• HOME • SESQUI Celebration • Web Links • About Dr. Daniels Crystal Lake in located in Benzie County in northwestern lower Michigan, USA. (Click on the map to see Benzie County on Google Maps.) • HOME • SESQUI Celebration • Web Links • About Dr. Daniels We welcome your feedback... Email Stacy Daniels at: See the complement to this site — The Comedy of Crystal Lake. It's a book all about the 1873 lowering of Crystal Lake and a biography of Archibald Jones, the man behind the operation.

CRYSTALANA A POTPOURRI OF Historical Reflections and Current Perspectives of Crystal Lake, Its Watershed, and Benzie County, Michigan As compiled by Dr. Stacy Leroy Daniels, a humble saunterer and "President pro tem , the Benzie County River Improvement Company, Est. 1873" The following "Crystalana Journal Issues" and Additional Resources below are intended to complement and supplement two published texts: "The Comedy of Crystal Lake" (2015), a 496-page book; and its classic prequel, "The Tragedy of Crystal Lake" (1922), a 17-page pamphlet. Crystalana Journal Issues Each issue contains two short feature articles: a Historical Reflection and a Current Perspective, supported by brief commentaries on People, Places, Phenomena, and Potpourri encountered across the greater Crystal Lake Watershed. Subjects are presented in journal format. • Volume 2, No. 3 (10-page PDF, 844 kB). Featured articles: — Synopsis of the “Tragi-Comedy" of Crystal Lake — Consequences of the “The Tragi-Comedy" of Crystal Lake • Volume 1, No. 6 (10-page PDF, 696 kB). Featured articles: — Travels Though the Northwestern Regions of the United States — The Surveyors Arrive • Volume 1, No. 5 (11-page PDF, 652 kB). Featured articles: — The Tragedy of Crystal Lake — The “Tragedy” / “Comedy” of Crystal Lake in Retrospect • Volume 1, No. 4 (10-page PDF, 600 kB). Featured articles: — A Brood of Lakelets — River Improvements and Harbors of Refuge • Volume 1, No. 3 (9-page PDF, 536 kB). Featured articles: — The Creation of “Crystalana” — The Lay of the Land; the Lap of the Water • Volume 1, No. 2 (9-page PDF, 564 kB). Featured articles: —"The Benzie Book" — Crystal Lake – Commonality and Uniquity • Volume 1, No. 1 (8-page PDF, 496 kB). Featured articles: — "Crystalana" — A Prospectus for "Crystalana" Additional Resources about Crystal Lake and Archibald Jones: More about Crystal Lake •  A Map; A Plan; A Canal; a Beach – The “Tragedy” / “Comedy” of Crystal Lake! •  Getting Around To Crystal Lake, thanks to A. Jones •  Historical Site Marker The Ballad of Archibald Jones Song & lyrics © 2010 by Doc Stuart   • MP3 file (audio), • The Ballad of Archibald Jones — A live    performance by "Doc" Stuart Shapiro    [MP4 file, 9/4/2023, 4:23, 316 mB] • Lyrics (PDF document) More about Archibald Jones •  A Benzie County Heritage – a one-hour video overview on the lowering of Crystal Lake and the role of Archibald Jones, presented August 24, 2012. •  Archibald Jones Business Card •  The 2023 Sesquicentennial Celebration •  The “Tragedy” / “Comedy” of Crystal Lake, and the role of Archibald Jones (video) Related Information •  News and Past Events •  Presentations by Dr. Daniels •  Publications by Dr. Daniels We invite you to share links with us – see this letter for details. Web Site © Copyright 2018-2024 by Dr. Stacy L. Daniels and ATI Consulting. All rights reserved.