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 2018 – Sponsors
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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Pine Sliders Salute
Having started the season on September 5th, the Ladies Shuffleboard League is in full swing. You may see them in action if you visit the Beach Bar on a Thursday evening. The league is also known as the Pine Sliders, a name closely similar to Clark Lake's iconic...
Police Dept Requests Your Help
Columbia Charter Township Police ask for your help in solving a crime. The following is from Chief Jay Niles: On September 27th, 2024, at 4:21am Columbia Charter Township Police Department was dispatched to Doyle's Market upon receiving an alarm activation. While...
Hats off to Harry, Chris and Jeff
In April, this website described how Clark Lake's Chris Zuzelski and Wilcox Lawn and Landscaping's Jeff Slat came up with a plan to irrigate the area around the Welcome to Clark Lake Sign. Keeping the area watered over the summer has definitely smoothed the...
Clark Lake Gets to Know Montessori
Montessori's Diane Smith opened the doors to their facility on Hyde Road yesterday (Sun 9/29). Neighbors, contractors, clients and potential clients toured the former Clarklake Community Church. A former church member, Walt Reed, helped Diane and the kids with the...
Montessori Open House Sunday
The transformation of the Clarklake Community Church to its new role as a Montessori pre-school is ready for the reveal. Diane Smith is opening the doors and giving tours during the open house on Sunday, September 29, 3 - 5 pm. The event will feature a ribbon...
Shop with a Cop Fundraiser October 19th
Shop with a Cop fundraiser happens Saturday, October 19, 12 noon – 3 pm at the Eagle’s Nest Bar & Grill. How does Shop with a Cop work? The generosity of local donors, the Columbia Charter Township Police and Fire Departments, and volunteers gives kids a needed...
Call for Actors
When it comes to Halloween, Clark Lake has the perfect setting - haunted woods. And the Halloween team is looking for help to turn the haunted woods into a trail of terror. Last year's event was fun...and scary! This year, stand by for another true night of fright....
Crash Near Clark Lake Golf Course
Columbia Charter Township Police provide details on an accident that took place on Wednesday, September 18, 2024: "At 1:13pm The Columbia Charter Township Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the intersection of Hayes Road and Wesch Road for a personal...
Clark Lake’s Memory – Update #3
Because of generous donations to the Foundation's Clark Lake Memory Fund, work in the cemetery is proceeding to restore broken, tipped over, or out of place headstones. Once this phase is completed, the experienced Jackson Monument crew will gently clean the markers...
Regatta 2024 Results
Skies were sunny with light to moderate wind for the Clark Lake Yacht Club Fall Regatta. That was enough to propel 17 sailboats through several races and present a colorful display on the Clark Lake stage. Seven Hobies, 5 Rebels, 2 Sunfish, and 3 Wayfarers competed...
Navy Lt Cmdr becomes Cmdr at Clark Lake
Recently promoted Navy Lt Cmdr Megen Scott was sworn into her new rank as Commander on the shores of Clark Lake Friday evening (9/13). How often does that happen? Add to that, the ceremony took place with the help of Facetime. Cmdr Rachel Condon in San Antonio did...
Fleet 58 this Evening
This evening's Fleet 58 race is special. Why? The race will honor former Fleet 58 Commodore Lynn Vermeulen, who passed away on September 5th, his 80th birthday. Current Fleet 58 Commodore Chance Winnie says the windward marker will be set near Lynn's Clark Lake...
Spirit Trail Seal Coating Today
Crews are seal coating two sections of the Clark Lake Spirit Trail today (Wed 9/11) - the section through the County Park and the former railroad bed that runs parallel to Hyde Road at the west end. Once the new coating has been applied, the crew will erect a...
September 11, 2024
Today, Americans will remember September 11, 2001. The anguish of that day reverberates, and the message that it leaves is not lost. In 2022, Chris Donahue created a poignant remembrance at Clark Lake - 2,977 American flags, planted in the shape of a heart, on his...
Update: Lynn Vermeulen Arrangements
A Celebration of Life will be held for Lynn Vermeulen at the Country Club of Jackson on Wednesday, September 18, from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. This will follow a private funeral service. Please scroll down for how Clark Lakers can offer a skiers salute in his honor. Lynn...
Lynn Vermeulen • September 5, 1944 – September 5, 2024
A Clark Lake legend has passed away. Lynn Vermeulen, recently under hospice care, departed Thursday afternoon, September 5th, at 3:48 pm. In his last days, he told those around him that he intended to make it to his 80th birthday. He succeeded. Lynn was known far...
Clark Lake’s Mary Celeste
The Mary Celeste was a merchant ship discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic on December 4, 1872. It was found under partial sail, with ample provisions, cargo intact and personal effects of the crew undisturbed. Not a soul on board was ever seen or heard...
Raft-O-Rama – What’s Ahead
After the parade at the Point, Raft-O-Rama asks for suggestions for next year's theme. Dan Omo is sorting through the ideas submitted by Clark Lakers. The winner? Holidays. The committee confirmed it. Holidays will be theme for Raft-O-Rama 2025. This holiday...