Many People ask about the history of Mt Haven Resort and the Filone family when they visit us. We have been successfully running Mt. Haven Resort since 1966.
Three brothers Tony the eldest, John and Andy (twins) and younger sister Theresa from Long Island City, Queens NY with their wives Angela, Lorraine and Tina respectively, decided to take a short trip to the Poconos. They wanted to see for themselves why everyone was referring to the area as the place to “get away from it all”. Only 75 miles from their homes in NYC, they thought it might be the perfect place to spend summers and weekends away from the city and maybe a nice peaceful place to raise a family.
Their destination was Gold Key Lake, about 4 miles up Log Tavern Rd to view land for a possible home. They never made it that far. The beautiful wide-open spaces and pristine area filled with little lakes and streams was clearly beckoning. Before reaching Gold Key Lake, they came across a For Sale sign at the top of the road for what was “Hintenberger’s Mt. Haven”
They decided to drive down the long road where a woman was sitting on a porch. She began to recount the lifelong wonderful times her family had on the property. The 5 small housekeeping cottages accommodated friends and family for as long as she could remember. Most of her family was gone and others were no longer interested in the property. That was all the brothers needed to hear. The property was theirs within months. For the first few years, “Filone’s Mt Haven” was a destination for family and friends. Weekends and long lazy summers relaxing by the spring fed pool, having great food; playing games of jeopardy and pantomime were favorite pastimes.
Brothers Andy, Tony and John with Phil Rizzuto, second from left