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Welcome to our blog! You will find the latest news and announcements regarding the life in and around Clear Lake, Iowa. You can also check out our calendar for current activities and events. If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us, we’d love to hear from you!
Ready, Set, Summer!
Let’s make it a Great One BY: RACHEL WUMKES There’s just something about summer at the Lake. That feeling when your toes sink into the sand at City Beach. The way the wind whips through your hair as you speed across the lake on a boat. Watching the sunset from a park bench by the seawall. It’s quite magical, really. As...
Clear Lake Life
**updated from original post May, 2019** Life at the Lake BY: RACHEL WUMKES Have you ever sat on a boat in the center of Clear Lake and looked around? The sight is surely one to behold; colors bleed from every angle as the beauty cocoons you into peaceful oblivion. Lush trees sway in the gentle breeze. Wooden docks jut...
2023 TRI Clear Lake Athlete Guide
How to Watch TRI Clear Lake
**updated from original post - May 11, 2022** TRI Clear Lake Spectating 101 BY: RACHEL WUMKES Doing things out of the norm can be scary. I totally get it. It’s human nature to stick with what we know, not deviating or stirring the pot. So, you’ve heard us talk about the upcoming TRI Clear Lake event happening on...
Top 10 Tips for the Ultimate Beach Day in Clear Lake
**updated post from May 27, 2021** It's Time for Summer Fun! BY: RACHEL WUMKES Beach days are the best days of summer. Your toes in the water, the sun shining down from a cloudless sky. It’s easy to cast your cares away and get lost in the simplicity of the moment, enjoying every ounce the beauty of Clear Lake has to...
American Craft Beer Week
Cheers, Craft Beer Snobs! BY: RACHEL WUMKES May 15th through the 21st is designated as American Craft Beer Week. It is an industry-wide effort to excite beer lovers across the nation and show support for small and independent U.S. breweries. As we are in the full throes of spring and headed for the warmer climes of...
They’re Back! Midges and Mayflies
Tiny Pests with Short Lives BY: RACHEL WUMKES This blog was originally posted on May 15, 2018. Luxurious lake living has very few negatives. Mostly we boast about our magnificent sunsets, of cool lake breezes that float over the patio as we take in the beauty of the perfectly painted landscape in front of us. Alas, there...