• 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.) 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 •  How Archibald Jones Came to Crystal Lake •  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 2018-2025 by Dr. Stacy L. Daniels and ATI Consulting. All rights reserved.