You can have all the fun right here! BY: RACHEL WUMKES Spring break means so many different things to various people. Students are likely bouncing off the walls with excitement knowing they have an entire week free from the confines of books and homework. And while the teachers may not be bouncing off the walls on the...
Student Art on Display through March 18th! BY: RACHEL WUMKES If you haven’t been over to the Clear Lake Arts Center recently, you simply must go now to check out the North Iowa Student Art Exhibit. The exhibition will be on view in the Hanson Gallery through Saturday, March 18. This exhibition is possible through a grant...
Iowa’s Premier Kite Festival on Ice BY: RACHEL WUMKES To commemorate National Fly a Kite Day this week, we thought it would be a great time for a bit of a hype blog about Clear Lake’s Color the Wind Kite Festival. Just because there is snow on the ground and our gorgeous 3600-acre lake is frozen solid doesn’t mean we...
…Skaters will come! BY: RACHEL WUMKES We could argue the pros and cons of social media for hours on end. But when a Facebook post in the popular community group ‘Clear Lakers’ creates a spark for one man to create an ice rink, I have to put a big check mark on the pro side! Over the weekend, Bob Wolfram took to the...
Celebrating National Family Literacy Day BY: RACHEL WUMKES There’s something special about picking up a physical book. Feeling the crisp pages against your thumb as you flip through. The gloss of the cover as you read the blurb written on the back. Or even the way the pages smell. It’s exhilarating. And then, before...
Hidden gems along the shore BY: RACHEL WUMKES I never thought during my preparation for the “Top Ten things to do in the Fall in Clear Lake” blog that it would lead so many people to the discovery Clear Lake has these hidden gems along the shore. According to Wikipedia, sea glass is...
Music Makes the World go ‘Round BY: RACHEL WUMKES Formed in 1979, the Clear Lake Area Concert Association (CLACA) provides quality musical performances at a reasonable price. Catering to both young and old, they host a variety of live entertainment for all those who wish to experience it. Their 2022-2023 season kicks off...
