Videos to watch

United by Our Love of Clark Lake 
Raft-a-thon III
Making the Move – Graziani Cottage
Merry Christmas 2019
Christmas 2018 – Raft-O-Rama
Thanksgiving 2018Sponsors
Fall Flight 49234 – 2018
Clark Lake 2017 – Four seasons in 15 minutes
Thanksgiving – 2017 Being thankful for Clark Lake (2 minutes)
Veterans at Clark Lake – Veterans tell you their own story (16 minutes)
Andy Scott’s Video – First published on Christmas Eve 2015, it includes two years of Clark Lake in action

DamCam

View of Clark Lake from the Palmer Dam at Ocean Beach  

Head-of-the-Lake Spirit Cam 

View the west end of Clark Lake 24/7 from the Township Park.

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Clark Lake Forever Fund – Update #2

Clark Lake Forever Fund – Update #2

The Clark Lake Forever Fund works like an endowment.  It's purpose is to ensure support for projects that benefit Clark Lake.  How does it work? Contributions to the Forever Fund are held and not spent.  Only interest, dividends or capital gains are available to...

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Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 9 Results

Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 9 Results

Mike Bullinger and Tim Claucherty continue to lead the league.  At week 9, they are 7 and 2.  Last season's league champs, Tom Nelson and John Menard, are right behind with a solid 6 and 3 in the Green Division. In the Red Division standings, Bobby Schnell and Marv...

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Eagles and Winter Views

Eagles and Winter Views

Eagles make themselves known at Clark Lake.  But anyone who attempts to photograph wildlife understands the challenge of capturing them in action.  They don't usually pose.  When photographing, what counts? Being at the right place at the right time, camera in hand,...

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Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 8 Results

Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 8 Results

Men's Shuffleboard's leading team took a ding last night, and it came at the hands of last season's league champs.  As you'll see in the standings, Mike Bullinger and Tim Claucherty still lead all league players with a 6 and 2 record.  But it was John Menard and Tom...

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New Year and New Menu

New Year and New Menu

A restaurant's menu projects its identity.  When Blair Huff acquired the Pointe Bar & Grill, he brought warmth and the feeling of good times to it by restoring the Eagle's Nest name.  He learned what people remembered about the first Eagle's Nest.  As he made...

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Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 7 Results

Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 7 Results

Mike Bullinger and Tim Claucherty continue to dominate with only one loss over the 7 weeks of Men's Shuffleboard.  With last night's win, they are 6 and 1.  Five teams are runners-up with 4 and 3 records, so far this season.   Here are the results from Thursday...

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Polar Plunge 2025 at Clark Lake

Polar Plunge 2025 at Clark Lake

Just a few days ago Clark Lake was immersed in the frigid zone.  Wind added to the brutal cold.  Fast forward to Saturday, January 25.  For the 2025 Polar Plunge at Eagle Point, the sun was out and the temperature topped 30.  And the wind sweeping across the lake...

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Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 6 Results

Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 6 Results

Week 6 broke Mike Bullinger and Tim Claucherty's five week winning streak with a 21-15 loss.  They were beat by last season's league champs, John Menard and Tom Nelson.  Despite Bullinger and Claucherty's loss last night in Men's Shuffleboard, they continue to lead...

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Polar Plunge Parking – and More

Polar Plunge Parking – and More

If you have been on Eagle Point Road over the last couple days, you saw this: There will be no parking on Eagle Point Road for Polar Plunge 2025, Saturday, January 25.  The reason?  To ensure that emergency vehicles can pass through.  Parking will be available at St....

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Oakwood Avenue House Fire

Oakwood Avenue House Fire

This story clarifies details on the Monday, January 20, house fire that destroyed the dwelling at 364 Oakwood Avenue and damaged the two homes on either side. Once the fire was extinguished, Bill Bendele took down the structure for safety. Credit Kane, a golden...

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Fire Destroys House:  Update

Fire Destroys House: Update

CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED VERSION OF THIS STORY Fire destroyed at dwelling at Clark Lake this morning (Mon 1/20).  Columbia Charter Township Fire Chief Scott Cota says his department was dispatched to 364 Oakwood at 6:02 am for "a garage that was fully involved" in...

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Fire Destroys House

Fire Destroys House

CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED VERSION OF THIS STORY Fire destroyed a Clark Lake residence this morning that was unoccupied at the time.  The house at 364 Oakwood Avenue is on the south side of the road and is a total loss. The blaze began sometime around 6 am.  Houses on...

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Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 5 Results

Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 5 Results

Last season, no team got beyond week 3 without a loss.  Last night, Mike Bullinger and Tim Claucherty came through with another win that puts them 5 and 0 for this season. What happened with the rest of the games? The week's Big Spread Award goes to Leighton Uhl and...

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Polar Plunge Preview 2025

Polar Plunge Preview 2025

The 2025 Polar Plunge will take place on Saturday, January 25 at Eagle Point, Clark Lake.  Center of activity will be the Eagle's Nest Bar & Grill.  On site registration starts at 12:30 pm, and the first plunge into Clark Lake's icy water begins at 2 pm.  Click...

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Clark Lake Cup Cancelled

Clark Lake Cup Cancelled

For several years, the annual Clark Lake Cup Hockey Game featured players from both ends of the lake facing off to win the trophy.  Usually held early in February, spectators gathered at a rink created alternatively at the east end or west end, depending on whether...

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Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 4 Results

Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 4 Results

When you're undefeated in any sport, how long can it last? For Mike Bullinger and Tim Claucherty, it continues for another week in Men's Shuffleboard. They are 4 and 0. History suggests this team is a force to be reckoned with.  They were League Champions in 2016 and...

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Clark Lake Precipitation 2024

Clark Lake Precipitation 2024

In the past, researching annual rain and snowfall has meant relying on measurements from nearby places like Jackson's Reynolds Field.  For 2024, that has changed.  Measurements were taken throughout the year at Clark Lake and are reported in the chart below.  But...

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Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 3 Results

Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 3 Results

After 3 weeks of play, only one team has gone undefeated.  Mike Bullinger and Tim Claucherty are 3 and 0.  Last year's league champs, John Menard and Tom Nelson, are 1 and 2.  The runners up, Mark Fish and Eric Nichols, are 2 and 1. Mike Bullinger and Tim Claucherty...

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