photos courtesy of Jill Dorr
Anthony Vassallo, center, gives a visitor a look under the hood
of his 1960 Chevy Impala at a recent cruise night in Roxbury.
owning a minimum of eight cars or trucks at
a time, including a 1931 ambulance from the
original Annie movie.
Such childhood automotive adventures gave rise
to an indelible father-daughter bond as well as an
inevitable love of cars.
“When I was able to read, he was restoring a
1937 Chevy pickup for me,” she said. “I would use
the steering wheel as a podium and read him my
book as he was restoring my truck.”
Their car bond continued into Dorr’s adulthood.
“He became my best friend,” she said. “We still
went to all the shows.”
Dorr joined the club after purchasing a hard-tofind
‘55 Chevy Handyman.
“I felt right at home,” she said. “I’m the second
woman member and these men were much older
than me, but I knew this club would take me under
their wing. This club is the right fit for me.”
Since then, she has taken on the role of club
secretary. She also became the club’s unofficial
pinstriper—with the name Rogue—a hobby she
picked up during the height of the pandemic.
Dorr knows that owning a Chevy from 1955
is somewhat of a coup. “Any Chevys from 1955
are highly sought-after vehicles that when restored
well are going for hundreds of thousands of dollars
at big auctions,” she said. Her car had previously
been restored and Dorr has lovingly maintained
its appearance over the years—even keeping the
color robin’s egg blue, though not her favorite.
There have been a few mechanical improvements,
including adding better brakes, making the car safe
Utter in his garage working on
a custom hydraulic shock.
to drive, she said. She is also the proud owner
of the 1937 Chevy pickup her father restored
for her.
Meanwhile, her husband owns a few classics
of his own, including a1977 Cadillac hearse, a
1932 Ford truck and a 1930 Ford rat rod.
Like father, like daughter Dorr also takes her
children to weekend car shows.
“They love the car shows and get very excited
about going,” she said. “I hope to continue that
legacy.”
Vassallo of Mount Arlington also came into
the classic car scene through his father.
“I was brought up into the car hobby,” he
said. “My dad was very much into cars when
he was younger, and it just became part of my
being.”
While he is not married to one make or
model, he prefers cars from the 1950s through
the 1970s mostly for their “unique style, unique
finish, paint jobs, chrome and stainless steel.
“Modern-day cars all look the same,” he said,
admitting to driving a Nissan Murano SUV,
which he uses for the day-to-day.
This is definitely not the case with his headturning
Chevy Impala.
At nearly 18 feet long, the Impala attracts
attention both on and off the road.
“As you’re cruising down the road, I turn my
head and people have their cameras out or are
videotaping and we just laugh,” he said. “It’s just
funny because you can’t help but
be noticed in a car like that.”
In staying loyal to American
classics, he also owns three Ford
Model As. He stores his cars in
his four-car garage and services
them regularly for general
maintenance. “I do most of the
work myself,” he said. “These cars are easy to get
the parts for.”
The availability of parts and ease of
maintenance and repair are reasons he gravitates
toward the classics. The historical aspect and
aesthetics go without saying.
“It’s nice to see a rolling piece of art down the
highway,” he said. “It brings smiles to everyone.”
A member of multiple car clubs, including a
Model A club in Wayne, Vassallo is drawn to
the general car community for its friendliness,
charitable acts and the willingness to always
lend a hand.
“Some of the best people I ever met in my
life were at car clubs,” he said. “It’s a wonderful
thing.”
Despite these connections, Vassallo worries
the car community is losing more people than
it is gaining.
“The old-timers that I look up to are getting
very old,” he said. “We see more people dying
off. Families are selling off prized possessions,
and the next generations don’t know how to fix
and maintain some of these old cars.”
That is exactly why he continues to carry on
the legacy of the original owners. “After the
original owners are long gone, the car lives on.
We’re just curators who maintain and keep
them.”
To learn more or to join the club, visit https://
njstreetrod.org/
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Music Under the Stars
Returns to the Windlass with
Eclectic Concert Series
Nikki Briar at the
Windlass in July.
A couple enjoys a dance as the
sun sets at a recent show.
Marietta and Peter Domanico
take a turn on the dance floor.
Captain Eric and the Shipwrecks
at their July performance.
