Clear Lake Twp. has hired a husband and wife writing tandem to come to the town May 19 and help define how Clear Lake should go about putting together a history book.
Roselyn (Ross) Rezac and Martin Skoro of MartinRoss Design in Minneapolis will be on hand that night at 7 p.m to help all volunteers conduct interviews and accumulate information for publication of a Clear Lake history book.
Gary Gray, Joe Goenner, Bud Stimmler Terrance VanderEyk and others have organized a committee of volunteers interested in getting the history book published. The book is hoping to contain stories, pictures, facts, historical references as well as good ol’ back porch reminiscing.
The volunteers will be tasked to “construct” the township’s history — piece by piece — all the way back to the early settlers, the trading posts, the stagecoaches, the businesses — to the present day.
The goal is to have the book printed and ready for sale in two to three years.
Again, more volunteers are needed to get the project off the ground and for those who are interested, please contact Twp. Clerk Mary Mathison at township
hall at 320-743-2472 or by email at: clearlaketwp@hotmail.com.
Also, the committee will be very interested in individuals willing to share their stories, artifacts and/or pictures to be included in the book and are asked to contact Mathison at the above telephone number or email address.
All artifacts and photos would be gently cared for and returned to the original owner.
The goal of the book is not only to preserve the rich, inherent history of Clear Lake, but to make connections from yesteryear to modern day through the photos and stories and depict the heritage of the area in printed form.
Again, the meeting with the MartinRoss Design team is May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Clear Lake Twp. Hall.
