A press release from the McHenry County Health Department: Beaches closed due to elevated bacteria levels Woodstock Ill. – McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) conducted beach water samplings at 37 licensed beaches on Wednesday August 17. The following beaches … Continue reading
Category Archives: Main Beach
Readers know that I am following the Lakewood Village Trustee race. In 2011, only 28 people voted and the highest number of votes received by a trustee was 19. There was no contest. In 2013, 37 people went to the … Continue reading
I don’t know why people like water, but they certainly do. Maybe bodies of water have a calming effect on humans. In any event, I have savored the view from the stop sign at Lake Avenue right in front of … Continue reading
The Crystal Lake Park District is using shirts issued to Main Beach employees to advertise events being held there this summer. Take a look: More detail follows: 2012 Main Beach Events www.crystallakeparks.org http://www.facebook.com/CrystalLakeParkDistrict (815) 459-0680 **************************************************** Friday, June 1, 3 … Continue reading
Specks way out in the lake turn into people when if you watched the Greater Chicago Juniors Rowing Championships at the Crystal Lake Park District’s Main Beach yesterday. Before I show you a series of photos of a beach view … Continue reading
More often than not, this is what I see on the way home. It’s a view of Crystal Lake through the wrought iron fence of the Crystal Lake Park District’s Main Beach. The last time I went through the intersection, … Continue reading
There were 4 1/2 inches of rain in Crystal Lake on Thursday and Friday. That’s what a rain gauge on Woodland Drive read. The former marsh behind the baseball field at the Park District’s Main Beach was flooded pretty much … Continue reading
Tonight there will not only be fireworks at Crystal Lake’s Main Beach, but the Crystal Lake Band will have a concert at 7:30. … Continue reading
The tents were up last night for a number of the clubs competing in the Greater Chicago Junior Rowing Championships. This morning about 7:15, Crystal Lake was calm and morning sprinkles had ended. The rowers were unloading their boats that … Continue reading
Unlike these coots that I saw on the way to vote at the Crystal Lake Park District Main Beach House, this old coot had a mission besides survival. It was to participate in the democratic process. As I was leaving … Continue reading
Here’s the announcement: “All County of McHenry buildings open to the public will be closed on Wednesday, February 2, 2011. Travel Safely. “With heavy snow, high winds and blizzard conditions anticipated for the next 24 hours, McHenry County facilities … Continue reading
A retired Navy Seal told me this Christmas that he had scuba dived into a cave that he figured went pretty much to St. Thomas Church. He said he swam until he was at least under the Main Beach. Anyone … Continue reading
Voters got shunted into the little room without a lake view again today. So much for the Park District’s being able to recognize that voters might like to see what their tax dollars have bought. One good thing was that … Continue reading
Driving home from Route 14 Friday night, the sunshine was so yellow as I drove along Lake Avenue to Crystal Lake’s Main Beach. I snapped this picture while waiting for traffic to clear on the street that runs in front … Continue reading
Crystal Lake Park District Director Kirk Reimer has confirmed that no one currently on the park district staff is under consideration to replace him. Three “outsiders,” so to speak are under consideration and Reimer said that the selection could be … Continue reading
Most local candidates think campaigning time is over the Sunday before the election. It’s not over, of course, until the polls close at 7 PM. Today, standing out in front of my Crystal Lake Park District Main Beach polling place … Continue reading
This is the fifth of five articles about the Crystal Lake Park District Main Beach Woody show last Sunday. The Antique Vehicle vanity plate on this cream Chevrolet convertible shows that the wood is ash: NICEASH Here’s the front view … Continue reading