76 mph on Jefferson Road

76 mph on Jefferson Road

76 mph on Jefferson Road?  The police report tells the story of what happened next on Sunday afternoon, March 2nd, 2025.  At approximately 12:30 pm, a Columbia Charter Township Police Officer was patrolling the area of Jefferson Road near S. Woodlands Drive.  As the...
No Freedom Fireworks for 2025

No Freedom Fireworks for 2025

As the organizer of the Clark Lake’s Freedom Fireworks, Ralph Mahalak Jr. schedules the event for the coming summer about this time of year.  He says that it will not take place in 2025.. Since 2019, Ralph Jr., with his family and friends, have brought fireworks...
Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 11 Results

Men’s Shuffleboard 2024-5 Week 11 Results

At week 11, it’s still a tight race in the Green Division.  John Menard and Tom Nelson lead with an 8 and 3 won/lost record and tie-breakers.  Mike Bullinger and Tim Claucherty also have an 8 and 3 won/lost record. Both teams won last night. In the Red Division,...
Raft-O-Rama

Raft-O-Rama

The break in the weather timed almost perfectly with Raft-O-Rama’s first 2025 meeting.  Because it’s Clark Lake’s biggest party, the planning starts early and is pursued right through Raft-O-Rama Sunday.  This year the event takes place on August...
Clark Lake’s Hen Hut

Clark Lake’s Hen Hut

Katie Williams started baking sourdough a few years ago.  “I realized there was no place around here to get fresh-baked bread.”   She thought there might be an interest and “it took off.” Katie asked her husband to build a farm stand –...
The Real Housewives of Clark Lake

The Real Housewives of Clark Lake

If the lake could talk, what would it say?  Carol Hunt and Lori Giorgi at Doyle’s have done their research.  They have read Ted Ligibel’s book, Clark Lake, Images of a Michigan Tradition.  Then there are the stories they hear as they wait on Doyle’s...