Clark Lake School House, about 1900, located in what is now the Columbia Towhship Park on Hyde Road.  Notice the small building to the far right.

Clark Lake School House, about 1900, located in what is now the Columbia Township Park on Hyde Road. Notice the small building to the far right.

How many kids who spent summers at Clark Lake have wondered “what would it be like to live here year around–and go to school here, too?”  That question gets answered in a fascinating new addition to the Historical Perspective section of this website.  Walt Reed writes the introduction to a story told by Dick Hitt in the early 1980s, titled “The Little Red School House on the Lake.”

Did kids actually ice skate to school?  Find out by clicking here.

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