The purpose of this association is to promote better fire service relationship: to assist in the promotion of the community welfare: to endeavor to elevate fire departments as a whole: and to cooperate with any organizations in the area to accomplish our mutual cause.
CLAA's mission is to preserve the lake, its water quality, its aesthetic, ecological and environmental health and significance, and to promote the safety of all those who use the lake for recreation.
Mark Weisse, President
Phone: 608-358-6660
Tom Olson, Vice President
Kirby Bouthilet, Secretary
Phone: 920-823-2163
Paul Bouthilet, Treasurer
Phone: 920-823-2163
Contact Person for those interested in joining:
Kirby Bouthilet
Phone: 920-823-2163
The purpose of the Jacksonport Advancement Corporation is to promote Jacksonport as a family playground and to 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 this Corporation. In case of real property, the Town of Jacksonport must be willing to accept such property before acceptance by the Corporation.
Artists wishing to be considered for a space for the Jacksonport Maifest Arts and Crafts Fair will find more information regarding the show and the application form in the maifest section of this website.
Community Events:
Maifest - Memorial Day Weekend.
Festivities include the juried art fair, midway activities for children, concession stands selling brats, hot dogs and funnel cakes and kolaches, live music, helicopter rides and a car show. Maifest parade at 10:30 am Saturday; 10K Run and 2 Mile Fun Run on Sunday at 9am; 4-H Horse and Pony Drill Team and Frontier Farmers Horsepull at the ball field beginning at 1pm on Sunday.
Contact Ken Honold, President
Phone: 920-823-2179
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
Phone: 920-823-2112
Email: mrgss@yahoo.com
Mike Lautenbach, Vice President
Phone: 920-823-2081
Email: mlautenbach@charter.net
Joe Jarosh, Secretary/Treasurer
Phone: 920-823-2288
Email: jarosh@dcwis.com
Contact person for those interested in joining:
Joe Jarosh
6275 Hwy 57, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Phone 920-823-2288
Email: jarosh@dcwis.com
Community events:
Easter egg Hunt for Children
Farmer’s Market on Tuesday mornings
The purpose of the Jacksonport Historical Society is to educate and preserve for future generations the history and development of the township of Jacksonport, Wisconsin. At monthly meetings families share their ancestral heritage through family stories, pictures and heirlooms. This information is then written and published to be sold with the intentions of eventually 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 Hwy 57
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Email: jacksonporthistory@charter.net
Web: www.jacksonporthistoricalsociety.org
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
Phone: 920-823-2231
Email: jarosh@charter.net
Jon Jarosh, Vice President
Phone: (920) 823-8105
Joe C. Jarosh, Sec/Treasurer
Phone: (920) 823-2288
Contact Person for those interested in joining: J.R.Jarosh - or visit website for more information: www.jacksonportpolarbearclub.com
Community Events:
Polar Bear Plunge - Noon on New Year's Day at Lakeside Park in Downtown 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.
The Jacksonport Womens Club is a gathering of women who enjoy one anothers company and want to learn about new events, crafts and skills. They participate in fundraisers and contribute to people or
organizations who are in need or have a goal interesting to the Womens Club.
Officers:
Katie Hebal, President
Phone: 920-823-2187
Dawn Craig, Vice President
Phone: 920-823-2887
Mae Muehl, Secretary
Phone: 262-565-8607
Mary Kull, Treasurer
Phone: 920-746-0998
Contact any of the above officers if interested in joining.
The 4-H mission statement reads as follows: I pledge my head to clearer thinking; 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 persons:
Arlene Junion
Phone: 920-743-8807
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
PO Box 165
Bailey's Harbor, WI 54202
Email: Pres@kangaroolake.org
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.
Mike Brophy, Co-President Email: michael.brophy@aurora.org Jim Sarosiek, Co-President Email: JJSarosiek@gmail.com Joleen Wahlen, Vice President Email: joleengergen@hotmail.com Rebecca Muehl, Treasurer Email: Mae Muehl, Secretary Email: maemuehl@gmail.com