News & Events

Get ready to see sails unfurl this weekend.  It's the Clark Lake Yacht Club Fall Regatta.  The event typically draws from all over, so expect to see a large variety of sailboats, some that could be new to you. These classes compete--Rebels, Interlakes, Sunfish,...

To read Kay's obituary, please click here. In addition to the obituary in the link above, here is some additional information previously published on this website: Three events are planned for family and friends–a visitation in Austin on Thursday, a gathering at the...

Quick action by the Columbia Township Police Department appears to have abruptly ended a series of thefts in the Ocean Beach area.  Starting with the first report at 3:25 am today (Thursday 9/17) from a Shady Lane resident, police went into action.  They began an...

Building on the success of the Clark Lake Spirit Trail, an Irish Hills community group is proposing a trail from Riverside Drive near Ocean Beach Road to the area of the Columbia Township Hall in Brooklyn.  It would, in effect, connect the Spirit Trail to Brooklyn. ...

Last summer marked a rebirth of Fleet 58. It was a powerful reminder of the storied history of Hobies on Clark Lake. At one time Clark Lake had more Hobies than on any other U.S. inland lake.  And last year's event, a fund raiser sponsored by the Clark Lake Spirit...

Get ready for an appetizing October 3 at St. Rita's.

The Clark Lake Community Center is opening its doors for Fall Wine Tasting on Thursday, October 8th.  The event features wine and snacks along with a take-home commemorative Clark Lake wine glass. This is a fundraiser for the Community Center--$40 per person.  There...

Most people at the lake check out the water level by observing a favorite dock post, by where the water meets their shoreline, by a drive by the dam at Ocean Beach or by viewing the DamCam, available 24/7/365 worldwide on this website. This spring, the water level was...

At times, Clark Lake has experienced visits from various critters--sometimes they are chipmunks, raccoons, or deer.  Now residents are reporting visits of moles.  You don't see them and they don't see you, but you know they are there. They tunnel through the yards...

The Upright Citizens will play at the Fourth Annual Beerfest.  According to lead Matthew Dale, Upright Citizens is an old time string band--an upright bass, banjo, and acoustic guitar. All three members sing--and they play everything from old Elvis tunes to modern...

Kay passed away peacefully Saturday (September 12) in the arms of her daughter, Ashley, with husband, Dr. David Nichols, and son, Austin at her side.  In a note to family and friends, Ashley's husband, Rowdy Stovall, writes that "her fearless fight is over and she is...

One evening after another...the sun settles in creative ways and with unlimited variety.  Here are tonight's scan of the sky--northwest, southwest and due west.

Do you remember that scary moment when the training wheels first came off your bike?  No doubt there are some memories of bumps and scrapes.  But one young Clark Laker not only avoided the inevitable, but surprised everyone in a big way this summer.  It was only the...

...it shows up!  About 3:45 pm today (Saturday), this brave soul brightened the lake with the help of colorful Hobie sails on an otherwise monochrome day.  And in the rain!   Not only that, the temperature barely struggled to break the mid-50s--and all with with a...

A late afternoon rain made for an interesting end to the day.  Although you couldn't see the sun, you could see its work as it created sculptures out of the clouds.  Starting from earlier going to later, here are some looks at its designs.

New speed limits signs will soon appear on Eagle Point Road, Eagle Point Drive, Lakeview (West) Drive and Hayes Drive.  Red indicates 25 mph and green indicates 40 mph. The new speed limits are the result of a speed study (see previous article on this website for...

The Clark Lake Community Center is getting ready to welcome you to its Fall Wine Tasting on Thursday, October 8th from 6 pm - 8pm.  And now the curtain goes up on a preview. Here's what to expect. In addition to the featured wines, there will be snacks and a take-home...

Clark Lake does not disappoint when it comes to sunsets.  With higher humidity and haze in the air, the sun turns to a shade of red as it meets the horizon.  Here are three looks at tonight's sunset over Clark Lake. As the sun prepares to connect with the west end...

Clark Lake saw a June that seemed like May, and it wasn't until July that a glimmer of sun poked through the clouds.  The season began with plenty of rain leading some to believe that a great summer for the garden lay ahead. But with the compounding of one cloudy,...

After a day when Clark Lake displayed how spectacular it can be, the transition to night turned to gold. Below take a look at a sequence starting earlier and going later.  Then below those, a comment and video about Clark Lake's noon hour. And just when it appeared...

York Road between Crego and North Lake will be closed starting at 7 am tomorrow. Joe Michalsky, director of engineering at Jackson County Department of Transportation, says crews will be replacing "a deteriorated cross road culvert."  It's expected that work will be...

Add tonight's sunset to the collection along with Sunday's.  Tonight's sculpture was interesting; contrast it with Sunday's when Clark Lake saw a red orb, even though the camera didn't quite catch the color. Below, two from Sunday, August 16, 2015

As reported on this website, Michigan State police recently performed speed studies on Eagle Point Road and Eagle Point Drive.  According to Columbia Township Police Chief David Elwell "the results are now known." The average speed of 85% of the vehicles clocked is...

Columbia Township Police have arrested Larry Maddin, Jr., 38, of Brooklyn, in connection with thefts from cars at Clark Lake and on Spicer, Russmiller and Jefferson Roads. On August 17th, several thefts from autos that included credit cards were reported in Columbia...