This is the page where old stories about Lake Silkworth will be posted.
If you have a story or memories you would like to share, please email it to me by cliking here.
If you have a story or memories you would like to share, please email it to me by cliking here.
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Just a few memories of Lake Silkworth. I am 53 years old and I learned to swim at the lake around 1963-64. My aunt & uncle had a cottage there and we used to visit. There was a dock right at the end of the dance hall where we used to go to the end and jump in then swim to the ladder at the side. The further out the better so you wouldn't hurt your feet landing on the rocks. I remember you could look in the water and see the "sunnies" fish swimming hoping they wouldn't try to bite your leg while in the water. The further out the better so you wouldn't hurt your feet landing on the rocks.The juke box in the dance hall was great too, I remember some Beatles songs and The House of the Rising Sun we seemed to play alot. Even now when I hear a song on the Oldies station I remember it was one that was on that juke box. My dad showed me the place he carved his name into one of the wooden posts because he used to go to dances there when he was younger. I also remember the people who ran the concession stand last name was Lucas and they had a boy around my age so we played together. Also the one time late in the afternoon Mrs. Lucas asked us to help pick up the trash left by some litter bugs and she gave us a dollar. That's the first dollar I ever made.
MIKE BIROS
Just a few memories of Lake Silkworth. I am 53 years old and I learned to swim at the lake around 1963-64. My aunt & uncle had a cottage there and we used to visit. There was a dock right at the end of the dance hall where we used to go to the end and jump in then swim to the ladder at the side. The further out the better so you wouldn't hurt your feet landing on the rocks. I remember you could look in the water and see the "sunnies" fish swimming hoping they wouldn't try to bite your leg while in the water. The further out the better so you wouldn't hurt your feet landing on the rocks.The juke box in the dance hall was great too, I remember some Beatles songs and The House of the Rising Sun we seemed to play alot. Even now when I hear a song on the Oldies station I remember it was one that was on that juke box. My dad showed me the place he carved his name into one of the wooden posts because he used to go to dances there when he was younger. I also remember the people who ran the concession stand last name was Lucas and they had a boy around my age so we played together. Also the one time late in the afternoon Mrs. Lucas asked us to help pick up the trash left by some litter bugs and she gave us a dollar. That's the first dollar I ever made.
MIKE BIROS
MEMORIES OF THE DANCE HALL
Last week, I wrote about the Goodwin Pavilion at Lake Silkworth and asked if anybody knew where it was located.
Ron Hillman, who vacationed with his family at the lake in the 1950s, did recall and even sent a photo.
"I remember a dance hall located at a privately owned public lake access area," he wrote. He said this was located near the Goodwin property on Route 29, just north of the present day fire house.
"A dark private residence exits at the site at the present time which is next to the yellow Goodwin home that has been on the lake as long as I can remember."
Hillman shared his reminiscences of what Lake Silkworth was like in those days:
"The pavilion had a juke box that was used every night by the teens in the area. There were dances including square dances on Friday nights with real farmers from the local area. The restaurant had several pin ball machines," he wrote.
"There was a stand that sold Coke and other local bottled sodas, candy, ice cream, pizza (Nardone's and for a while Gingy's from the Center Inn in Sheatown), hot dogs, and hamburgers. A swimming area was available along with a dock with the only high dive at the lake."
Ron Hillman, who vacationed with his family at the lake in the 1950s, did recall and even sent a photo.
"I remember a dance hall located at a privately owned public lake access area," he wrote. He said this was located near the Goodwin property on Route 29, just north of the present day fire house.
"A dark private residence exits at the site at the present time which is next to the yellow Goodwin home that has been on the lake as long as I can remember."
Hillman shared his reminiscences of what Lake Silkworth was like in those days:
"The pavilion had a juke box that was used every night by the teens in the area. There were dances including square dances on Friday nights with real farmers from the local area. The restaurant had several pin ball machines," he wrote.
"There was a stand that sold Coke and other local bottled sodas, candy, ice cream, pizza (Nardone's and for a while Gingy's from the Center Inn in Sheatown), hot dogs, and hamburgers. A swimming area was available along with a dock with the only high dive at the lake."
Silkworth pavilion was epicenter of lake activity
Published: September 29, 2010
Published: September 29, 2010
Elizabeth Skrapits writes about the Back Mountain. She can be reached at eskrapits@citizensvoice.com.
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