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Carrie Nation
Clear Lake’s Chautauqua drew many prominent speakers over the years when it was at its zenith. One was a fireball of a woman, Carrie Nation. She’s shown in this photo getting off the train in our current Mars Hill neighborhood. This fierce little woman wielded her axe...
Eldon Vine- Remember When
I’m Eldon Vine I'm also a Marine I have been one since January 22, 1952. Within six months, I had waded the final 100 yards from a landing craft to shore at Inchon, Korea. Hip deep in the fetid mixture of seawater and sewage, I struggled ashore with my 75 pound pack...
Etzel Families
Etzel Brothers John Etzel and his brother George were prominent businessmen during the development of Clear Lake from 1875 to 1935. John Etzel was born on December 23, 1857, in Newark, New York. His parents, Leonhart and Anna Etzel, emigrated to the United...
Harper Joslyn
In one week, on Dec. 7, 2016, we will mark the 75th anniversary of the premeditated attack by Japanese forces on the American fleet in Pearl Harbor. It was an attack that plunged the United States into a war that snuffed out the lives of many of our young. On that...
Louise Allen
An Interview with Louise Allen Iowa is a wonderful place to live usually but, sometimes, along in January, even the most loyal Iowan does entertain daydreams of places where temperatures are warm and flowers are blooming; of cruising on blue waters and playing on warm...
M.W. Bud Hughes
Interview with M. W. "Bud" HughesEvery person listening to this program today is the sum total not only of his own experiences, but of his ancestor’s experiences and where and when those events happened. It’s always fun to be able to visit with someone who not only...
Robert Replogle
Clear Lake recognized Robert Replogle as Distinguished Citizen. A distinguished cardio-thoracic surgeon and teacher based in the Chicago area, Dr. Robert Replogle is noted for his work in both adult and pediatric surgery and the leadership he has provided in his...
Zeeman Mcgoon-Carp King
Zeaman Magoon- American Carp King Zeaman Magoon was the face of the decades long effort from 1910 to 1930 to significantly reduce the carp population in Clear Lake. The following transcribed Associated Press Article that appeared in numerous publications in July 1923...