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Crystal Lake is a city located in southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois. It is named after Crystal Lake, a 230 acre (93 ha) lake 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west-southwest of downtown. The population was 38,000 at the 2000 census. Crystal Lake is the biggest city in McHenry county.

The City of Crystal Lake traces its origin to two separate communities which were established in the 1800s. Those communities were generally known as Nunda and Crystal Lake. In 1835, Ziba S. Beardsley had come to the shores of the lake and commented that the waters were as clear as crystal, thereby giving the lake its name. Ziba Beardsley continued south to Naperville.

In February 1836, the first white settlers, Beman and Polly Crandall and six of their ten children, came from New York State traveling to Crystal Lake in a covered wagon. Their original cabin was built in the vicinity of today's intersection of Virginia Street and Van Buren Street. Four of the Crandall children were born there. Najah Beardsley's family was the second to settle in the area; his grandson, William Beardsley, was the first white child born on the Crystal Lake prairie, on May 7, 1837. The town was first known as Crystal Ville.

 

 

   
 
   
 
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It was changed to Crystal Lake sometime before 1840. The area known today as downtown Crystal Lake was first called Dearborn and later, Nunda, from an area in New York where many settlers originated. The village of Dearborn was founded in the 1850s after an extension of railroads through the area. The first train station was built in 1856, although it was pre-fabricated and shipped from Chicago on a flatcar. At that time, the main business district for the village of Crystal Lake was located on Virginia Street, about one mile southwest of the railroad station.

The railroad served to connect both the people and industries of Crystal Lake and Dearborn to Chicago and the rest of the country. Dearborn grew quickly due to this new rail connection. On October 7, 1868, Dearborn’s name was changed to Nunda. The village was platted in 1868 by local surveyor, John Brink, after whom a downtown street is now named. The village included the area now generally bounded by Illinois Route 176 on the north, Crystal Lake Avenue on the south, Main Street on the east, and Walkup Avenue on the west. Much of the land was originally owned by two early settlers, Daniel Ellsworth and Simon S. Gates.

The villages of Crystal Lake and Nunda were both incorporated in 1874. In 1908, the name of the village of Nunda changed its name to North Crystal Lake. Several attempts were made to consolidate the two villages, and finally, after much disagreement, the village of North Crystal Lake was annexed to the Village of Crystal Lake in 1914, and a consolidated city government was established.

 
   
 
 
Illinois Cities in Which We Have Performed Wedding Photography
Below is a partial list of cities in which we have performed wedding photography:
Hazel Crest
Hickory Hills
Highland Park
Hillside
Hoffman Estates
Homewood
Inverness
Itasca
Justice
Kankakee
LaGrange
Lake Bluff
Lake Zurich
Lake in the Hills
Lansing
Lincolnshire
Lindenhurst
Lynwood
Lyons
Manteno
Marengo
Markham
Matteson
Maywood
Melrose Park
Midlothian
Morris
Morton Grove
Mount Prospect
Mundelein
Niles
Norridge
North Aurora
North Chicago
North Riverside
Northbrook
Northlake
Oak Forest
Oak Lawn
Orland Hills
Orland Park
Oswego
Ottawa
Palatine
Palos Heights
Park Forest
Park Ridge
Pontiac
Prospect Heights
 
Crystal Lake, Illinois
The town of Crystal Lake, Illinois is one of our most favorite towns in which to capture wedding photography. The beautiful town of Crystal Lake gives us many opportunities to perform our photojournalist wedding style as well as traditional wedding style of photography.

In addition to Crystal Lake, other favorite towns we have enjoyed performing wedding photography in include: Chicago, Lombard, Joliet, Naperville, Schaumburg, and Oakbrook.

 
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Specials for Crystal Lake Weddings

We have several specials currently being offered for Crystal Lake Weddings. See our pricing page for our current specials as well as pricing for:

  • Traditional Wedding Albums
  • Matted Wedding Albums
  • Coffee Table Books
  • Flush Mount Albums
  • High Resolution Digital Negatives
  • Prints in Color, Black & White, and Sepia
  • Digital Photo Albums
  • Musical Photo Show DVDs
  • Photo Composites
  • Special Effects

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