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Bird’s Eye View
photocredit: Above Clear Lake BY: RACHEL WUMKES Have you ever been up in an airplane, looking down at the patchwork design of the Midwest? Tiny towns dot the landscape, seeming even smaller from up above. Rivers wind through the countryside, flowing into lakes that appear to be the size of a puddle. It’s a different...
Another Week Gone By
Image by Tomasz Marciniak from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES It’s hard to believe how quickly the weeks seem to zip along. On Monday morning you wake up all bummed for it to be a full week ahead, and in the blink of an eye, it’s Friday! Which means it’s time for another ‘Feel Good Friday’ post on the blog. Hooray! Let’s...
Take a Tour of Clear Lake
BY: RACHEL WUMKES We often talk about the tourists who visit our beautiful little town each summer. People with summer homes who flock to the lake for some much-needed relaxation outside of their busy lives in the city. I’ve always thought to be a true ‘tourist’ you had to travel abroad; visit an unfamiliar place or...
Beauty and the Arts
Image by Pexels from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES When we think of human survival, we often think of food and water. Shelter is another important aspect of staying alive, but a bit of a gray area, really. While an important aspect, one could live without shelter. But what about being alive? What about finding that feeling...
Sunshine on My Shoulders
Image by Deedster from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES I wasn’t even a glimmer in my parents’ eyes yet in 1971 when John Denver teamed up to write this hit song, but still, a small part of me thinks it was written just for me. The story of my days, an anthem for my life. Because sunshine on my shoulders DOES make me happy!...
A TRI-fecta of National Days
BY: RACHEL WUMKES As our days of quarantine and self-isolation are slowly ending, I’ve begun to realize the hours I spent binge-watching Tiger King and eating all the food in sight has been a bit detrimental to my health. The extra pounds are not welcome here, and it’s time to get back up, get out, and get moving again....
Life is What You Make It
Image by reneebigelow from Pixabay BY: RACHEL WUMKES There’s a bit of a different feel this Friday as I sit down to write the “Feel Good Friday” blog. In this new blog series, the focus has been to highlight any and all amazing aspects of the previous week. To show examples of Clear Lakers pulling together, rising above...