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.
Sports · Outdoors · Beulah
Crystal Lake Team Marathon
A team marathon around Crystal Lake on the second Saturday in August, starting in downtown Beulah with awards in Beulah Park.
The Crystal Lake Team Marathon sends runners around Crystal Lake on the second Saturday of August. It starts in downtown Beulah and finishes with awards in Beulah Park.
Check the organizer’s page for registration details and how teams are set up.
What to expect
The race starts in downtown Beulah and follows a course around Crystal Lake, with awards in Beulah Park around midday. It is held on the second Saturday in August. Registration and team rules are posted by the organizer.
Location
Where Crystal Lake Team Marathon 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.
Confirm details before booking
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 Art FairA one-day July art fair in Beulah Park, steps from Crystal Lake, held the first Saturday after the Fourth of July.
- 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.
- National Coho Salmon FestivalHonor's late-August family festival, held since 1967 to mark the first coho salmon planted in the Platte River, with live music, a car show and kids' games.