As the sun sets, the dancing begins.
Story by MELISSA SUMMERS
Photos by KAREN FUCITO
Nothing says “Lake Life” more than an
evening with great music mingling
perfectly with waterfront breezes, tasty bites
on your plate and a cold drink in hand.
To Marietta and Peter Domanico of Mount
Arlington, it’s about holding on to a part of
their youth. As high school sweethearts, they
were part of a swing band that played in the
Catskills. And they appreciated a good tune.
“A long time ago we used to go to hotels
that had bands, and we used to dance,” said
Peter, 88.
Now, they’ve moved on to jazz and opera,
but there’s something about that fresh air
that inspired them to purchase season passes to
a local concert series. “I love the lake, the view is
gorgeous,” Marietta, 89, said. “You don’t think
you’re in Lake Hopatcong, you feel like you’re in
Maine or New Hampshire.”
With its eclectic styles of music—mostly
original tunes—and ticketed shows, this concert
series also doesn’t feel like the entertainment
experience typically found at restaurants and
bars.
For the fourth time since debuting in 2017,
the Windlass is hosting Music Under the Stars,
weekly concerts at the Lake Hopatcong restaurant
featuring 13 area artists and bands.
Normally closed on Wednesdays, the
lakefront establishment transforms
into a lively outdoor venue, with
reserved seating and a simple menu,
while still allowing most of the
regular staff the night off.
“It just seemed to be an excellent
way for people to enjoy the lake and
our patio area in a more relaxed, less
pressurized kind of environment
where they could just sit and listen to
some music and take in the scenery
and talk with their friends, rather
than the more rushed environment
of having food at a restaurant,” said
Windlass owner Alice Szigethy, 56.
Co-event planner Lynn Keenan, 60,
said the atmosphere at the Windlass
makes the event so attractive. “We’re
on the lake… and there are great
sunsets,” she said. “We start it at 7
p.m. so halfway through you’re getting
this phenomenal sunset.”
After a two-year hiatus due to the
pandemic, Szigethy said music lovers who may
have been concerned about coming out to hear
music in a typically cramped indoor location
welcomed the idea to take in some great local
talent in the open air.
“This year I think people were very happy for
an opportunity to get outside,” she said. “So, I
think it was very well received. A lot of our shows
are close to, if not completely, sold out from when
we introduced the tickets late in the spring.”
In April and May, Music Under the Stars
opened up reservations for full-season passes (13
shows), mini passes (seven shows) and individual
shows. Patrons could also reserve special seating
on one of several covered wooden dockside
gliders.
For $15 per show, ticket holders get a reserved
seat, music and a selection of non-alcoholic
beverages. They are also offered the opportunity
to pre-order from a light menu of platters created
specifically for the event. “It’s sharable finger
food like a charcuterie board, dips, sandwiches…
It’s part of the concert, they are sharing at their
table with their party,” Keenan said.
More than half of the event’s 125-seat capacity
was sold as season and mini passes, according to
Keenan. Groups of four or more are generally
seated together. Singles and couples are grouped
at tables.
Co-event planner Donna Butler, 52, said the
cozy setting creates new bonds among guests.
“When you are sitting with other people you
might not have met before, we notice friendships
being formed,” she said.
“We have four or five groups of people that
have been doing this since the first year,” Keenan
added. “This one family, the parents still live up
here, the kids are somewhere else, but this brings
them together one night a week.”
There’s also a regular crowd of boaters who
drop anchor just beyond the docks to take in the
entertainment, according to Keenan.
The Windlass aims to offer a range of music
styles throughout the concert series, ensuring
season subscribers hear something different each
week, said Szigethy.
“That wide array also appeals to people who
just want to come in and hear one band that they
particularly like,” she said. “It is a mix, so we try
to cater to as many people as possible.”
One of the bands that brought people
specifically looking to see them was Lake
Hopatcong favorites Captains of Leisure. They
opened the series on June 22 with a blast of
horns and percussion. The eight-piece ensemble
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performs a broad range of dance music from
artists like Chicago, Jimmy Buffett and David
Bowie. “The crowd was exceptional,” said lead
vocalist Rich Ortiz, 64, of Long Valley. “There
was a lot of dancing and people singing along
with the band throughout the evening.”
