*updated post from June, 2022* Enjoy the Great Outdoors on Clear Lake BY: RACHEL WUMKES It's free fishing weekend in Clear Lake, Iowa. The perfect time to put a line in the water and try your luck at catching the big one! Fishing, also referred to as angling, is the sport of catching fish in either fresh or salt water. ...
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...
**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...
**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...
“This’ll be the day… you cache Clear Lake!” BY: RACHEL WUMKES Clear Lake Tourism is excited to announce our nomination of the People’s Choice Awards by the Iowa Geocachers Organization. They will host this fun awards ceremony at the Lakeview Room in Clear Lake on April 30, 2023. This event is a fun way to recognize the...
Spring Fun for Everyone! BY: RACHEL WUMKES What a fantastic week of spring fun it’s been here at the Lake! It was nice to see ‘life’ again. The streets and sidewalks were filled with bikers, or people out for a walk, or kids playing with friends. The trees have begun to sprout buds, and the promise of summer is on the...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES This blog originally published on April 26, 2018 and has been updated with current event dates for summer 2023. Summer, Summer, Summertime - get ready to gear up for another full summer of Clear Lake fun! I know, I know. I’ve jumped the gun just a bit. But with the nicer temps and the fact that I can...
