The Comedy of Crystal Lake Cloth Cover; 9” x 12”; 496 pp; 46 chapters; 200 illustrations. © 2015 Stacy Leroy Daniels ISBN 978-0-692-21715-3 Crystal Lake in located in Benzie County, in northwestern lower Michigan. (Click on the map to see Benzie County on Google Maps.) Email Stacy Daniels at: Flushed with Pride Press 3901 Orchard Drive Midland, MI 48640 Ask me about the Special Student Discount. We invite you to share links with us – see this letter for details.

THE COMEDY of CRYSTAL LAKE I. The Lowering of Crystal Lake,  II. The Biography of Archibald Jones by a Humble Saunterer, Stacy Leroy Daniels Crystal Lake Sesquicentennial Celebration! *** 1873 to 2023 *** In honor of the 150-year anniversary of the lowering of Crystal Lake, the fateful event that "created" the modern lake we know and love today, in 2023 we had a summer-long celebration in the Crystal Lake area of Benzie County, Michigan. Please see the celebration Web page for the SESQUI Commemorative Booklet, the details of what & why we are celebrating, and more! Announcing the release of the new book — "The Comedy of Crystal Lake" (2015); the unanticipated sequel to “The Tragedy of Crystal Lake” (1922). It's all about the 1873 lowering of Crystal Lake in Benzie County, Michigan, and a biography of Archibald Jones, the man behind the operation, and his Benzie County River Improvement Company. Dr. Daniels describes the book as... "Being a Summary Chronicle with Many More Sidelights, of a Tale written in Two Parts, describing a seemingly Ill-Fated Historical Event, so epochal in its nature as to have had a permanent bearing upon the development and future of Benzie County in Northwestern Lower Michigan, together with myriad viewpoints of its diverse characters and sundry locales and &c, &c." Please see the About the Story for a short description and Writing of the Book for more details. Please watch A Benzie County Heritage — a one-hour video overview presented before the book was published. (Daniels, Stacy L., The “Tragedy” / “Comedy” of Crystal Lake, and the Role of Archibald Jones: A Benzie County Heritage, a short talk on the lowering of Crystal Lake, Darcy Library, Beulah, Friday, 24 Aug 2012.) The book is available by mail from the author using this Order Form for $32.00 (+ $3.00 MI sales tax, if applicable, + $5.00 shipping), as well as from these Michigan establishments: Benzonia •  Benzie Area Historical Museum •  Benzie County Chamber of Commerce Beulah •  Benzie Conservation District Empire •  Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Visitors Center Frankfort •  BaySide Printing • Frankfort-Elberta Chamber of Commerce • Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse • The Book Store Leland •  Good Old Books Traverse City •  Horizon Books A 501(c)(3) charitable organization may be designated to receive a partial donation from your purchase of the book. More About the Book •  Order Form •  About the Story •  Writing of the Book •  Author's Bio •  Book Dedication •  Statements of Purpose More About Archibald Jones •  Archibald Jones Business Card •  The Ballad of Archibald Jones: MP3 file, Lyrics (PDF) (Song & lyrics © 2010 by Doc Stuart) •  The “Tragedy” / “Comedy” of Crystal Lake, and the role of Archibald Jones (video) More Documents and Information •  News and Past Events •  Presentations •  Publications More About Crystal Lake See the complement to this site: CRYSTALANA — Historical Reflections and Current Perspectives of Crystal Lake, its Watershed, and Benzie County, Michigan.   Web Site © Copyright 2015-2023 by Flushed with Pride Press and ATI Consulting. All rights reserved.