Image by Pezibear from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES Well, friends, the sun is shining. It’s another beautiful day in Clear Lake. Even with a pandemic raging in the forefront of our lives, I think it’s safe to say we’re all doing a great job hanging in there. I love, love, LOVE to see the posts on social media of people...
Christmas by the Lake
Twenty-Five Years of Christmas Magic
photocredit: pixars.us BY: RACHEL WUMKES It’s no secret Hallmark movies make a big run during the Christmas season. Women around the globe cuddle up to watch as the city girl with the high power job and cold heart gets stranded in a small town. The locals think she’s hilarious, and the town handyman is often annoyed...
A Magical Time of Year
BY: RACHEL WUMKES The magic of Christmas is really something to behold. The crisp chill in the air. The excitement of children as they tediously write their lists and letter to Santa. The beauty of our frozen lake as our Main Street comes alive with the sights and sounds of the Holiday season. For the past 25...
There’s a First Time for Everything!!
photocredit: singsnap.com BY: RACHEL SMITH *NOTE: Due to weather, Christmas by the Lake will be held December 8th & 9th.* It’s definitely not our first rodeo hosting the epic holiday celebration, Christmas by the Lake! After the Festival of Trees kicks off a weekend of family fun, you can expect all your favorite...
Christmas is Coming!!!!
photocredit: wiltshirelife.com BY: RACHEL SMITH *NOTE: Due to weather, Christmas by the Lake will be held December 8th & 9th.* Christmas is coming! Christmas is coming! Shout it from the rooftops. As the snow begins to lightly fall from the ominous, gray clouds above, the streets of Clear Lake will dawn a festive,...
Come on It’s Lovely Weather for a Sleigh Ride Together with You!
BY: RACHEL SMITH And boy, oh boy will it ever be lovely weather. I can remember some years being so cold it felt like my jeans were literally frozen to my legs. Watching the parade and fireworks while wiping the ever-constant runny noses of my children because of the intense cold. And I remember snow, snow and more...
Bears Hibernate In the Winter… Clear Lakers Do Not!
photocredit: miskatecutables.com BY: RACHEL SMITH I get it, I really do. Clear Lake is a tourist lake town. Thus, a vast number of people think we become a desolate shell of the thriving, summer version of ourselves during the winter. Seems logical. I mean, it's simple… the lake is our main attraction and during the...