Watch massive Torch Lake sandbar party. Torch Lake 2015 A quick tour of the sand bar party on the south end of Torch Lake in Clearwater Twp. on the Fourth of July weekend. CLEARWATER TOWNSHIP, MI -- This year's July 4 sandbar party in Torch Lake riled neighbors who say the revelry and crowds were simply out of hand. They're hoping to raise their concerns to trustees with the Clearwater Township board on July 15.