Ortiz said it was great to know that they could
expect a sold-out crowd at the Windlass this year.
“People are getting back out and supporting
quality live entertainment.”
Big band favorite Groovin’ Easy performed as
part of the series on June 29. They were returning
from a previous appearance back in 2018. The
band features nine musicians playing saxophone,
trumpet, trombone, piano and more. They also
experienced an enthusiastic sold-out crowd.
“There were lots of dancers, everyone was very
happy,” said band manager John Koch, 70, of
Jefferson Township. “Most customers know our
music and came to hear us. It was a beautiful
evening for live music.”
Country rocker Nikki Briar, who has toured
with major acts like the Marshall Tucker Band,
has been with Music Under the Stars since the
beginning. Now settled in Union Township with
her husband and three boys, she said she loves
coming back to the lakeside venue.
“This is warm and welcoming,” she said
following her two-hour set with guitarists
Brian Michaels and John DiStase on July 6.
“It’s intimate. I get to talk and interact with the
crowd, and I get to play some original songs.”
Jersey Shore-based cover band Captain Eric
and the Shipwrecks has been involved with
Music Under the Stars since 2018. They were
scouted by employees of the Windlass who
were on vacation, according to lead vocalist and
guitarist Eric Clark, 39, of Point Pleasant. “We
are extremely excited to return to the lake this
summer,” he said, adding that Music Under the
Stars provides a scenic setting to enjoy music and
the arts.
The Shipwrecks don’t normally play ticketed
events, but Clark sees a real benefit to an event
with set, guaranteed seating. “I feel like the
limited ticket seating capacity creates a more
intimate atmosphere for those in attendance and
the band,” he said.
Gatsby Now takes the stage in August. The
New York City group features jazz standards
of the 1920s, French and Italian classics and
“vintage” versions of pop songs, according to
vocalist Simona D.
“Sharing music of different genres by many
talented musicians creates a stimulating cultural
community where artistic expression meets the
beauty of the natural surroundings of the lake,”
she wrote in an email.
Jake’s Rockin’ Country Band was also in the
mix this year, playing in late July. Known for
classic and current country music, southern
rock and even some ventures into classic rock
done “country style,” the four-piece group draws
audiences from across the state, according to
Jack “Jake” Goodman of Manalapan. They were
excited about bringing their act to the Windlass
and welcomed the chance to headline at a prepaid
event. “The audience is committed and
looking for specifically what the band plays,” he
said.
Andrea Sussman, 53, of Roxbury was looking
for something to do for date nights with her
husband when she purchased mini-pass tickets to
the concert series. “It’s the first year we’re doing
it, and this appealed to me because it’s a fun thing
to do on a weeknight,” she said. “It’s a beautiful
setting, close to home, great music…I’m totally
enjoying it.”
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the Stars a program that people can enjoy every
summer, and every year we’re going to work on
making it a better experience,” Szigethy said.
When asked what she’d like to improve about
the series, Keenan chuckled and said, “We need
a bigger venue because the interest is so great.”
Shows run on Wednesday nights from 7-9 p.m.
through September 14. For more information
visit www.thewindlass.com/music-under-thestars,
call 973-663-0566, or email music@
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Two Seniors
Honored in
Hopatcong
Story by SANDRA PLEDGER
Photos by KAREN FUCITO
Chilled winds on a Saturday in June
didn’t stop more than 150 guests from
attending this year’s Hopatcong Senior Picnic
where Jule Girman was named Female Senior
of the Year and Manny Fernandes was crowned
Male Senior of the Year.
“It is very important to recognize the seniors,”
said Mike Francis, Hopatcong borough mayor.
“They are important to our town. You see all of
the hard work they do, and they don’t charge a
thing. They are the fabric of our time. It warms
your heart.”
Both Girman and Fernandes are longtime
residents of Hopatcong who share a love
for the outdoors, which is reflected in their
volunteerism and how they spend their spare
time.
“I am honored and flattered, it was so
unexpected,” said Girman at the event on June
18. “I had no idea I was even nominated.”
Jule Girman
Girman, 79, has lived in Hopatcong for over
40 years and has been active in the community
since her retirement in 2008 from Newsweek
magazine following a 30-year career. She said
she was shocked to have won such an award.
