Crystal Lake News and Archives
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Crystal Lake Bathhouse in the News....in 1946
Crystal Lake Bathhouse and swimming area have provided recreation and cooled visitors on hot summer days for many, many years. See below a Boston Globe article displaying swimmers of all ages enjoying the lake during the summer right after WWII. If you recognize family members or friend, we want to know!! Please email us at [email protected] 
Ribbon-cutting for Levingston Cove Improvements
On November 15, 2023, city officials, community leaders, and neighbors gathered for the ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of the Levingston Cove Improvement project. Features include level walking pathways, a universally accessible new fishing platform, seating areas, major storm water management improvements and new native plants. See Photo Gallery or learn more on the Levingston Cove Improvement Fact Sheet |
Unusual Goose at Crystal Lake
Most people ignore the numerous Canada Geese that are often found on Crystal Lake, but in January 2023 many birders were scanning the water to see an unusual goose that was flocking with the Canada Geese. The goose, called a Barnacle Goose, is native to Europe and usually spends winters in Ireland or the UK. In the summers, they migrate to Iceland, Greenland or northern Russia to breed. Click here to read the full story! Lake Water Quality Has Maintained High Level
The attractiveness of Crystal Lake for uses of all kinds has continued to grow, with record numbers of people enjoying the lake in recent years – a growth accentuated by COVID as people wanted to cool off in outdoor, socially-distanced way. 2024 could set a new record for human enjoyment of the Lake, given the re-opening of Levingston Cove (closed in 2023).
The good news is that the CLC monitoring program has shown no deterioration in water quality since the early part of the last decade. We venture out in a rowboat from April through November to test for temperature, clarity, dissolved oxygen, E. Coli and Enterococci and nutrients (the latter three contracted out to a lab). Click here for full details Benches Donated at Crystal Lake by family of Preston Settles
In February of 2022 Newton teenager Preston Settles died after collapsing on the court during a basketball game. Preston loved to fish and, in his memory, his family donated benches that are incorporated in the new fishing dock at Levingston cove. 
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