VIRGINIA BEACH
Crystal Lake is not really a lake, nor is it crystal.
From the vantage of a kayak, Crystal Lake is like a great big bathtub, a dead-end branch of the Lynnhaven River, hemmed in by wooden bulkheads and seawalls protecting grand old homes and manicured yards that give the water nowhere to go.
Instead, the water sloshes about and bakes, with storm drains pumping grit, oil, trash, animal wastes and other pollutants into this shallow basin from the reside… (View original article)