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Yearly Events

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Tuesday Farmer’s Market

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The Jacksonport Farmers Market is held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday from early June through October, as weather permits. About 30 booths offer a variety of fresh farm produce and products, home-baked goods and handcrafted items by local artists and crafts people.

Live music is featured some Tuesdays. The market is sponsored by the Jacksonport Area Business Association.

Website: www.jacksponort.net

Thanksgiving Day Parade

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For more than 20 years, the annual Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day Parade is a fun-loving, eclectic parade — a labor of love put in motion by residents and built upon the theme of neighbors helping neighbors.

The parade starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Jacksonport Town Hall, takes a right on Wisconsin 57 to Mike’s Port Pub where it turns around and heads back to JJ’s of Jacksonport.

In 2015, students from the Sevastopol High School Student Council and Gibraltar DECA students worked together to plan the parade.

Contact: Lindsay de Young, 743-6282, ext. 1120, or [email protected]

Polar Bear Plunge

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The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club invites you to join them in Jacksonport each New Year's Day at noon sharp (Central time) for a refreshing dip in the icy water of Lake Michigan. The event began in 1986 and now draws hundreds of participants and a thousands more who just want to watch the spectacle. Most of the club members survived, and you can too!

There is no cost to participate in the swim. If you are planning to be a Polar Bear and take the plunge, be sure to check out the club’s website for important instructions and helpful hints.

Website: www.jacksonportpolarclub.com

Businesses

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Jacksonport businesses rely on local support throughout the year, but especially when the tourist traffic dies down.

When visitors descend on town, business owners get a needed economic boost. For its size, Jacksonport offers an impressive assortment of places to lodge, dine and shop. Outside the town core, there are places to kayak, sample wine, buy produce, feed farm animals and appreciate fine art. Residents relay on local service providers, which include landscaping, tree services, flooring, plumbing, HAVC and electric work.

A number of businesses and organizations are united through the Jacksonport Area Business Association (JABA), which sponsors the Tuesday Farmer’s Market, June to October at Jacksonport’s Lakeside Park.

JABA also hosts a website — jacksonport.net — and produces an annual brochure to promote the township, its business community, yearly events, parks and attractions.

Meetings of the JABA are typically held semi-annually in the Jacksonport area. For more information, email Joe Jarosh at [email protected] or contact the organization president, Bob Geitner, at (920) 823-2112.

Organizations

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Clark Lake Advancement Association

CLAA's mission is to preserve the lake, its water quality, its aesthetic, ecological and environment health and significance and to promote the safety of all those who use the lake for recreation.

Website: www.clarklakewi.com

Jacksonport Advancement Corporation

The purpose of the Jacksonport Advancement Corporation is to promote Jacksonport as a family playground; work for the betterment of the community; and to accept, use, hold, manage, purchase or dispose of property (real or personal) given, transferred or bequeathed to JAC. In case of real property, the Town of Jacksonport must be willing to accept such property before acceptance by the JAC.

Community events: Maifest

Maifest, a Memorial Day weekend tradition, includes a juried art fair; midway activities for children; concession stands selling funnel cakes, kolaches, brats and hot dogs; live music; and bounce houses. The Maifest parade is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, a 10K run and 2-mile fun run at Lakeside Park on Sunday at 9 a.m.; the 4-H Horse and Pony Drill Team and Frontier Farmers horse pull at the ball field beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Website: www.jacksonportwi.gov/maifest/

Questions on the Art Fair can be directed to [email protected]

Jacksonport Area Business Association

The mission statement of the Jacksonport Area Business Association is to establish and operate a business association to both support and promote the Jacksonport community and Jacksonport area businesses.

Officers:

Bob Geitner, president, (920) 823-2112, [email protected]
Mike Lautenbach, vice president, (920) 823-2081, [email protected]
Joe Jarosh, secretary-treasurer, [email protected]

Community events: For more information on these events: https://jacksonportwi.gov/?s=yearly+events

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt: Sunday March 31, 2024 at Lakeside Park

Farmer’s Market every Tuesdays in Lakeside Park: May 16, 2024 through October 17, 2024

Maifest: May 25 & 26, 2024 in Lakeside Park.