Girman was nominated by her friend and
neighbor of over 24 years, Georgia Schilling.
“She has a heart of gold, is exceedingly kind
and is generous to a fault. She is very willing to
devote her time and money to many worthwhile
causes,” said Schilling.
Girman wears many volunteer hats. She
is currently chairperson of the Hopatcong
Manny Fernandes
Environmental Commission, helping the
organization achieve bronze certification and
currently working toward a silver certification
with the Sustainable Jersey Program. She
was also a field trip instructor for the Lake
Hopatcong Foundation’s Floating Classroom
program until 2019.
“She inspires collegial, civic-minded,
enthusiastic involvement from all of the
commission members,” said Schilling. “She
goes all out for each and every project.”
Other borough programs Girman has
been involved with include the New Jersey
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the Lake Hopatcong Trail.
When Girman isn’t volunteering, she said
she loves to hike in national parks and do
anything outdoors. Her most recent hike was at
Yellowstone National Park.
She also loves spending time with her son
Scane, who is also an avid hiker. Scane, his wife
Cindy and their three children Eddie, Paul and
Thomas, live in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. She
also loves spending time with her pet poodle
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Schilling said she doesn’t know of anyone
who is more deserving than Girman.
It took a few moments before Manny
Fernandes realized it was his name announced
as Male Senior of the Year.
“I was very surprised and wasn’t expecting it,”
Fernandes said, adding he felt honored to have
won but said there are a lot of other seniors in
town who do many wonderful things, too.
Fernandes, 68, and his wife, Linda, have
been residents of Hopatcong for over 40 years,
raising three children: Christian who resides in
Englewood with his partner Erik; Matthew who
lives in Lebanon with his wife Amanda; and
Sara who resides in Arlington, Massachusetts,
with her husband Michael. The Fernandeses
have five grandchildren.
Fernandes retired in 2019 after a 50-year and playing volleyball in a pick-up league on
career in information technology.
Monday nights.
Over the years, he has served as a Boy Scout This year marked the 39th annual senior
leader, coached youth soccer and helped with picnic, which was held underneath the pavilion
local fundraising events.
at the senior center. Choosing a male and female
Fernandes is a longtime member of St. Jude senior of the year is a tradition that began 14
Roman Catholic Church and the affiliated years ago. The process begins in March when
Knights of Columbus Council 9914 and serves nomination letters are sent to the mayor’s office.
in many roles for both groups. He is also a Winners are then chosen by a committee that
decades-long volunteer with Family Promise, considers civic involvement and volunteerism
an organization that addresses homelessness as the foundation for choosing an honoree.
within a community. He has also been active Councilman Brad Hoferkamp said
on the board of trustees for the Growing Stage Hopatcong treasures its seniors and is “fortunate
Children’s Theatre in Netcong since 2011. to have such an amazing group of people” in the
Friends Rocco Passerini, Mike Job and borough.
Stephen Fredericks nominated Fernandes. To commemorate the event, both winners
Fredericks said Fernandes is one of the were given a glass plaque and a proclamation
sincerest, most genuine and hardworking from the mayor naming them seniors of the
individuals he has ever met and that his only year. A large roadside plaque will be displayed
agenda is for the betterment of all and never at the entrance to borough hall on Hopatchung
himself.
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“Manny is the gold standard as a volunteer. He “It was so wonderful to see so many seniors
is dedicated towards the mission, committed to and to be able to mingle with them,” said Cathy
growth and continued learning, and passionate Millian, recreation coordinator, about this year’s
about the work we do for the sake of those we event. The senior center remains closed, with
have the privilege to serve,” said Fredericks, the daily senior lunch program suspended due
who works with Fernandes at the theatre. to COVID-19 restrictions, but Millian remains
Linda Fernandes said the award her husband optimistic.
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HISTORY
There She Is…
Myrtle Richardson, Miss America 1934 on a
Chris Craft for Hockenjos Boat Yard.
Contests to determine “the fairest of them
all” have been around since ancient
Greece. While the topic of women’s beauty has
long been discussed, the first modern American
beauty pageant was staged by P. T. Barnum in
1854.
