History

 

 

 

 

 

Last summer, a new edition of the booklet, Lake Paupac Club: the First Seventy Years, 1949 - 2019, was published, complete with color photography and up-to-date information, and copies were for sale at the Lodge. Although the Lodge is closed for this summer, the booklets are still available. There will be booklets for sale at the Jones/McKee cottage over the July 4th weekend. For mail orders, please click on Contact Us above, and send a note to the Newsletter Editor.

 

[Lili Cohen to provide a file to be hosted on the site and linked here]

 

Lake Paupac Club was founded in 1949 by a group of families from the Philadelphia area. They first visited Paupac in the autumn of 1948 and during the summer of 1949 about six families and their guests occupied the Mott family’s summer home (the Lodge). Purchase of the Lake Paupac property was completed on September 12, 1949.

 

The founders established guidelines that remain in effect today that preserve the natural appearance and peacefulness of Lake Paupac and reflect the shared values of conservation, simplicity and community. The emphasis at Paupac would be on family activities. Motorboats would not be allowed on the lake. A 50- foot strip of land around the lake would remain corporate property and no trees may be cut within that strip without permission of the corporation. All cottages would be set at least 30 feet back from the 50-foot line and all construction plans would be subject to approval.

 

The Lodge was run as a country inn for the property owners (prior to their building cottages) and their guests from 1950 to 1986. Increasing operating costs and the need for major renovation led to the decision in 1986 to remove most of the bedroom wing and to renovate the remainder of the Lodge into a clubhouse and a few guest rooms that would meet the needs of the community of cottage owners.

 

At present, Lake Paupac Club owns approximately 1350 acres, 150 acres of which encompasses the Lake. The Lake is fed by three inlets and the outlet stream flows through two beautiful waterfalls. The elevation of the lake is 1610 feet and the depth is about 24 feet.

 

While sailing, boating, fishing and swimming have always been important to the community, activities at Lake Paupac have never been restricted to the water. A clay tennis court existed at the time the property was purchased. The Corporation built an additional clay court in 1967 and a hard surface court in 1974. In July 1969 a nine-hole golf course was opened. A system of hiking trails around the lake and through the woods have been blazed throughout the years.

 

Newcomers to Lake Paupac may think that its charm lies in the majestic view of the lake from the Lodge porch. However, in short order they realize that the true mystique of Paupac lies not just in its physical beauty, but also in the beauty of those who love it. With exception of the resident manager and the Lodge manager and their small staffs, Lake Paupac Club, from its very beginning, has run on volunteer power. Corporate directors and officers, committee members and cottage owners put their time, heart and soul into keeping Lake Paupac the serene, natural and fun place envisioned by its founders.

 

 

Chair: Ron Rothrock

 

The History Committee was authorized by the Board in 1995. The fortunate few who serve today have the awesome responsibility to preserve and curate the Corporation’s artifacts to enable retrieval of evidence relevant to any current inquiry, such as, “How long’s the History Committee been around?”

 

We also organize LPC Anniversary celebrations.

 

Members may look through the historic documents contained in the documents repository.