***For more information on this event: Jacksonport Maifest 2024 - Parade, Art Fair, Fun Run + More!

Amish Quilt & Craft Sale October 10 - 13, 2024 at Mr. G's Fernwood Gardens on State Highway 57

Thanksgiving Day Parade: November 28, 2024

Website: www.jacksonport.net

Jacksonport Firefighters Association

The purpose of the association is to promote better fire-service relationships; assist in the promotion of the community welfare; endeavor to elevate fire departments as a whole; and cooperate with any organizations in the area to accomplish our mutual cause.

Contact: Aaron LeClair: (920) 421-1063

Jacksonport Historical Society

The purpose of the Jacksonport Historical Society is to educate and preserve for future generations the history and development of the township. At monthly meetings families share their ancestral heritage through stories, pictures and heirlooms. This information later is published for sale with the intention of establishing a museum to display and record the history and artifacts of Jacksonport. Videos are also made of the presentations for the archives.

Address:

Jacksonport Historical Society
4768 Wisconsin 57
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235

Community events:

Cherry Fest: August 3, 2024 at Lakeside Park

Cherry Fest is a fantastic art fair featuring unique handmade items from many of your returning favorite artists as well as many amazing first times and all things cherry — pie, ice cream, pie fillings, fresh cherries, cherry brats, cherry hamburgers and many other delicious food items.  Penny hunt on the beach for the younger set, a horse-drawn wagon ride and a variety of musical performances ongoing all day long. There’s a booth featuring books produced by the historical society about the history of local families. Be sure to take a tour of a restored root cellar at the Erskine Rest Area, across Wisconsin 57 from Lakeside Park.

Historical questions: [email protected]

Website: www.jacksonporthistoricalsociety.org and www.jacksonportwi.gov/cherry_fest/

Jacksonport Polar Bear Club

The mission of the Jacksonport Polar Bear Club, Ltd., is to promote and oversee the group's annual plunge into Lake Michigan to maximize the safety of all participants and spectators involved with the event.

Officers:

J.R. Jarosh, president, (920) 823-2231, [email protected]
Jon Jarosh, vice president (920) 823-8105
Joe C. Jarosh, secretary/treasurer

Community events: Polar Bear Plunge

Noon on New Year's Day at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport hundreds of swimmers run into Lake Michigan, cheered by several thousand spectators. Swimmers get a free certificate for participating. Arrive early to sign a liability release waiver prior to the plunge.

Website: www.jacksonportpolarbearclub.com

Jacksonport Women’s Club

Members, together, engage in philanthropic, educational, cultural, and recreational activities for the improvement and sustainability of Jacksonport and the greater Door County peninsula.

President: Dona Anderson: [email protected]

Contact Dona if you are interested in joining.

Northern Cloverleafs 4-H Club

The 4-H mission statement reads: I pledge my head to clearer thing; my heart to greater loyalty; my hands to larger service; and my health to better living for my club, my community, my country and my world.

Contact: Amy Ash, (920) 743-5751

Kangaroo Lake Association

KLA is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to preserve and protect Kangaroo Lake and its surroundings and to enhance the water quality, fishery, boating safety and aesthetic values of Kangaroo Lake, as a natural resource and as a public recreational facility for today and for future generations.

Address:

Kangaroo Lake Association
P.O. Box 165
Bailey's Harbor, Wl 54202

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.kangaroolake.org

Shores of Jacksonport Neighborhood Association

The Shores of Jacksonport Neighborhood Association (SJNA) was formed in May 2007 to advance and protect the area. It is a voluntary organization with the purposes of providing a collective voice on local issues originating and completing projects for the betterment of the neighborhood, and promoting a sense of community among the area’s property owners.

Officers:

David Crawford, President
Joleen Wahlene, Vice-President
Mae Muehl, Secretary
Eric Wickstrom, Treasurer

Email: [email protected]

Parks

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A prime viewing spot at Lakeside Park awaits visitors.
A prime viewing spot at Lakeside Part awaits visitors.

