History & Nature
About Lake Gerard
Originally an ice farm, Lake Gerard was where workers cut blocks of ice directly from the lake each winter — long before modern refrigeration. Those blocks were shipped to nearby homes for use in ice boxes.
Today, the lake backs up onto a nature preserve. The property sits near the Appalachian Trail, and Gerard Woods became the final piece added to make it an unbroken path from Georgia to Maine.
Learn more at the Franklin Mineral Museum in nearby Franklin, NJ.
