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Happy Father’s Day!
Gift Ideas to Score you Big Points with Pops! BY: RACHEL WUMKES Celebrated since the early 1900s, Father’s Day is a time to slap the old man on the back and say ‘thanks’ for being awesome. Over the years, however, the day has morphed into celebrating not just fathers, but all paternal bonds. Grandpa’s. Uncles. ...
Travel Writers Experience Lake Life
On Tuesday, June 21, six travel writers from across the Midwest will experience lake life right here in Clear Lake. Before traveling to St. Cloud, Minnesota for the Midwest Travel Network Conference, our guests will have the opportunity to explore and learn about our community. The Midwest Travel Network Conference was...
National Bourbon Day
Rain Makes Corn – Corn Makes Whiskey! BY: RACHEL WUMKES People across the United States will be lifting a glass of bourbon today. A toast on National Bourbon Day as we celebrate the anniversary of the very first time this famous drink was distilled. It may only be legend dated all the way back to the 1700s, but it still...
Food Truck Sensation
Mobile Treats and Eats! BY: RACHEL WUMKES It’s the sensation sweeping the Nation for the past few decades… the Food Truck! I often wonder what it is about standing outside in a line to get our meal from a vehicle instead of sitting in a comfy cozy restaurant. Is it the ambiance? The food? I suppose it could be the fact...
Court of Dreams Celebration of Tennis to Kick Off in Clear Lake
Press Release submitted by the Court of Dreams Celebration of Tennis Kid's Tennis Clinic with Madison Keys to be held in Clear Lake, Iowa This summer we pause time in the warmth of July, as international tennis star Madison Keys and friends gift us a forever moment, in celebrating twenty years of grass court tennis at the...
Summer Reading Program Collaboration
Book Worms of Clear Lake – UNITE!! BY: RACHEL WUMKES With an open Word document and no sense of direction about where to take this blog, my mind began to wander. It travelled way (and I mean way) back to the good old days of summer vacation as a kid. Sleeping late, playing softball, hanging out with friends. And of...
Scenic Stops along your Lake Lap
Bike rest stops around Clear Lake BY: RACHEL WUMKES One of the great things about bicycling is the various levels of the sport. Some do it for exercise, to increase strength and muscle tone while getting that cardio workout. And others utilize the activity for enjoyment. To take in the great outdoors and experience an...