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 fun events for both children and adults. Please check out our page: www.jacksonportwi.gov/maifest/ and for details on the festival see the Jacksonport Area Business Association website: Jacksonport Area Business Association | Jacksonport - Door County, WI
Questions on the Art Fair can be directed to [email protected]
Jacksonport Area Business Association (JABA)
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.
JABA supports a number of Jacksonport community events listed below. For more information on them click:
https://jacksonportwi.gov/?s=yearly+events
Children’s Easter Egg Hunt: Lakeside Park
Farmer’s Market: Tuesdays in Lakeside Park
Maifest (Memorial Day Weekend in Lakeside Park)
Amish Quilt & Craft Sale
Thanksgiving Day Parade:
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 (JHA)
4768 Wisconsin 57
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Community events:
Cherry Fest is sponsored by JHA: Please click the links listed below for more information on JHA and Cherry Fest
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 sponsored by the Fire Advisory Board
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. This event raises funds for Jacksonport's Fire Department.
New Year's Day at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport finds hundreds of swimmers running 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]