Though he had previously held dog, baby and
bird judging contests, it seems that Americans of
that era were not quite ready to judge women in
the same way. It is unclear whether the contest
was ended by public protest or if Barnum was
unable to convince respectable young ladies of
the Victorian era to publicly display themselves,
but live beauty pageants would have to wait for
another day.
However, Barnum developed a brilliant
alternate plan wherein he accepted entries in
the form of daguerreotypes (photographic
likenesses), which were displayed in his museum
where the public was invited to vote for their
favorites.
In the decades to follow, the photo contest
format was widely imitated and became a
respectable way for teens and women to have
their beauty judged. Civic leaders across the
country held newspaper contests to choose
women who represented the spirit of their
communities.
One of the most popular of these occurred in
1904, when promoters of the St. Louis World’s
Fair asked newspapers across the country to
select a young woman representative from their
city to compete for a beauty title at the fair.
There was intense competition and thousands
of photographic entrants.
By the early decades of the 20th century,
attitudes had begun to change about beauty
pageants. Prohibitions against the display of
women in public began to fade, though not
disappearing altogether.
When one of the earliest known resort beauty
pageants was held in 1880 at Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware, it was dismissed as the activity of a
“working class” beach resort. Beauty pageants
only became widespread after the turn of the
century.
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The 1925 swimsuit competition contestants at
Nolan’s Point: Peggy O’Neal, Peggy Kimmeth (first
prize winner), Marie Davis and Ruth Mutch.
One of the issues that had to be overcome was
that Victorian dress codes did not allow for the
development of close-fitting, one-piece bathing
attire for women before the early 20th century.
In the early 1900s, women were expected to wear
cumbersome dress and pantaloon combinations
when swimming.
In 1907, at the height of her popularity,
Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman was
arrested for indecency on Revere Beach,
Massachusetts, while wearing one of her fitted
one-piece costumes. However, the popularity of
her suits won the day and resulted in her own
line of women’s swimwear.
Public opinion, clothing and timing all came
together in 1921 when a beauty pageant, which
would become the first Miss America contest,
was staged in Atlantic City. Local businessmen,
looking for an event to entice tourists to stay
past Labor Day, happened upon the idea of a
bathing beauty pageant.
Nine young women competed: three from
New Jersey and six from surrounding states.
A carnival atmosphere surrounded the event.
There were fireworks and a decorated float
was towed in from the ocean carrying “King
Neptune,” (portrayed by Hopatcong’s own
Hudson Maxim) who would crown the winner.
So as not to offend public morals, the contest
was just one event in a weeklong, elaborate
festival that included sports events, automobile
races and orchestra and choir competitions.
Stressing that the contestants were both youthful
and wholesome, the Miss America competition
developed a concept that would be followed in
future years.
Following the success of the Atlantic City
competition, beauty pageants became popular
summer events across the country during the
1920s and 1930s. Lake Hopatcong was no
exception, holding its first beauty pageant in
1924.
Charles Engelbrecht, a photographer with
a studio at Nolan’s Point, was familiar with
Above left: Miss Bertrand
Island 1937, Bette Cooper,
competing and winning the
Miss America title in 1937.
Above right: A 1927 flyer for a bathing beauty
contest at Bertrand Island Park.
Atlantic City’s pageant and thought a similar
event could be successful at the lake. He
combined a beauty pageant with a baby parade
and swimming and diving contests. The crowd
was so big that the bathing beauty pageant had
to be moved into Allen’s Pavilion (located where
the Windlass sits today).
In 1925, Engelbrecht repeated the event and
added boat races. In 1926, the Lake Hopatcong
Association was founded “for the betterment
of the lake.” Engelbrecht, one of the group’s
founders, helped plan a fundraiser. The Monster
Carnival, as it was billed, featured a wide array of
events, including a two-part beauty pageant—a
bathing beauty contest at Lee’s Park and an
evening gown competition at Bertrand Island
Park. The association planned another carnival
in 1927 with the beauty pageant moving
entirely to Bertrand Island.
From 1927 until World War II, beauty
pageants were a mainstay at Bertrand Island
Park and became one of its most successful
promotions. Young women representing
various parts of the lake as well as some hotels
would compete for local championships—Miss
Northwood, Miss Castle Edward, etc.
