Videos to watch
Making the Move – Graziani Cottage
Christmas 2018 – Raft-O-Rama
Thanksgiving 2018 – Sponsors
Fall Flight 49234 – 2018
Clark Lake 2017 – Four seasons in 15 minutes
Thanksgiving – 2017 Being thankful for Clark Lake (2 minutes)
Veterans at Clark Lake – Veterans tell you their own story (16 minutes)
Andy Scott’s Video – First published on Christmas Eve 2015, it includes two years of Clark Lake in action
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December Sunset
If you have a view of Clark Lake sunsets (or sunrises), you know where the sun meets the horizon is a moving target. Last night's sunset shows how the suns has departed far to the south. How the sunset appears in a photo depends on what the...
Garden Angels Announce Bigger Blooms for Thirsty Plants
By spring 2020, the Garden Angels will add to their magic with a powerful new tool. A new irrigation system will keep thirsty plants happy in the Triangle at Ocean Beach and North Lake Roads. Up until now, the Angels had to navigate traffic to stretch an...
Clark Lake Voices Weigh in on Community Center Plans
by Laurie and Bob LaZebnik Bob and I are gravely concerned about the intention of the board of the Clark Lake Community Center. They plan to give the Center away. Their idea is to build a covered structure west of our current building as a venue for larger events. The...
Community Center Responds
The following was written by the Community Center board. It is published here in its entirety. In response to the letter from Flip Reynolds: The Clark Lake Community Center board is doing its best to guarantee the long-term future of the Center. In doing...
Flip Reynolds Responds to Turning Over Ownership of the Community Center to the County
The following is the text of a letter written by Flip Reynolds and sent to members of the Clark Lake Community Center Board: After reading the Clark Lake Spirit Foundation article dated November 13, 2019, I am very concerned for the Center and Community. The idea of...
Community Center Plans to Build a Pavilion
The Clark Lake Community Center plans to build a pavilion immediately adjacent to the west side of their building in the County Park. The Community Center relies on income from rentals to maintain the historic building. With the expanded space, they hope...
Sunset Review
Just because summer has vanished and fall is not far behind doesn't mean Clark Lake can't glow at sundown. Here's the evidence. Review three recent sunsets in this slide show from November 18, 23, and this evening, the 24th. There are two photos from...
Garden Angels Get Ready for Christmas
As they do on many Tuesday evenings, the Clark Lake Garden Angels gathered to meet, share, and create. Tonight, they worked on the Christmas wreath project. And as usual with the Angels, they added a real sparkle. They are known to do this no matter...
Lose Your Dock?
Several sections of dock have washed ashore near Florida on the north side of the east end. "They look like they are wedged into the ice," according to Elise Fish. These appear to be floating docks, and that could be how they came to settle where they are....