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
DamCam
View Clark Lake from the Ocean Beach dam 24/7.
2019 Events (also links to 2018 coverage) at Clark Lake
Note: To review stories, photos and videos of an event, click on the link. As new information for 2019 becomes available, the link will take you to it. Some 2019 dates may be subject to change.
- Polar Plunge at Eagle Point – Saturday, January 26, 2019 (click here for the fundraiser website)
- Clarklake Community Church Annual Chili Cookoff, Saturday, March 2, 2019
- Spirit Trail Cleanup, Saturday, March 23, 2019, County Park
- Learn to Sail, Yacht Club, April 16, 2019 (click for several more)
- Clark Lake Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, April 20, 2019, 2 pm at Lions Park
- Clark Lake Lions Annual Cash Bash, Brooklyn American Legion, Saturday, May 4, 2019
- Boaters Safety Course, Yacht Club, Saturday, May 11, 2019
- Ladies Night Out, Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 6:30 pm – 9 pm at the Beach Bar
- Memorial Day Parade, Hyde Road (assemble 7:30 – 8 am at old school), Monday, May 27, 2019, 8:30 am
- Blessing of the Spirit Trail, County Park, Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 10 am
- Independence Day Fireworks and Luminaries, Menard’s, Saturday, July 6, 2019
- Mahalak Fireworks planned, Saturday, July 13, 2019
- Great American Crab Races, Beach Bar, Sunday through Tuesday, July 14, 15, 16, 2019
- Kids Triathlon, Clark Lake Yacht Club, Saturday, July 27, 2019
- Run Clark Lake, Ocean Beach Road, Saturday, August 3, 2019
- Raft-O-Rama, Sunday, August 4, 2019
- Fall Regatta, Clark Lake Yacht Club, Saturday-Sunday, September 22-23, 2018
- Harvest Moon Party (Clark Lake Community Center benefit), at Clark Lake Yacht Club, Saturday, October 14, 6 pm (2017 date, not expected for 2018)
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County Park Planning
Last August, Jackson County residents voted to increase property taxes to benefit county parks. Equipped with new funding, the Jackson County Parks Department has hired an Ann Arbor firm. The landscape architecture firm is visiting communities where Jackson...
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Fishing Tournament
Competitive fishing is common in Michigan, and tournaments roam the lakes in our state. An anticipated 15 boats will arrive for a tournament at Clark Lake tonight from 6 to 9:30 pm. Boats launched here that recently have been in another lake can pose a...
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Weed Treatment Today
As previously reported, PLM is treating Clark Lake today (Monday, June 10) for the invasive weed, hybrid Eurasian water milfoil (HEWM). Lakes that did not thwart this invader found that it curtailed boating and fishing, was detrimental to the ecology, and...
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Parks Update
The Jackson County Parks Department has scheduled a public meeting for Monday, June 10, 7 pm at the Columbia Township Hall. In 2018 Jackson County residents voted to increase funding for parks through a property tax increase. In promoting the tax increase, Parks...
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Saturday Sunset Surprise
It pays not to turn your back on a Clark Lake sunset. You may have thought the show was over. But wait! There was more. That happened tonight. Here in four phases is how the sunset progressed. Phase one. The sun has not yet slipped...
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Sirens at Ocean Beach
Two separate events brought responders to Ocean Beach on Friday. One occurred as someone needing medical attention was brought into a dock and transported for treatment. The second event took place at the County Park. Police were called by someone...
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