About our parks

Jacksonport prides itself on the centerpiece of the community — Lakeside Park, site of Maifest, Cherry Fest, the Polar Bear Plunge and a half-dozen other community events.

Opened in 1939, Lakeside Park has long been Jacksonport’s scenic window on Lake Michigan. Over the decades Lakeside Park has welcomed family reunions; beachside weddings; neighborhood picnics; grandparents at play with their grandchildren; kayakers; sun worshippers; and midnight skinny dippers. 

The Town of Jacksonport’s other park and recreational assets include:

  • Erskine Rest Area, across Highway 57 from Lakeside Park, which features a restored 1880s root cellar
  • Schauer Park, a small-boat launch with a panoramic view of the Lake Michigan shoreline
  • Whitefish Dunes State Park, just south of Jacksonport, featuring a mile-long sand beach, visitor center and hiking trails
  • Cave Point County Park, alongside Whitefish Dunes, where waves crash into limestone cliffs
  • Ridges Sanctuary at Logan Creek, 170 acres of hiking trails through wetlands and woods (5724 Loritz Road)
  • Meridian Park, a wayside on State 57 north of town, that sits on the 45th parallel, halfway between the Equator and North Pole

Present-day Lakeside Park milestones include its recognition in 2012 as a maritime archeological historical district. The designation both honors and safeguards remnants of shipping piers and shipwrecks, several of which rest in shallow waters off the park’s shoreline. In 2014, the Door County Coastal Byways Commission erected a marker at the park that highlights Jacksonport’s history.

Parks Committee

A five-member Parks Committee advises the Town Board on how to manage parks and recreation facilities owned by the township. Duties of the Parks Committee include:

  • Participating in budget planning
  • Holding bi-monthly public meetings
  • Serving as a liaison between residents and public officials
  • Overseeing activities in town parks
  • Operating, maintaining and improving the town’s parks
  • Developing recommendations to the Town Board regarding park policies, rules and procedures

Mission

The mission of the Town of Jacksonport Parks Committee is to preserve, enhance, and promote the recreational and scenic resources of Jacksonport for the enjoyment of current and future residents and visitors.

Lakeside Park Makeover

Jacksonport’s venerable Lakeside Park, opened in 1939, would be transformed under a long-term plan that proposes flush toilets, a band shelter, walking trails, observation decks, extra parking and a three-season shelter. 2017 Lakeside Park Consensus Plan

The main catalyst for the park’s redevelopment came in 2014, when the township doubled the size of Lakeside Park by acquiring private property adjoining the park. Town voters approved the purchase, which was accomplished through grant awards totaling more than $700,000. The township hired a landscape architect who, working with input from park users, Jacksonport residents, the Parks Committee and town officials, drafted several prototypes. In October 2015, the Town Board and Parks Committee approved the master plan in its concept. Construction details, such as designs for restrooms and buildings, remain to be determined and decided upon by the town.

Several planning documents helped guide the park design:

Before taking any major steps in implementing the master plan, the township again will apply for grants and pursue other funding options. A key consideration is how much the town can afford, and how it fares in securing grants and donations. An important grant application deadline is May 1, 2016, for a potentially substantial Knowles-Nelson grant, with award announcements made typically in September. In the meantime, the Parks Committee will consider minor improvements for 2016. To keep informed, please check the town website and attend meetings, if possible. The Parks Committee welcomes residents to share ideas, offer reactions and advise the Parks Committee and town officials as development of the master plan moves forward. The Jacksponport.org home page lists contact information.

Town Benches

The Town of Jacksonport and the Parks Committee is happy to announce we are offering benches.  These are great memorials to honor a loved one or a great living tribute for someone special.  The options include a 4' bench for a donation of $900 or a 6' bench for a donation of $1000.  The price includes cement, delivery, installation and a small plaque.  Click the link below for a sample picture of the bench.  Please contact the town clerk if you wish to donate a bench.  Town park benches

Meetings 

Regular meetings of the Parks Committee are the first Monday of even-numbered months at 7 p.m. in the Town Hall. December meetings are the second Monday of the month. Special meetings may be held as necessary and with public notice. Please see the township calendar and the agendas, meetings for more information.

Policies, rules 

(Under development)