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...
Thursdays on Main
Time to Gear Up!
BY: RACHEL WUMKES As I sit here in my office, attempting to shake the foggy pile of cobwebs from my tired brain after our family getaway to St. Louis over Spring Break, it dawned on me how quickly the season of Spring is barreling upon us. When we left, the ground was covered in snow. Piles of it, actually. And now, I...
I’m Over It
BY: RACHEL WUMKES With pages of scribbled notes about many upcoming, fun events in Clear Lake, I decided to go a different route this morning. There’s something about the Winter weather that makes me long for Spring. The sloppy, wet piles of snow. The gray skies and frigid cold. Seriously… I’m so over it! Seasons are a...
Dreaming of Warmer Climes
BY: RACHEL WUMKES January is hard, you guys. Not only are we coming off the high of Christmas and New Year’s, trying to find our new reality in a world where we must eat actual meals instead of party-time junk food for days on end, but it’s like the longest month. Of. All. Time. I know it’s technically only 31 days,...
Movie Magic
photocredit: 123RF.com BY: RACHEL SMITH You guys, my little Clear Lake heart is going to pitter-patter right out of my chest. You know how I posted the other day about the businesses who stepped up their sponsorships – whether new or increased their current amount – for Thursdays on Main? Well… because of them, the...
In Summeeeeeerrrrrrrr!!
photocredit: tourismandfood.com BY: RACHEL SMITH Olaf from Frozen said it best and, honestly, I can hardly even say those words without singing them. Summer can mean a variety of things to different people. For some, it’s just the same old grind of going to work every day. Punching the clock and dreaming of the...
Gearing up for Summertime Fun
BY: RACHEL SMITH When you hear the word ‘summer’ what do you think of? Frolicking in the lake under the hot sun? Bike rides, ice cream cones, or nights at the ball field? Do you think of those lazy days as a kid where there was no more homework and you got to coast through life for three months? I want those days...