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Crystal Lake -Old Postcards & Photos
Crystal Lake in Ellington, Connecticut
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Enlarge photo 1 View from Crystal Lake Grove
Enlarge photo 2 Boat Launch at Sandy Beach
Enlarge photo 3 West Shore
Enlarge photo 4 Boating on Crystal Lake
Enlarge photo 5 Cottages at Crystal Lake
Enlarge photo 6 Hotel
Enlarge photo 7 Sandy Beach
Enlarge photo 8 Sandy Beach
Enlarge photo 9 Southwest Shore
Enlarge photo 10 Syndicate Point
Enlarge photo 11 Shirly Gross and Mary Flaherty 1926. Mary was the daughter of Dr. Flaherty of Rockville
Enlarge photo 12 Winter 1938
Uncle Adolph Rosenthal(Shirley's Uncle) getting some liquid refreshment while ice fishing.

Enlarge photo 13 Shirley Gross with first cone sign.  Note the price!
Enlarge photo 14 Jimmy's stand with Shirley sitting outside.
Enlarge photo 15 Andrews cottage, West Shore Road circa 1912
Enlarge photo 16 Lakeside picnic 1912, George,John, Lee and Rebecca May Andrews. (and unknown)
Enlarge photo 17 Ice sailing circa 1930
Enlarge photo 18 1930 Watercraft built by Avery Andrews ridden by ____ Cady. This was still being used in the 1960's by Tom Danehy. The rider held on to the rope on each side and leaned in the direction he wanted to go.  Fast and dangerous.
Enlarge photo 19 Inboard speedboat built by Avery Andrews.  Adelaide Andrews, Gertrude Andrews, John Andrews.  Unkown person driving. Circa 1930.
Enlarge photo 20 Winter 1943 ice skating.
Avery Goddard, unknown, Adlaide Andrews, Ruth Andrews, Mercia Goddard and Gertrude Andrews. Note the bare fields on Miner Hill.

Enlarge photo 21 Spring 1956.  The Andrews ice house finally ready to be torn down so Belva Andrews' house can be built.  Bob Andrews, Belva (raking) and Sue Andrews.
Enlarge photo 22 1961, John and Bob Andrews building a kayak. Toni Andrews on the left, Sue's legs on the right.
Enlarge photo 23 Moving the Webster House
Enlarge photo 24 Old Postcard, along the West shore
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Enlarge photo 26 Comet 1944
Enlarge photo 27 January 1944. Mom in the metal chair to be pulled around. She was about 5 months pregnant and not skating.