Bertrand Island Park conducted one of these
local events. Miss Bertrand Island would then
compete against winners of the other local
pageants for a chance to become Miss Lake
Hopatcong in a competition held at Bertrand
Island Park.
The biggest beauty pageant held at Lake
Hopatcong took place in 1934. Though the
Miss America competition had originated in
Atlantic City, there were several years during
the late 1920s and early ‘30s when the contest
was not held by the Atlantic City organization

due to financial
problems
and scandals
concerning the
eligibility of
contestants. This left the door open for other
cities to hold the contest.
For two days in late August, 36 young women
from all over the United States descended on
Bertrand Island for a contest billed as Miss
America 1934. Held on August 28 and 29,
the contest drew huge crowds and was widely
covered by the newspapers and newsreels.
Although this contest is not recognized today
as an officially sanctioned event by the Miss
America Organization, it was a great public
relations success for Bertrand Island.
In 1935, Atlantic City restarted Miss America
and held the contest every year until 2005 when
it moved to Las Vegas. It returned to Atlantic
City in 2013 before moving to Mohegan Sun in
Connecticut in 2019.
There was no Miss America held in 2021
because of the pandemic and the competition
resumed this past December with the selection
of Miss America 2022.
Much controversy has surrounded the
management of the Miss America Organization
and the competition in recent years. There is no
longer a swimsuit competition, women are no
longer judged on their physical appearance and
the competition (once one of the most watched
programs of the year) is now streamed.
During the early years of the pageant,
organizations throughout the country were
sanctioned to hold contests and send their
winners directly to Atlantic City. Bertrand
Island Park was one such site. The Miss Lake
Hopatcong winner went directly to compete
in Miss America, with her travel costs paid by
the park. For purposes of publicity, she would
compete as Miss Bertrand Island.
Following a third-place finish in 1936,
17-year-old Bette Cooper of Hackettstown
won the Miss Bertrand Island Pageant in July
1937. In August, she was named Miss Lake
Hopatcong and was sent to the competition
in Atlantic City. On September 11, Bette was
named Miss America 1937.
Unprepared for the publicity appearances
and demanding schedule that the Miss America
Left: A publicity announcement for Janet Adams Day at Lake Hopatcong after
being named Miss New Jersey 1963.
Above: Contestants and organizers of the Miss Lake Hopatcong Beauty Contest in
the June Rose Ballroom at Bertrand Island Park, circa 1930.
Organization expected of the winner, Bette
disappeared for some 24 hours. The news
services had a field day reporting that she had
run off with her chaperone. Newspapers ran
photos showing the empty throne. When the
dust settled, Bette and her family demanded
and received a less rigorous schedule, which led
to permanent changes in Miss America pageant
rules.
Pageants remained popular at Bertrand Island
when it was selected to host the 1939, 1940
and 1941 Miss New Jersey pageants, with the
winner being the state’s sole representative in the
Miss America competition. During these years,
Bertrand Island held two contests each year, with
the winner of the Miss Bertrand Island contest
competing for the title of Miss New Jersey.
The advent of World War II ended Bertrand
Island’s close association with beauty pageants.
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Janet Adams, from Stone Avenue
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Hopatcong 1962, went on to become
Miss New Jersey and competed in the
1963 Miss America competition in
Atlantic City.
As the lake turned into a yearround
community, beauty pageants
disappeared from the lake scene.
While the era of beauty pageants at
Lake Hopatcong has faded, these spectacles
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These are just a few of the regional variations
of names for an icebox cake we would enjoy
once in a blue moon at Tante (aunt) Waltraud
and Onkel (uncle) Horst Fahsel’s house back in
the 1960s.
Horst and Waltraud were some of my parents’
first friends when they moved to America
after the war. My father, Horst Kertscher, (yes,
two Horsts—it’s a popular German name!)
sponsored Horst Fahsel in the mid ‘50s when
his visa was about to expire, and they worked
together after he moved from Chicago to New
Jersey.
My parents were very fond of the handsome
Horst and so was I. He came and visited us
often when we lived in the duplex in Montclair,
and my baby album features several photos of
us together.
Horst sent for his bride in the early ‘50s and
got married in New Jersey. They lived in West
Orange for quite some time, and I have vivid
memories of going for kaffee und kuchen (coffee
and cake) at their house when I was growing up.
