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Clear Lake
Village of Clear Lake
© Wendy Larson Schoggins
Lots to See and Do in Clear Lake
Whether you’re visiting, looking to buy a home, raising a family, or are an entrepreneur seeking a welcoming business climate, the Village of Clear Lake has so much to offer! This Northwestern Wisconsin community is located on U.S. Highway 63, just 35 minutes from the Stillwater, Minnesota, crossing. Come for the fun! Visitors will enjoy several celebrations hosted in Clear Lake throughout the year, including Kickoff to Summer, Heritage Days, and a New Year’s Eve fireworks show. There are event centers, resorts and banquet rooms available to host your next gathering. Here you can enjoy four-seasons of fun -- from fishing to powersports, camping, outdoor recreation, and much more! Stay for the lifestyle. Clear Lake offers a high standard of living. It’s a progressive community with strong values, highly acclaimed schools, and filled with civic-minded, friendly folks. Newly installed fiber optic Internet makes this cozy country village a viable option for any size businesses and work-at-home folks, alike. You can have the best of both worlds!
A Great Place to Visit
The village of Clear Lake, in the southeastern section of Polk County, is named after the lake which lies just outside of downtown. The lake’s water is supplied from living springs, which makes for very good fishing, and the swimming beach is the best around. The lake is situated near two others in a 260-acre park with a playground, picnic shelters, softball field, and modern, hosted campsites, which can accommodate tents, campers and RVs.
You’ll discover that Clear Lake offers visitors and residents big-city amenities with small-town charm. There’s an abundance of year-round indoor and outdoor recreational activities.
Clear Lake is also the trailhead of a multi-use trail for recreational vehicles, snowmobiles, bicycling, hiking, cross-country skiing -- just to name a few. Additionally, the village is home to a beautiful 9-hole golf course, several coffee shops, restaurants and bars, and retail, gift and thrift shops. The Clear Lake Museum features hometown heroes Senator Gaylord Nelson, also the former governor and founder of Earth Day, and Burleigh Grimes, National Baseball League Hall of Famer, in addition to hundreds of other priceless artifacts. The Clear Lake Area All Veterans Memorial, located in the Clear Lake Cemetery, commemorates 1,700 local veterans on six granite monuments.
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Amenities and a Thriving Business Climate
Main Street is bustling with activity, including a unique gift shop featuring dozens of consigned local artisans, restaurants and bars, car wash, service station, banking services, hair stylists, a photography studio, a health clinic, chiropractors, an optometrist, physical therapy, and more.
Clear Lake is also home to a gas station and convenience store, large retail hardware store, and a modern grocery store well-known for its blue-ribbon meats and deli.
Job seekers and businesses should check out the large manufacturers that reside at the industrial park. They include a large food processing business, two well-established manufacturers of heavy equipment, and an industrial coating business. Space is available.
Entrepreneurs, take note. The Clear Lake Area Community Center, housed in a historic 1920s-era former high school, serves as an incubator for small business startups by providing reasonable rent, amenities and marketing support. It also features a large event center, commercial kitchen and dining room available for rent. For more info, visit CLACC.org.
Visit us, and see for yourself why Clear Lake is a great place to visit, live or work.
2023 Calendar of Events
Annual Fireman’s Oyster Supper & Chili Feed
Third Saturday in January at Clear Lake Area Community Center
Earth Day Celebration
Clear Lake School District and Community Annual Service Day
Kickoff to Summer
First Saturday in June at the Clear Lake Park Pavillion. Family friendly and free!
Clear Lake Heritage Days Last Full Weekend in June on Main Street Thursday - Sunday, June 22-25, 2023
Elf Escape
Early December at local businesses. Kids of all ages can join in the fun of finding dozens of Elves hiding throughout the area, for their chance to win prizes!
Light Up the Village Contest Throughout December at local businesses and residences; prizes for best decorations! Whether you’re visiting or you call Clear Lake home, be sure to tour all of the gorgeous light displays and Christmas decorations around our Village to celebrate winter!
Brunch with Santa
Mid December at Clear Lake Park Chalet Dine with Santa, fill out your wish list and have pictures taken with Santa! Then, take a wagon ride and go sledding in our winter wonderland
New Year’s Eve Fireworks
December 31, 7 pm at Clear Lake Park Chalet
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All Event Details can be found on our website at ClearLakeWI.com
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