News & Events

It's hard to remember another January like this one.   While some around the lake are suffering from cabin fever, others are out on the ice braving frigid temperatures and howling winds. Snowmobiles, ATVs, some cars and trucks, and ice fishermen have been making the...

Andy Shawaker tells how one swan killed another.  Is this what happened to dead swans this fall at Clark Lake?  Check out his killer swan story under Natural Encounters.

Rep Mike Shirkey of Clark Lake reports that the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference  estimates surplus revenues over the next three years to amount to almost a billion-dollars. Shirkey, who was recently appointed to the Michigan House Appropriations Committee,...

The National Weather Service attributes the record cold to a polar vortex--swirling cold Arctic air that normally stays to our north, but dipped down to greet us with its frigid blast.  According to a Consumers Energy news release, the utility set a new hourly record...

Putting oneself on the line based on the outcome of a sporting event is not without its consequences. Take the Rose Bowl. What team would end up there, and emerge as the winner? Beckey Ligibel, from Toledo, bet Michigan State fan Tucker Boyers that the Buckeyes would...

Clark Lake has reason to salute Bob LaZebnik.  He's been honored with the Reynolds Field Outstanding Service Award.  Bob commissioned the creation of a large bronze statue of a World War II bomber pilot in 2011.  This year he commissioned and donated an original...

The DamCam is back in the game.  After a lengthy timeout, it is once again revealing Clark Lake moments as they occur.  The lens has been adjusted so you can get a more expansive view of the lake.  If you look in the upper right hand corner, you'll notice a bit of the...

Merry Christmas from the Clark Lake Spirit Foundation! December 24th is looking bright and sunny, but cold.  The photo was taken at about 11:30 am with an air temperature of 14 degrees and plenty of water flowing over the dam.

Rain and 35 degrees and the forecast ominously points to freezing rain later.  Yes, the dam is still there even if we're not seeing live video of it from the DamCam.  Please take a look at the photo.  As you can see, the foot of snow on the lake has turned to slush, ...

Conditions changed significantly at the lake on Friday.  Rain, combined with above freezing temperatures, caused a lot of the snow to melt.  The foot of snow on the lake turned to slush, and a few pools of standing water formed.  The photos were taken  late morning on...

It looked like a seagull had teamed up with a bunch of geese that had stopped at Clark Lake on their migration south.  This would be highly unusual.  Becky Consonni solves the mystery.  Read about what she discovered in Natural Encounters.

If you've missed the DamCam, you have company.  Technical problems have kept it down for almost three weeks.  Part of the DamCam concept is to keep you up to date on the condition of the lake as the seasons change.  So here is an update on where we stand. The lake is...

  On Wednesday, Clark Lake still had some large areas not covered by ice.  That changed overnight as the winds remained calm and temperature plunged to 8 degrees.  The views in the photo are from Kentucky Point looking towards Eagle Point.  While you see ice...

The Raft-O-Rama crew has debuted something that is sure to be a hot item for gift-giving.  It's a 2014 calendar featuring some of Clark Lake's more beautiful moments. The photos feature memorable sunsets and other familiar scenes.  You may know some of our local...

On Friday a loose Waverunner jet ski floated in and beached itself along the Eagle Point shoreline (facing west).  When the lake refroze on Sunday, the jet ski became firmly ensconced in about four inches of ice.  Today a crew from Columbia Township Police and Fire,...

This year, the lake froze with several boat lifts and docks still in the lake.  With the freeze looking like it's here to stay for the winter, efforts were made to remove valuable items before it's impossible to pull them out.  Today B.J. Lyons along with Brad Poling...

About two days ago, a jet ski became beached just off the shoreline along Eagle Point (facing west).  For further information or to claim this jet ski, contact the Columbia Township Police Department.  With the lake about to freeze again, time is of the essence.

With several days above freezing culminating in rain and an overnight temperature of close to 60 degrees, Clark Lake lost its covering of ice sometime during the night.  Given the forecast of plunging temperatures, the respite from approaching winter is not likely to...

The Clark Lake spirit shone brightly at the Clark Lake Christmas to benefit the Spirit Trail.  The mood was definitely upbeat as shoppers browsed table to table in the two large rooms designed for the purpose at the Clark Lake Golf Course. Representatives of about 20...

The Clark Lake Spirit Foundation is planning a Fleet 58 Regatta Reunion for the coming summer. The event, scheduled for a 10:30 am start on Sunday, July 6th, celebrates a Clark Lake historical first. Out of all the Hobie fleets in the US, Clark Lake had the most...