Archive for October 2010

CRYSTALNEWS….aftermath

Oct 28th, 2010 | By Jay Burt | Category: Jay's Corner

Well it was an interesting wind storm to say the least….Damage was surprisingly light overall. The power lines took the real beating.  Several friends are still dark.  The County road crews have been doing a wonderful job of clearing trees and limbs out of the roads. I would say that there [...]



CRYSTALNEWS…..Moving

Oct 26th, 2010 | By Jay Burt | Category: Jay's Corner

Everything in Benzie County is moving North today….and even faster tomorrow….We may all be in Canada by Thursday…For those of you who were here in early Oct and were stunned by the wind storm of 25/30 mph….that was just practice for this one….Today has been 28, gusting to 48 and tomorrow will be gusting up [...]



CRYSTALNEWS…..Festival recap

Oct 14th, 2010 | By Jay Burt | Category: Jay's Corner

What a hoot….Like a well oiled machine, the Fall Festival went off without a hitch.  The weather was stunning, 75, light wind and clear..(FYI last year 47, 15 mph and blowing sleet by 2 PM).  The parade was 3 times the usual size, thanks, in part, to a large MG car club and it’s an [...]