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Last Revised:
8-24-2010

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Crystal Lake and Watershed Association

 

Crystal Lake &
Watershed Association
P.O. Box 89, Beulah, MI 49617
Phone: (231) 882-4001
FAX: (231) 882-7810
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At This Site

“Epilogue” to the "Tragedy" of Crystal Lake

The sun has set, and o'er the quiet lake
  His light still lingers, reluctant to depart.
    The darkening hills draw close, and over all
      Peace reigns, but discontent still fills my heart.

But as I stand alone upon the shore
  Peace also comes to me - I seem to hear
    A voice amongst the murmur of the waves
      Saying. "Be still and know that God is near."

And so, O lovely lake, you gave to me
  A message straight from God. And I still take
    That message with me as I wander far.
      And hope once more to see you, Crystal Lake.

-- Walter F. Case, February 4, 1895 - March 6, 1923
     (Click here for more information.)

Date
Added
  New Information Added or Updated

8/24/10

On the MDNRE Boat Launch page, added two new sections: Current Status and Pictorial History. Created new Mollineaux Road Boat Launch Photographs page.

8/18/10

  Updated Present and Past CLWA Personnel on the About CLWA page.

8/07/10

  Awards & Accolades section added to the About CLWA page.

8/06/10

  Added "Crystal Whitecaps" Newsletter Spring / Summer 2010 PDF document to the Newsletters page.

5/31/10

  Updated the Calendar for 2010.

Added 2009-2010 Annual Report to the
Annual Reports section.

4/07/10

  Many updates related to the upcoming MDNRE Crystal Lake Boating Access Site. See Announcements on the Home page and the revised MDNRE Boat Launch page.

2/01/10

  Added abstract and link to "The 'Runaway' and the 'Tragedy': A Tale of Two Lakes" in the "Tragedy" section of the About the Watershed page.

12/01/09

  The Crystal Lake water level graphs where updated in the Lake Level Monitoring section of the Water Quality page.

9/30/09

  Added Crystal Lake "Walkabout" Interpretive Manual for Fall 2009 in the Walkabout section of the References page.

7/01/09

  The WHAT'S FEATURED AT OUR SITE section on the Home page has been replaced by the ANNOUNCEMENTS section which contains important messages regarding the CLWA and important items just added to this site.

6/27/09

  Added Ad Hoc & Special Committees page.

6/27/09

  Made several changes and improvements on the About CLWA page.

3/29/09

  Added some new items to the Watershed Wear page.

Added the "The Demise and Resurrection of the American Chestnut Tree in Michigan" presentation to the References page.

3/18/09

  Updated the text and first three charts in the Lake Level Monitoring section of the Water Quality page.

2/03/09

  Added Annual Reports documents, which provide annual reports for the CLWA organization and all its many committees, to the Annual Reports section of the About CLWA page. These documents replace annual reports that were prior scattered about tthe site.

1/29/09

  Added Crystal Lake Flyover section to the About the Watershed page.

11/29/08

  Added Other Special Publications section to the References page.

11/12/08

  Added Aquatic Macrophyte Mapping Study on the Water Quality page.

7/17/08

  Created new Meet the Board section on the About the CLWA page. This will grow over time until all board members are covered.

4/29/08

  Added annoouncement seeking Summer Intern on the Home page, with link to PDF letter for more details.

3/04/08

  Created new Newsletters page from Newsletters section of the References page.

3/03/08

  Moved references from all pages about dealing with PDF documents and the link to Abobe Acrobat Reader to this single location.

2/19/08

  Added years of expiration for CLWA board members on the About CLWA page.

2/03/08

  Added Earth as Viewed from the Sun and Crystal Lake on the Earth sections to the About Watershed page.

1/02/08

  Added CLWA Bylaws PDF document to the About CLWA page.

11/29/07

  Created new Lake Level Monitoring section on the Water Quality page with exapnded coverage from what was previously presented.

11/17/07

  Added Road Ends Legislation section on the Watershed Concerns page

8/31/07

  Create new History of the CLWA section on the About the CLWA page.

8/29/07

  Updated CLWA Officers, Board of Directors, and Committees.

8/23/07

  Added Photo Album #6 showing CLWA 2007 summer happenings.

6/29/07

  Added update to the status of the Proposed MDNR Boat Luanch on Crystal Lake.

6/04/07

  Added a lot of new content in the SBDNL Benzie Corridor section.

5/09/07

  Added annual reports from the President of the CLWA, the standing committees, and the ad hoc committees.

3/03/07

  Put in revised menu on all pages, improving the focus on The Watershed and The CLWA.

3/01/07

  Moved content about "A Brief Explanation of Eutrophication of Lakes and Ponds" from its own page to being a section on the Water Quality page.

Moved content about "
Science Review Panel Members" from its own page to being a section on the "About the CLWA" page.

Moved content about "Crystal Lake Submerged Flora" from its own page to being a section on the Water Quality page.

2/28/07

  Added Photo Album #5 showing Crystal Lake Winter 2006-7, showing pressure ridges in the ice at Herdman's Bay.

2/25/07

  The Interesting Facts About the Crystal Lake and Its Watershed page has been moved — it is now this section on the About the Watershed page.

1/17/07

  Updated Ozone Nonattainment section to reflect MDEQ's petition to U.S. EPA for redesignation to attainment status.

4/21/05

  Release of this Web site for the CLWA, which combines the best features of our two predecessor groups' (CLA and CLWF) Web sites.

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About Walter F. Case — He was the son of William L. Case, his son, Leonard L. Case, was a lumberman (Timber Products Manufacturing Co. in Beulah) and a stringer correspondent for the Benzie Co. Advisor (“The Crystal Gazer’). W. L. Case was the man who so masterfully told the authentic story of the lowering of Crystal Lake. For many years, it was his desire to establish, for all times, the level of Crystal Lake as it was in 1873.


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