Welcome to HarveysLakePA.com the website of the people of Harveys Lake PA. If you feel you would like to take an active role in this website please do. There is much that can be done to make Harveys Lake a nicer place to live, visit and enjoy life. Harveys Lake is a beautiful glacial lake surrounded by mountains. The deepest part of the lake according to sonar is 101 ft. The lake is quite different than it was a hundred years ago. The lore and legend of the lake is rather colorful and very interesting. At one time Harveys Lake was one of the most popular east coast resort areas. With steamboat launches around the lake tourists could travel to anywhere on the lake they desired. The campgrounds, amusement park, casino, sandy bottom beach or to visit with friends or family in the many cottages that are still the most common structures around the lake. Gone are those days of yesteryear and entertainment and tourists coming in by train or trolley. Harveys Lake is now more of a private community this century, with no public swimming access and no public transportation. Harveys Lake is the nicest looking ghost resort you can find. Harveys Lake today offers great boating, sailing, S.C.U.B.A. diving, jetskiing, and sunset watching. The homes around Harveys Lake are extremely varied, from shingled summer cottages on blocks to multi-million dollar estates and everything in between. The variety of architecture is amazing. Because of changing times many of the summer homes are now year round residences. This trend led to the installation of a public sanitary sewer system to protect the lake and it's recreational value. Zoning regulations were adopted to allow for hopefully safer and more practical future construction. Since many if not the majority of the structures in the lake basin are cottages or are situated on small lots with little or no setbacks from adjacent properties, the establishment of zoning regulations made many if not most structures non-conforming. This can be an issue when it comes time to improve, maintain or repair properties. Stop in and ask the helpful people in the Borough Building for a copy. The borough office can help you with necessary permits, garbage information and borough collected fees, sewer hookup and assessment fees and information, recycling information, necessary fire and safety code information and permits for open burning. Carol Sampson is the borough Secretary. Rick Boice is Mayor. Terry Jones is Tax collector. Ruth Eaton is Councilwoman. Police are Headquartered in the Borough building. Jeff Butler is Chief of Police.
Remember to give generously to the Harveys Lake Fire Department and EMS Volunteers who work extra hard for all of us. For emergencies dial 911.