Fun Facts
- Crystal Lake, Iowa was established in 1898.
- The "World's Largest Bullhead" statue was constructed in 1958 by Carl Frick
- A dance pavilion was built on the lake in the early 1900's, although it only existed for a short time.
- A tornado went through town in 1951 damaging 75% of homes in town.
- Crystal Lake has had 4 hotels and 3 newspapers in the past.
- Crystal Lake had a Creamery that opened in 1894 and operated for 73 years.
- The dredging of Crystal Lake was completed in 2007.
- A new subdivision of Crystal Lake, Crystal Creek will soon be open.