A Precision March For Special Needs

Crystal Lake is celebrating Fourth of July on the 3rd of July. The day is expected to be filled with lots of things to watch and do.

A parade, beginning at 1:00 p.m. will follow its historical 1.8 mile route from the City Hall at the corner of Woodstock Street and Walkup Avenue, proceeding down Dole Avenue to the Lakeside Festival grounds across from the Main Beach.

Dorothy Heisler has been named the Grand Marshal for this 2011 parade. Mrs. Heisler is a lifelong resident of Crystal Lake and has raised a family in the community along with helping in the family shoe business, now located at 50 North Williams Street.

One of the highlights of the parade is expected to be the Lawn Chair Dads. This precision marching group is a fun loving group that travels to various parades to present their fun-loving precision military marching and handling of lawn chairs, sometimes folded, sometimes opened, and sometimes used for seating. All of this is accomplished in their appropriate dress--boxer shorts, tank tops, black socks and sandals. They have been doing this fun-loving marching since 1994 for the purpose or raising funds for various charities, mostly for children.

The annual festival is taking place after the parade and through the fireworks display planned for dusk at the Crystal Lake Main Beach.

Admission to the beach before 3:00 p.m. will be the regular beach admission prices which area;

Seniors 62 and older -- $6

Adults 16 and older -- $10

Youth 4-15 Years  --     $6

Children 3 and under -- Free

Admission after 3:00 p.m.

$2 per person, maximum $10 per family --immediate family only

Parking

Before 3:00 p.m.

Regular non-resident parking -- $5

Resident parking -- free with City sticker

After 3:00 p.m.

Parking within Main Beach paved lot

Non-resident -- $5

Resident --free with City sticker