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Plan a Multigenerational Camping Vacation in Clear Lake
By: Jody Halsted, FamilyRambling.com Gone are the days of visits to Grandma & Grandpa’s house – the new family get together involves active getaways! And there is no better large group activity than camping! Camping offers the best variety of everything – lodging, activities, even dining! And the best part about...
Clear Lake is home to Iowa’s 9 Hole Golf Course of the Year
Clear Lake is home to Iowa's 9 Hole Golf Course of the Year, Veterans Memorial Golf Club! The public course is located at 2000 North Shore Drive. On Friday, October 24th, 2015 the Iowa Golf Association Board of Directors named Veterans Memorial Golf Club in Clear Lake is the 2014 9-Hole Course of the Year. In late...
Live Music to Ring In Twenty Sixteen
[mp_row] [mp_span col="12"] Ring in the New Year with live music in Clear Lake! Clear Lake is well known as a live music town, so it’s no surprise that talented musicians will take center stage to ring in 2016. Over at the Surf Ballroom, Howl 2 Go by Howl at the Moon Dueling Pianos will be rocking songs of all genres with...
5 Selfies You Need to Take for Your Business
Guest blogger Christina R. Green teaches small businesses, chambers and associations how to connect through content. Her articles have appeared in the Midwest Society of Association Executives’ Magazine, NTEN.org, AssociationTech, and Socialfish. She is a regular blogger at Frankjkenny.com and Memberclicks. She’s just a...
Holiday Open House Winners
Once again the Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce teamed up with businesses to host an Old Fashioned Holiday Open House promotion. Folks entered to win chamber bucks at participating businesses. Each week from November 16-December 14, one winner was chosen to win $100 in Chamber Bucks. A grand prize winner was drawn from...
Fishing the Midwest On Ice
You Can Create Your Own Ugly Christmas Sweater!
To celebrate Ugly Christmas Sweater Day, we asked Elin Miner, Thrift Store District Manager for Opportunity Village to take over our blog. December 11th is Ugly Christmas Sweater Day! If you missed out on the chance to purchase your one-of-a-kind sweater during the Christmas Opening at the Village General Store here in...