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• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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For more than 70 years, an amusement park in the hills of northwestern New Jersey provided summertime fun for the young and young at heart. The roar of the roller coaster, the magic of the carousel, the smell of popcorn in the air, and the sense that adventure was only as far away as the next ticket booth...for countless thousands, the place that had all this and more was Bertrand Island Amusement Park. A trip there marked the start of summer. The 100 or so days it was open each year were special at Lake Hopatcong. Bertrand Island represented the last vestiges of an earlier era - a time when Lake Hopatcong was a bustling resort that supported hotels, pavilions, and endless activities. While Bertrand Island Park operated in Mount Arlington on the shores of Lake Hopatcong for some 70 years until closing on Labor Day 1983, you can now relive the days when big bands, beauty pageants, Nickel Nights, Kiddieland, and the boardwalk brought thousands each day to the park. The Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum has just released a DVD version of its award winning Greetings from Bertrand Island. In addition to the 47 minute narrated documentary on Bertrand Island Amusement Park, the DVD contains numerous additional features which include bonus images and film footage.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Memories., April 7, 2011

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Rick Holly "Rick Holly" (Lafayette, NJ. USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Greetings from Bertrand Island (DVD)

Every part of the country has it's own place that is special to some generation. If you lived in northern New Jersey before 1980 you may have had the experience of going to Betrand Island Amusement Park on the shores of Lake Hopatcong. While it didn't have the size or glamour of Palasades Park in Fort Lee or the smaller Olympic Park in Maplewood NJ, Bertrand Island was a wonderful place where I spent hundreds of hours. This video is high quality and very well narrated and edited and traces the amusement parks entire history from day one till it closed offically in 1983. It includes great footage through the years and is a great piece of nostalgia for anyone who was ever there.
Note: This DVD is the same as the VHS version that was available in the 90's. The quality of the transfer is very good and includes a few new items as "extras" in the form of pictures of memorabilia (tickets, buttons, post cards etc.)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice, February 8, 2008

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Matthew Sullivan "sullyrock" (new york) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Greetings from Bertrand Island (DVD)

If you had ever been there and have memories of this place, then this DVD is excellent- really enjoyed it!