News & Events

  Polar Plunge 2024 attracted 425 brave participants who chose to immerse themselves fully into Clark Lake.  This event, at the Eagle's Nest, is a fundraiser for Special Olympics.  By the end of the day (Sat 1/27), Special Olympics' Kayla Kubik reported donations...

B.J. Lyons and Brad Beyer are two-season champs.  Are they headed for their third consecutive year in the top spot?  They won again last night, defeating Bobby Schnell and Marv Walczak. As you can see in the standing masters, B.J. and Brad dominate the Red Division. ...

A full house greeted the Columbia Township Planning Commission last evening (Tues 1/23).  At stake were two proposals for zoning changes.  For these two proposals, the Planning Commission role is to make recommendations to the Township Board.  The Board, in turn,...

The Columbia Charter Township Police Department is currently investigating several crimes, believed to be related.  Local areas affected include the southwest side of Lake Columbia and the north side of Clark Lake. The following is from Columbia Township Police Chief...

Whenever something out of the ordinary occurs on the lake, it attracts attention.  Clark Lake is really like a huge stage, and especially if you have some athletic endeavor in mind. Powered by the wind, Jeff Pearse slid onto Clark Lake's stage yesterday (Sat 1/20)...

Winter at Clark Lake presents dramatically different options for outside activity, especially when compared to summer.  Raft rides, swimming and sun tans are replaced by the cold and what it brings.  Clark Lakers adapt. The Hyde Road Hotties show how it's done. ...

Men's Shuffleboard week 5 competition took place yesterday evening at the Beach Bar.  How do the standings shape up for Season 30 so far?  In the Red Division, Beyer and Lyons continue to dominate.  In the Green Division, the standings show more place trading.  View...

Columbia Township Planning Commission will hear a request to change zoning from agriculture to residential suburban for property located in Clark Lake’s north shore area.  The property is owned by Hitt Farm Incorporated, and is located north of North Shore, and south...

Season 30 of Men's Shuffleboard is well underway.  Week 4 results are below.   Standing Masters track the changes from week 1 to week 4, and each new week will add to the stats.   Game results from last night's competition at the...

With open water coming and going daily, the intrepid have been making use of what's available.  First a look at Clark Lake this morning amid the apocalyptic weather predictions. Yesterday, Dan and Lynne Morea were out for paddle, while avoiding the iced over...

About 3:15 pm Sunday, January 7th, Fleet 58 took to the lake in spite of ice covering large portions of the lake.  Where to sail?  More ice on the west end, and less on the east end, narrowed the choice. After removing the mooring stakes, Chance Winney and his father,...

Now in it's 30th season, Men's Shuffleboard results are in for week 3.   Champs for the last two years are maintaining their lead in the standings.  B.J. Lyons and  Brad Beyer lead the Red Division.  In the Green Division, Mark Fish and Eric Nichols top the list. This...

Blink and you might miss it.  But Mike Ligibel, watching from his Pierces Bay location, grabbed his iPad and captured the moment. What you see in this video actually happened - water skiing on January 1, 2024.  The boat is heading toward the west end boat launch. ...

Clark Lake's Dick Cochran passed away in 2021.  We may never know why he became interested in the Chris Craft Barrel Back speedboat.  But something inspired him. He gathered details of the 23 foot classic and built a model of it.  Dick finished the multiyear project...

What better way to greet 2024 by preparing to plunge into Clark Lake's refreshingly chilled waters.  Once again, the Eagle's Nest Bar & Grill is hosting the January 27th event. Plungers will jump from the Marina gas dock into a hole in the ice, courtesy of the...

Violent crimes do not occur frequently in this area, but when they do, police take appropriate action.  In this story, learn about a 2022 case and the resulting December 2023 court verdict. Columbia Township Police investigated an assault that took place at the Super...

Welcome to year 14 of Will Stewart's Christmas day swim.  Why does Will immerse himself in the undoubtedly clear, but frigid, Clark Lake water?  It's a tradition that started with a Christmas gift from his grandmother.  Will tells you about it in this video....

Clark Lake continues to guard against invasive species.  Lakes that didn't (or don't) deal with Hybrid Eurasian Water Milfoil (HEWM) and Starry Stonewort face the consequences.  Recreational, fishing, and habitat are threatened.  Some lakes waited too late, and that...

Santa arrived at Clark Lake this morning (Sun 12/17).  Settling into his especially designed chair, he heard from the kids who were ready with their wish lists.  Santa isn't saying if anyone asked for a Red Rider BB Gun, or if anyone was named "Ralphie."  The kids...

Because members of the community joined together, some Columbia Township kids may have their best Christmas ever.  The generosity of donors, the Columbia Police and Fire Departments, and volunteers gave these kids a needed boost.   How did this unfold?  Check out the...

It's December 15th, a nice day for a sail, right?  That's what Chance Winnie; his father, Tony; and brother, Ian Buckley, thought.   Their boats are at the Yacht Club, so that's where they launched from.  Chance says "we didn't have a lot of wind, so we stayed at the...

The results are in for Men's Shuffleboard week 2.  Like last year, this website will update standings after each Thursday night's play.  The results take the form a slide show, so you can compare changes week to week.  Below are weeks 1 and 2. ...

As this website reported at about 6:45 pm on December 14, 2023, Columbia Charter Township Police and Fire Departments were at the scene of a traffic accident on Jefferson Road west of Wesch Road.  The investigating officer determined "that a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox...

Columbia Police say an assault took place, connected to an accident, on Jefferson Road at Hewitt on December 9th.  The following is from their report: "While the officer was enroute further information was received that an assault was in progress connected to this...

The Clark Lake Cup returns on Saturday, February 3rd.  That presumes that ice conditions are satisfactory. This annual hockey match features the west end of the lake (the Narrows or Eagle Point) vs the east end (Almeda Court).  Last year the game was played on the...