Benzie & Sleeping Bear · Small town
Beulah
For an easy Crystal Lake day: Benzie County's small seat has a sandy village beach, a public launch and the Betsie Valley Trail running through.
Arts · Market · Beulah
Beulah Art Fair
A one-day July art fair in Beulah Park, steps from Crystal Lake, held the first Saturday after the Fourth of July.
The Beulah Art Fair has filled the village park for more than half a century. It is always the first Saturday after the Fourth of July, so it is easy to plan around.
The park sits a short walk from the Crystal Lake beach, which makes this an easy morning: browse the booths, then go for a swim.
What to expect
Artists show original work, including painting, jewelry and sculpture, in the village park in downtown Beulah. The fair runs on the first Saturday after July 4, and the 2026 fair was the 56th.
Location
Where Beulah Art Fair happens
4 places on an OpenStreetMap map
The pin marks the town; check the organizer for exact venues.
About Beulah
Nearby attractions
Straight-line distances, not driving distances.
Beach
Beulah Public Beach
Beulah's public beach on Crystal Lake: several hundred feet of sand, a marked swim area over a sandy bottom, a beach house and a playground.
Under a mile away (straight line)
Trail
Betsie Valley Trail
A 22-mile rail trail from Frankfort past Crystal Lake and Beulah, paved at the west end and aggregate beyond, with snowmobiling on the east part in winter.
About 6 miles away (straight line)
Beach
Peterson Beach
A wide, quiet national lakeshore beach on Platte Bay, reached by a gravel road and a boardwalk over low dunes, with views to Empire Bluff and Sleeping Bear Point.
About 7 miles away (straight line)
Places to stay nearby
Resort
Chimney Corners Resort
On the north shore of Crystal Lake near Frankfort
A family-run resort on Crystal Lake that has hosted guests since 1935, with cottages, apartments and rooms in a historic lodge and a listed season of May through October.
Resort · Budget
Crystal Lake Resort
On the east end of Crystal Lake in Beulah, walking distance from downtown
A small lakeside motel and cottage resort on Crystal Lake in Beulah, with a private beach and a short walk to the village.
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Resort
Crystal Mountain
In Thompsonville, Benzie County
A family-owned, four-season resort in Thompsonville with downhill and cross-country skiing in winter and two golf courses in summer.
More events in and around Beulah
- Beulah WinterfestA one-day February festival in downtown Beulah with outhouse races, a frozen fish toss, a chili cook-off, hay rides and fireworks on Crystal Lake.
- Crystal Lake Team MarathonA team marathon around Crystal Lake on the second Saturday in August, starting in downtown Beulah with awards in Beulah Park.
- Empire Anchor DaysEmpire's mid-July weekend built around a ship's anchor found off the shore in 1977, with an open parade, a chicken dinner, a bonfire and a street dance.
- Frankfort Fourth of JulyFrankfort's Fourth of July week, with a daily medallion hunt, a morning parade, Art in the Park, a sandcastle contest and fireworks over Frankfort Beach.
- Glen Arbor Fourth of July ParadeA free-for-all Fourth of July parade from Glen Haven into Glen Arbor that anyone can join, plus an afternoon boat parade on Glen Lake.
- Glen Lake Woman's Club Art FairA one-day July arts and crafts fair at the Glen Arbor Township Hall that raises scholarship money for Glen Lake students.