We had to dress up for kaffee. It was fancy.
We were allowed to sit with the grownups
if there was room at the table. If not, all the
children were relegated to having mikchkaffee
(coffee with lots of milk) and cake in the kitchen.
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what we now call the mid-century modern style.
(It bothers me that trends from my youth are
considered antiques now!)
I can still recall their dining room. There was
a beautiful, sleek Danish teak table in the dining
room with matching chairs and credenza,
lovingly dusted and polished.
Waltraud would set the table with her best
china. And, in the middle of the table, if we
were lucky, there was her famous kalter hund on
a pretty crystal dish.
Waltraud was the only tante who made
this cake. This is not your standard Nabisco
chocolate wafer/whipped cream icebox cake you
may be familiar with.
My mother, Gertrude, didn’t have anything
like it in her repertoire. She was the queen of
fruit tarts and crumb cakes. I honestly don’t
remember her making anything chocolatey.
Thankfully one of my father’s sisters, Tante
Lanni, knew the recipe and dictated her version
of it to me while I scribbled frantically in my
little notebook. I still have that copy today—
half in German, half in English. My amusing
little note at the bottom of the handwritten
recipe makes me laugh: “I hope I can still read
this when I am 40.”
I was curious about the origins of the name
and found this on Wikipedia, under hedgehog
slice (its Austrian name): “Many German
histories refer to a 1920s recipe from the baking
firm Bahlsen that combined chocolate with
packaged cookies. The name “Kalter Hund”
might have been a reference to the rectangular
pans resembling mining box cars (hund, or dog)
in which the dessert is often made.”
I feel lucky to have stayed in touch over the
years with Martin Fahsel, Horst and Waltraud’s
son. While his parents are deceased, his Aunt
Inge—Horst’s sister—is still in New Jersey.
Martin and his wife come up from North
Carolina to visit at least once a year.
We usually meet them for dinner
before they head up to New York
state to visit her relatives.
Listening to Martin talk about
coming up to the lake to swim with
us and go fishing with my father
brought back some happy memories
that he shared with me. (That’s a
picture of me with Waltraud in
a lake in West Milford in 1955.)
Martin recalled listening to the
Beatles’ “Rubber Soul” album and
Don McLean’s “American Pie” on
my record player upstairs with me
and my brother, Frank. And he
recently thanked me for introducing him to
rock and roll.
A few notes about kalter hund: You may have
to hunt around for Palmin brand coconut fat,
one of the key ingredients. It is a very clean
tasting fat that will help the kalter hund frosting
set up hard when refrigerated.
German specialty shops, which now are,
unfortunately, few and far between, usually
carry Palmin. It is also available on Amazon,
where I’ve purchased it a few times.
Use the best quality chocolate you can find.
The better the chocolate, the better your kalter
hund will turn out. I once used Dick Taylor
Craft Chocolate 70% Belize semisweet dark
baking chocolate that a dear friend gave me for
my birthday that was exquisite! Ghirardelli dark
and milk chocolate chips are also excellent and
made in America (from San Francisco!). Just
don’t use unsweetened baking chocolate.
Leibnizkeks, butter biscuits by Bahlsen, are
available in most supermarkets.
Kalter hund is decadently sweet. The original
recipe has you make it in a regular bread loaf
pan, but I find making it in mini loaf pans
makes for more realistic portions. This recipe
yields four to six mini loaves. They freeze well
and are great to have “in the vault.”

KALTER HUND (Cold Dog)
Yield: 4-6 mini loaves, depending on how tall you make the layers.
Ingredients
(Using a kitchen scale is the most accurate way to bake, but I’ve included standard measurements.)
1 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 pinch salt
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6 Spread chocolate across the biscuits.
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8 Repeat until you fill up the loaf pan, ending with a chocolate layer.
9 Decorate the top with Leibnizkeks, if desired.
10 Repeat process with other pans.
11 When done, cover them each with a sheet of plastic wrap.
12 Refrigerate for at least three hours.
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Muskrat Love
Summer is in
full swing on
Lake Hopatcong.
And nothing feels
better than the
long, languid, sunny days.
