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Carl Bates
Carl Bates was born January 27, 1884, the son of Edward Henry Bates and Cora (Ballard) Bates, pioneer residents of Clear Lake, Iowa. Bates graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1903. He went on to graduate from the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago,...
Carl J Fox
Carl J. Fox, born in 1895, grew up on a farm north of Laurens, Iowa, and went to the same rural school that Emma, his wife-to-be, attended. After his service in World War I, Emma and Carl began operating roller skating rinks in several different locations. They came...
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...
Dean Snyder
The entire Dean Snyder family has made and continues to make a significant contribution to the Clear Lake community. Dean and his wife Joanne and their three sons, Don, Dale and David, have all lived here practically their entire lives. Dean began his career as a...
Don Thompson
Don Thompson graduated from Clear Lake High School as valedictorian of his class of 1945. In addition to academic success, he was a member of a trumpet quartet that won state and national contests and was captain of the football team. He excelled in science and math...
Dorothy Garlock
Dorothy Garlock, known as "The Voice of the American Heartland," is a national best-selling, award-winning author. Her books often feature the exciting backdrop of the Old West, but have even spotlighted Clear Lake itself. With more than 37 books currently in print,...
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...
First Settlers
The James Dickirson and Joseph Hewitt families were Clear Lake's first settlersJames Dickirson was born in Missouri on April 29, 1820. After being involved in lead mining near Galena, IL, he moved to Jackson County, IA, in 1834. Staying there only a short time,...
Frost and Woodford Families
They came from the fjords of Norway, the heather-covered hills of Scotland and England and the craggy shores of southwestern Ireland. They, like countless other immigrants, poured across the Atlantic with the dream of a better life for their families. Some settled in...
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...