About nine miles long and two miles wide, Crystal Lake has been a recreational center in northwest Michigan for over 100 years. However, resorts and vacations were not the intention of Benzonia's first settlers, who arrived on Crystal Lake's easte
Author Biography
Dr. Louis Yock, archivist and promoter of local history, is director of the Benzie Area Historical Museum, maintained by the Benzie Area Historical Society. He draws upon the museum's documentary and photographic holdings to showcase the unique story of Crystal Lake.
