There was plenty of parking and room on the beach Monday at Mauch Chunk Lake Park. Kathleen Sikorsky had the only blanket on the sand when the beach opened at 10 a.m. The Bowmanstown woman was ...

Few people knew what to expect of Mauch Chunk Lake Park when it first opened 10 years ago. What had caught most everyone’s eye as picturesque but mostly uninhabited woodland stretching out along ...

Mauch Chunk Lake Park is gearing up for the summer season, with the beach area opening this weekend, and camping already taking place. On May 15, Commissioners’ Chairman Mike Sofranko said park staff ...

Carbon County commissioners on Thursday extended use restrictions for camping, swimming and pavilions at Mauch Chunk Lake Park. The park’s camping facilities opened in mid-May to county ...

CARBON COUNTY, Pa. — Karalyn Williams spent many summer days on the beach at Mauch Chunk Lake Park near Jim Thorpe...many of them with her mom Melissa Dietrich. But today, She returned alone ...

The “no swimming allowed” sign went up at the Mauch Chunk Lake Park on Wednesday after a routine weekly water test revealed high bacteria levels in the water. Park director David Horvath said ...

Organizer Kathy Goff welcomed the participants, some of whom came in costumes and bathing suits, to Mauch Chunk Lake Park, referring to them as “brave souls.” Boyle, whose birthday is Sunday ...

JIM THORPE -- Friday's sunny weather attracted a good crowd at Mauch Chunk Lake in Carbon County ... Only six out of 10 jobs are currently filled. Park Director Dave Horvarth says, "It is becoming ...

A popular Carbon County park is celebrating its 50th anniversary this summer. Mauch Chunk Lake Park has provided outdoor fun for generations of families. Jon Meyer had some young tour guides show ...

The commissioners also discussed issues with overcrowding, signage and ways to address overcrowding at Mauch Chunk Lake Park.

An unresponsive boy was pulled from the water at Mauch Chunk Lake Park in Carbon County Saturday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the park shortly before 3 p.m. Emergency communication ...

Tiffany Raeburn made the discovery while paddling on Mauch Chunk Lake, an excursion she and her family made while staying at nearby Hickory Run State Park. She had stopped "in the dead center of ...