ton ▁County , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Mul lica ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁offers ▁bo ating , ▁h ik ing , ▁fish ing , ▁sw imming ▁and ▁camp ing ▁facilities , ▁and ▁cross - country ▁ski ing ▁in ▁the ▁winter . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁name ▁A ts ion ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁Len ni ▁L ena pe ▁Un ami ▁language . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁strong , ▁ced ar - color ed ▁stream ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁tribe ▁called ▁A ts ay unk , ▁or ▁At si unc . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 7 6 5 , ▁under ▁Charles ▁Read , ▁A ts ion ▁became ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁an ▁iron ▁for ge ▁making ▁bog ▁iron ▁in ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁times , ▁and ▁produced ▁mater iel ▁for ▁American ▁forces . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁area ▁produced ▁iron ▁st ov es , ▁and ▁a ▁gr ist ▁mill , ▁saw ▁mill s ▁and ▁a ▁paper ▁mill ▁were ▁added . ▁ ▁Still ▁later , ▁cot ton ▁and ▁pe an uts ▁were ▁grown . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁bought ▁A ts ion ▁for ▁Wh art on ▁State ▁Forest ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁NY - N J - CT ▁Bot any ▁Online : ▁Lake ▁A ts ion ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Department ▁of ▁Park s ▁and ▁For ests ▁ ▁A ts ion ▁A ts ion ▁A ts ion ▁Category : M ul lica ▁River ▁Category : Sh am ong ▁Township , ▁New ▁Jersey <0x0A> </s>