News & Events

The Jet Lev made another visit to Clark Lake today.  These photos were taken near the Columbia Township Park at the head-of-the-lake.  The person levitating straps about 28 pounds of equipment on his back and is hooked up to a jet ski.  The jet ski generates thrust...

The Clark Lake Community Center had scheduled a clean up day for Saturday, May 31st.  The work has already been accomplished, so the event has been cancelled.

Some Clark Lake residents woke up Saturday morning to whooshing noise.  Turns out it was a hot air balloon that did a survey of the west end of the lake.  First, the ballon touched the water near the head-of-the-lake, then rose again, heading southeast.  With little...

The word is out that Hobie sails will unfurl again this summer for the Fleet 58 Reunion and Regatta on Sunday, July 6th at Eagle Point.  This is a call to all Hobies to be part of this big event of the summer at Clark Lake. Whether you sailed in Fleet 58 or not,...

The Jackson County Commission has approved plans to extend the Clark Lake Spirit Trail on North Lake Road from Rita Drive to Grand  Blvd.  This will create more space between fast moving vehicular traffic and users of the Spirit Trail around this tight curve, where...

If you have never sailed, your missing one of life's sublime moments.  It's you,  your companions, the breeze, and moving along over Clark Lake's crystal clear water with no motor noise to interfere with your communion with nature.  The Clark Lake Yacht Club has put...

Today 23 fifth graders from Columbia Middle School competed in the 5k Junior Soul2Sole Run on the Spirit Trail.  The skies were overcast but the mood was sunny as the group assembled at the starting line at the County Park on Ocean Beach Road.  At 8:30 am the group...

Nick Molony who was the manager of the Pointe Bar and Grill manager, has left the position.  Tari Korbinski has assumed the role. A favorite place when you need something right now is ACO Hardware in Brooklyn.  So when a sign went up that "everything must go", it...

As reported previously on this website, the 5K run for area kids starts tomorrow morning (Sat, May 17th).  The group will assemble at 8 am at the County Park on Ocean Beach Road, and the race starts at 8:30 am. The participants are 5th graders from Columbia Middle...

The kids are ready! As reported earlier on this website, the Junior soul2sole 5K will be held Saturday, May 17 at 8:30am on the Spirit Trail. Activity will be begin at 8 am at the County Park on Ocean Beach Road. Kids will gather to get their race bibs and circle up...

You can tell that summer is on the way when the trees begin to bud, flowers push through the ground, dandelions make their presence known, and Clark Lake's unofficial mayor, Dan Matthews, once again greets neighbors from his backyard on Lakeview Drive West.  Today the...

As reported Tuesday on this website, JDOT is performing preliminary patching work in preparation of the paving and chip seal work later this summer on Jefferson Road.  Thia preliminary work is expected to take about two weeks. Elsewhere around the county, there are...

The Spirit Trail extension on North Lake Road from Rita Drive to Grand Blvd has the blessing of the County road engineer.  Next it must go before the project must be approved by the Jackson County Commission.  This will delay the project until it appears on their...

If you traveled Jefferson Road today, you probably noticed road work signs popping up in the area of the lake.  JDOT's Joe Michalsky says that the County is "performing some preliminary patching work in preparation of the paving and chip seal work later this summer." ...

The motto of the Clark Lake Spirit Foundation and this website is "Standing Up for Clark Lake."  Sally Lyons recently turned that phrase on its head.  How many times do you see someone on a paddle board standing on his or her head? Wednesday, April 30th was a cloudy,...

Neil Robb responded to a request for photos of Hobies on Clark Lake.  Neil, who is a member of the Clark Lake Yacht Club, indicates that these photos were taken at a one day regatta the Yacht Club ran in 2010. If you've been following this website, you know that...

If you were watching the DamCam today, you perhaps noticed that the CarpGard grabbed an inflatable.  Is it yours?  Come get it before it sails down Goose Creek.

There are times to be careful...and then there are times to be really careful!

As noted several times on this website, work continues to extend the Spirit Trail between Rita Drive and Grand Blvd.  Jackson County meets on the proposal today and a decision is expected.  Stay tuned! Tucker Boyers, who chairs the project for the Spirit Trail,...

Fleet 58 returns! Plan to be part of the Fleet 58 Regatta Reunion on Sunday, July 6th. The event, scheduled for a 10:30 am start, celebrates a Clark Lake historical first. Out of all the Hobie fleets in the US, Clark Lake had the most Hobies, making our lake’s Fleet...

Carp, an invasive species, swim upstream in Goose Creek and attempt to jump the dam at Ocean Beach into Clark Lake.  Carp crowd out desirable game fish and add nothing good to Clark Lake. The CarpGard, now in place, should slow them down.  Kudos to John Deming, Flip...

The photo, taken Sunday, May 4th, shows the refurbished Pointe Bar and Grill sign returning to its previous location on Eagle Point Road at the Jefferson Road intersection.  Earlier this week, this website noted that the sign had been taken down to be repainted. For a...

If you've been to Doyle's or the Clark Lake Post Office, you no doubt noticed the construction work proceeding in the parking area over the last couple of days.  Crews are removing the asphalt in front of the post office and will replace it with concrete.  Eventually...

It appears there is a legal conclusion over the controversial sign advertising the Pointe Bar and Grill, located at the corner of Eagle Point and Jefferson Roads. The Cit Pat reports attorneys involved agreed to end the case on April 17th.  For MLive details, please...