Last Revised:
1-25-2012
© Copyright
2004-2012
by the Crystal Lake
& Watershed
Association and
ATI Consulting
All Rights Reserved.
Crystal Lake
&
Watershed Association
P.O. Box 89, Beulah, MI 49617
Phone: (231) 882-4001
FAX: (231) 882-7810
Email
Us
Selected
Web Links
Staying connected beyond our Watershed.
Benzie
County Resources
Benzie
Area Historical Museum
Benzie Area Historical Society
Benzie
Conservation District
Benzie
County Area Web Site Directory
Benzie
County Chamber of Commerce
("Where is Benzie County?")
Benzie
County Area Web Site Directory
Benzie
County Area Directory of Mobile Web Sites [Mobile
Site]
Benzie
County Michigan - County Government
- Official Web site of the Benzie County Government, providing details for County
departments and County commissioners, as well as County services, forms, and documents.
Benzie County Recycling and Solid Waste Department
Benzie
County Road Commission
Benzie County Cities, Townships,
Villages
Benzie
Fishery Coalition
Butterflies and Moths of Benzie County (USGS)
Captured Moments - Four Season Photography – Four-season photographs of scenic northern
Michigan. Excellent photographs of the Benzie County area.
Citizens for Access to the Lakeshore (CAL) - Monitors for, and responds to, any actions
by the National Park Service (NPS) that may result in a diminishment of public access
in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore where it is not necessary to protect Lakeshore
resources.
Congregational
Summer Assembly (CSA)
Crystal Lake Community Association (CLCA)
Crystal
Lake Yacht Club
Crystalaire Adventures
Frankfort-Elberta
Area Chamber of Commerce
Friends of Betsie Bay
Friends
of Betsie Valley Trail
Friends
of Point Betsie Lighthouse
- Official Web site for the Point Betsie Lighthouse and the supporting non-profit
organization.
Governmental Information for Benzie County
Health & Wellness
Important Phone Numbers (Benzie County)
Michigan Historical Markers (Benzie County)
Some
Notes on the Wild Plants of Benzie County, Michigan ,
William & Edith Overlease, 2004. [18 page PDF document, 584 kB. see here for details . ]
Trail Guide
- Details for hiking trails throughout northwestern Lower Michigan, many in Benzie
County or nearby.
Educational
Resources
Algae and Zooplankton
Image Collection
Annis
Water Resources Institute
Aquatic Insects
Benzie Central Envirothon
Team Web Page - A community
project to educate the community about non-point source pollution and the Platte
River Watershed.
Benzie
County Central Schools
Benzie County History
and Images
Benzie
County Water Festival
Benzie
Shores District Library
Center
for Aquatic Plants (University
of Florida) - Includes excellent pictures of aquatic weeds
Center
for Great Lakes Studies
(University of Wisconsin)
Center
for Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Science (Michigan State University)
Crystal Lake Art Center
Crystal Lake profile at LakeNet, a World
Lakes Network
Field Guide to Valuable Underwater Aquatic
Plants of the Great Lakes (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools
Gallery
of Great Lakes Fish Species
Geology of the Great
Lakes - by Dr. David P.
Lusch, Dept. Geography, MSU. (101 page, 26 mB PowerPoint document)
Grand Traverse Bay
Observing System - part
of the Marine Hydrodynamic Laboratory at U of M)
Great Lakes Research - University of Michigan
Great
Lakes Science Center
Great Lakes TEACH
Great Lakes Water Studies Institute (Northwest Michigan College)
Huron Pines' Better Backroads Guidebook (minimizing water quality impacts of rural
roads)
Inland Seas Education Association (The School Ship)
Institute for Fisheries Research (UM & MDNR)
Institute
for Water Research (Michigan
State University)
LakeNet
- World Lakes Network -
A global network working for the conservation and sustainable management of lakes.
Michigan Land Use Institute
Michigan
Natural Features Inventory
(MNFI)
MSU Extension
(link to MSU resources)
MSU
Soil and Plant Nutrient Laboratory
MSU
Water (Red Cedar River
Watershed)
Onsite Sewage Treatment Systems
Poison
Ivy
SEE-North - Northern Michigan's Science, Mathetatics,
and Environmental Education Center
Sturgeon for Tomorrow
Sturgeon Research & Resources
Swimmer's Itch:
The
Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
(GTRCF)
The
Great North American Secchi Dip-In
Understanding Lake Ecology - An Online Limnology Primer, Water on
the Web, Natural Resources Research Institute (University of Minnesota at Duluth)
Wave Types and Characteristics (UCAR) - Click on "Begin" for the video
version, and "Print Version" for the Web page based (with some video) version.
West Benzie County, Michigan Area Internet Service
Providers (ISPs) - Links
to ISPs in the Frankfort-Elberta, Beulah-Benzonia, Honor, Arcadia, and Bear Lake,
Michigan Areas.
Environmental
Resources
Governmental
(Federal and State) Resources
Informational
Resources
Other
Lake & Stream Associations
Crystal Lake & Watershed
Association, Inc. - "Protecting the integrity of Crystal Lake, Benzie County,
Michigan, for the enjoyment of future generations." (This site)
"Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Lakes"
(FAPEL - Federation of
Associations for the Protection of the Environment of Lakes, Quebec)
Elk-Skegemog
Lake Association
Glen
Lake Association
Green
Lake Betsie River Association
Higgins
Lake Info - Information
on events, lake quality, state parks, swimmer's itch, and zebra mussels.
Higgins
Lake Property Owners Association
International
Association for Great Lakes Research
Lake
Leelanau Lake Association
Little
Platte Lake Association
Long Lake Property Owners Association
Michigan
Lake & Stream Associations
Michigan Watershed
Organizations
North American Lake Management
Society
NMEAC (Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council)
- Inland Lake Initiative
Northern
Michigan Freshwater Community
Platte
Lake Improvement Association
Portage Lake Association
The
Michigan Riparian - "The
only magazine devoted exclusively to protection, preservation and improvement of
Michigan waters and to the rights of riparian owners to enjoy their waterfront property."
Three
Lakes Association (Lake
Bellaire, Clam Lake, & Torch Lake)
Other Crystal
Lakes and Lake Beulah
Resources
For the Internet