May 3, 2024 | News & Events
“The kids lost tonight,” says Diane Smith. She and her husband, Brad, have spent months in their effort to convert the former Clarklake Community Church into a Montessori daycare, ages 3-12. That process involved carefully developing plans to convert the...
May 2, 2024 | News & Events
Thanks to fifteen donations, the Clark Lake Memory Fund is underway and partway to the goal. The fund will make possible the repair of broken, tipped over, or out of place headstones in the Clark Lake Cemetery. They will then be gently cleaned. The work will be...
Apr 30, 2024 | News & Events
A visit to the cemetery on Hyde Road connects you to Clark Lake’s Memory. You first notice familiar names like Vermeulen, Adkins, Jackson, Anderson, and Reed. Look further and you find reminders of the area’s earliest settlers. George Stranahan, his son...
Apr 29, 2024 | News & Events
The Welcome to Clark Lake Sign delivers a friendly greeting to anyone driving by the North Lake/Grand Boulevard curve. It also serves as a lift for Spirit Trail users, and on the other side, recognizes donors. The motivation to build the Sign and Spirit Trail takes...
Apr 23, 2024 | News & Events
Ladies Night Out Wine Tasting at the Eagle’s Nest Bar & Grill is closer than you think. Did those who attended last year enjoy the evening? Smiling faces tell the story. Check out the video for...
Apr 22, 2024 | News & Events
Let’s make it plain it takes a chain to deal with the rain This poetry is definitely out of the My Fair Lady league, but the “rain in Spain” theme was hard to resist. So, what’s this about a chain? Once having installed eavetroughs on this...
Apr 17, 2024 | News & Events
To be sure, Clark Lake has sights not typically seen by boat or from shore. Clark Lake’s Underwater Wonderland showcases the Ghost Village Yacht Club at the west end. Divers use it for scuba practice. The monument memorializing a fatal airplane crash in 1990...
Apr 14, 2024 | News & Events
Friends, family, and fellow water skiers gathered to honor Dan Morea as he was inducted into the Michigan Water Ski Hall of Fame yesterday (Sat 4/13). As you will see in the video, Dan is the sixth from Clark Lake to join this group of accomplished skiers. The video...
Apr 12, 2024 | News & Events
As viewers of this website know, Clark Lake’s horse population grew by one on Monday (4/8). Since then, the colt has been named Sunny. Jill Bentley says it fits because the eclipse also happened the day of his birth. Now becoming accustomed to Jill’s...
Apr 9, 2024 | News & Events
One of two greatly anticipated births has taken place. Welcome KC’s foal to Clark Lake. Above, Jill Bentley is with KC, the mare, and KC’s offspring, a colt. This photo was taken around 2 pm today (Tues 4/9), not long after Jill first saw the addition...
Apr 8, 2024 | News & Events
From the earliest recorded history, mankind has look skyward. Looking up may elicit a variety of reactions. If it’s a storm, get the toys off the dock. If it’s starry night raft ride, feel refreshed. If it’s a Clark Lake sunset, feel inspired. If...
Apr 6, 2024 | News & Events
It was worth the wait. The Spirit Trail Cleanup was called off the past two Saturdays, but that changed in a big way today (Sat 4/6). As as the cleanup progressed under sunny skies, the temperature topped 50. The Clark Lake Spirit was in full evidence among the...
