photocredit: sonlet.com BY: RACHEL WUMKES The time is drawing near. Countdowns across the great area of North Iowa have begun. Ladies are checking their phones daily, watching for weather updates and forecasts, sending up silent prayers for a beautiful day of mild temperatures and dry conditions. Soon, they will begin...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES Harvest Festival is a special day in Clear Lake. While some may be mourning the loss of our summer weather, sleeping in and all that entails of lake time fun, I like to use it as a representative turning point etched within the story of our lives. Sounds dramatic, right? What I really mean is… it’s...
BY: RACHEL WUMKES Round up your girlfriends… and I supposed the guys can come too… because Harvest Festival is only 6 weeks away! Such a great day in Clear Lake, this event truly encapsulates the many wonderful aspects of our beautiful town. Strolling along the downtown streets, the sweet sound of various bands wafting...
BY: RACHEL SMITH It’s coming. Creeping up on us like a stealth cat hunting its prey. Soon, it will be here. Soon, it will be the day. And it will be AWESOME!!!! Have you ever been to Harvest Festival in Clear Lake before? No? Well then, you just sit back and let me enlighten you. I’d like to consider myself...
photocredit: lynnvalleychurch.com BY: RACHEL SMITH As much as I love, love, love the summer… I have to admit that fall is, by far, my favorite season of them all. Mostly, because September is my birthday month, and who doesn’t love an entire day devoted solely to them? I mean, duh! But that’s not the only reason. I also...
photocredit: hoaxeye.com BY: RACHEL SMITH It’s like the trifecta of a perfect day: A morning where you meet up with your girl gang and cruise the vendors along the streets of Clear Lake. The weather is usually cooled off by then, making it feel cozy, all wrapped up in a sweater. And the most important aspect of...