Boats of every type jauntily cruise along,
and the water has warmed up enough to make
swimming a delicious pleasure. Slipping into
the lake, particularly after a long day trapped
indoors at work, feels like bliss.
On days like this, you seem to gain sustenance
from the water and never want to stray from
the lake.
If you can relate to any of that, you may not
know it but you have quite a bit in common
with some of the lake’s furrier swimmers:
muskrats.
When I lived at Lake Hopatcong in Mount
Arlington, I’d often see them swimming around
docks, either in the early mornings or evenings.
They’d glide along with most of the top half
of their bodies visible above the waterline,
always silent but giving the impression of being
constantly busy. They plied the water, it seemed
to me, with purpose.
I got curious about them, so I decided to
focus this month’s column on these small
mammals. Turns out they’re pretty fascinating.
Who knew?
Native to North America and found across
most of the continent—from the Arctic to the
south (but not in Florida where I reside!)—
muskrats are large rodents. Surprisingly, they
are more closely related to voles, lemmings and
mice than to that other semi-aquatic mammal,
the beaver.
Muskrats have quite a round shape, with tiny
ears, short Tyrannosaurus rex-like forelimbs
and a continually active, quivering nose.
Their dark brown fur is dense and luxurious.
Consequently and unfortunately, they are still
killed for their pelts—usually in cruel traps that
drown them.
Fur is not a fabric, and compassion is in
fashion, folks. Remember, fur only looks good
on animals, not on people.
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A muskrat scampers along the dock
at Lee’s County Park Marina.
Muskrat fur traps air, which both warms
them through frigid winters and helps them
float.
Muskrats range in size from 16 to 25 inches
long, including their odd tails. Used like a
rudder when swimming, their 7- to 11-inchlong
tail is vertically flattened and is covered in
scales.
Their hind legs are also unique. Their feet
are not webbed, as I would have expected since
otter and beaver feet are webbed. Instead, a
muskrat foot looks a bit like a tiny hand, with
each toe edged with a fringe of stiff hair that
helps the foot function like a paddle.
Muskrats swim with their feet much like
we do, alternating kicks from their left and
right legs. They can swim both forward and
backward, as fast as 3 mph, and can hold their
breath for up to 17 minutes.
Not impressed yet? Keep reading—muskrats
and their marvelous adaptations may still
surprise you.
Muskrats are quite social, living in large,
territorial family groups. They communicate by
marking entrances to lodges with a strong scent
secreted from specialized glands. It is for this
scent, or musk, that they are named.
They must live near water of at least 4 to 6
feet in depth and either excavate burrows along
the banks or construct lodges, also called “pushups,”
in the water. Made from mud and aquatic
vegetation like cattails, these constructions are
used by other animals and birds as spots to rest
and/or nest.
Because bits of their watery homes can float
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away or be eaten by the muskrats themselves,
they are constantly rebuilding, thus consuming
more lake-clogging vegetation. They are
voracious feeders, eating one-third of their
body weight in vegetation each day. In this way,
muskrats help keep waterways clear, providing
ducks and other birds with open space to float
and feed. All that foraging results in underwater
trails that the muskrats travel daily, searching
for food and rarely straying more than 150 feet
from their home.
They know their territory so well that they’re
able to find food every day, year-round, even
under ice and snow, and even in the dark.
Yet another adaptation of muskrats is a
mechanism known as regional heterothermia.
This system regulates blood flow to the
muskrat’s feet and tail so that those areas are
cooler than their core, thus helping the animals
maintain body heat in cold water.
Muskrats have even evolved to be able to bite
and chew underwater; their incisor teeth stick
out from the rest of their mouths, and their
lips and cheeks can close behind the teeth. In
this way, they don’t take in water as they nibble
roots and stems.
In addition to plants, muskrats eat just about
anything, including fish, snails, crustaceans,
salamanders and mollusks. In turn, they
are heavily preyed by a vast range of species,
including coyotes, bears, snapping turtles and
even pike.
But, like most rodents, they reproduce
frequently, producing up to three litters per
year of three to eight kits each. That means your
chances of seeing a muskrat are pretty good.
I hope the next time you see one near your
dock, you have a newfound respect for them
and that you show that muskrat some love.
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45 Nolan’s Point Park Rd., LH
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