Cruise Night . . . Crystal Lake

  

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I think I'm beginning to like summers in Illinois. While there hasn't been many of those warm summer nights I so enjoy (no one should need a jacket at 10 p.m. on the 4th of July... mid-summer nights should be, at worst, 70˚ F, not 60˚), there are substitutions. I do miss my own home; the deck and those leisurely midnight coffees; the moon full, the lights low, and the music soft. It's the best time of the day - either extremely late or extremely early, dependent on your perspective. Even so, there are things here that I don't have at home ... the North Shore of Lake Michigan ... downtown Chicago ... and weekly Cruise Nights.

I have often felt I was missing something as I passed vintage car after vintage car going the opposite way as I made my way to O'Hare airport every week. "Oh, they're probably heading to some local cruise..." was the response when I remembered to ask the locals. "There are a plenty of those during the summer..."

Last night, I finally made time to see for myself. The family headed up to Crystal Lake for the weekly Crystal Lake's Classic Cars Night . 

In Baltimore there are a few weekend 'cruise-in's' that take place in a parking lot of a fast food lot or a shopping mall. They're fun and attract quite a few cars and spectators, which is what I expected in Crystal Lake as well. Boy, was I surprised. When the event title says "Crystal Lake's Classic Cars Night" it means exactly that - the entire center of town is host to the show. Main street is closed to thru traffic and cars line the sides - and the surrounding blocks. There were Porsche 356 Clubs and Chevy's, Mustangs and Mopars, Corvettes and Corvairs. Motorcycles and ... Internationals.

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And, of course, the '55 Bel Air. There were several of the old girls there - and each one a thing of beauty. The '56 gasser was a treat too. 

If you're in the area, you might want to check out one of the cruise nights for yourself.

Enjoy Life.

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