Bridge Marina has now opened for the season at Lake Hopatcong.

Boat owners are now able to get back on the water, but the boating club and rentals will reopen in phases.

The staff has been working through the pandemic to prepare for the summer. But there will be some changes in place. Everyone will still be social distancing.

“The actual participants on the boat, they’re going to have to follow their social distancing, and really isolate to those they know that are safe,” says Bridge Marina owner Ray Fernandez. “As far as our staff…we have a lot of space around the docks. We’ve worked out ways where we can assist folks on and off the boat.”

Fernandez says that a lot of people are showing interest in getting boats out on the water. But he says that right now they are only seeing about 25% capacity.