Nelson’s Jewelry in Crystal Lake welcomes new owners after 60 years of family ownership

Nelson’s Jewelry in Crystal Lake welcomes new owners after 60 years of family ownership

A big yellow sign that reads “retirement sale” outside Nelson’s Jewelry in Crystal Lake can clearly be seen from Route 14. The sale marks a new beginning for the 61-year-old business as it transferred ownership outside the Nelson family for the first time ever.Nelson’s Jewelry opened in 1962 by husband and wife Art and Alice Nelson. After they retired in the late 1980s, sons Robert and Richard Nelson took over.For the past 60 years, the family e…