One of the “joys” home ownership is getting the property ready for winter. That’s what I was doing today and a good bit of the rest of this week. More leaf raking, buttoning up the tree house where we had … Continue reading
Category Archives: Crystal Lake Main Beach
It was October, 2005, when the Vulcan Lakes TIF proposal by the city council spurred me to start McHenry County Blog. I knew–and knew that most others didn’t–that every dollar that gets poured into a Tax Increment Financing District’s project … 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
Starting at 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon there will be entertainment and games for the kids at the Crystal Lake Park District’s Main Beach. There will also be music for the adults from 3-11. Sponsored by the Crystal Lake Park Foundation, … Continue reading
Last Sunday was “Ride Your Bike to Church Day” for the First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake. As I was leaving the Woody show at the Crystal Lake Main Beach I saw a man and his son riding bicycles toward … Continue reading
Here’s the fourth installment of the Woodies on display at the Crystal Lake Park District’s Main Beach last Sunday, July 26th. A 1957 Ford Thunderbird convertible was the next car my camera lens focused on. It also has a vanity … Continue reading
Still more woodies whose owners brought them to the Crystal Lake Park District’s Main Beach Sunday, July 26, appear below. A Ford station wagon, this one with Illinois Antique Vehicle license plate number 4748. Above is its front end. Notice … Continue reading
There are a number of woodies at Crystal Lake’s Main Beach today. I even found one as old as me. A Buick. … Continue reading
Crystal Lake’s Main Beach is the place to be this afternoon. I saw this banner tied to the gate of Main Beach as I was coming home from church. The man at the parking lot said that the Crystal Lake … Continue reading
Her aunt and uncle told me this little girl at the Crystal Lake’s Main Beach on April 25th was just over two years old. She was brave because the water was cold as it lapped onto her feet. Maybe she … Continue reading
One of the things I accomplished while separated from the internet was scheduling our vacation. This year, with my son being the age I was when we moved to Salt Lake City from Easton, Maryland, I thought it might be … Continue reading
I don’t know if there were the same fishermen I saw earlier in the day, but there were certainly fishing about 2:15 in the afternoon. They are out from Crystal Lake Main’s Beach. They might have been fishing in an … Continue reading
Seagulls are a fairly recent bird in Crystal Lake. Maybe they came with Walmart. After all, people do call them “Walmart Birds.” There certainly weren’t any around when I was the only one fishing on Crystal Lake during the summer … Continue reading