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  • Polar Plunging Back for 2022

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    If you want to start 2022 feeling better about your winter tan or physique, try heading to Jacksonport to watch a sea of pure Wisconsinite hit the lake for the 35th Jacksonport Polar Bear Plunge.  The swim returns after a one-year COVID-19 pause in 2020. Organizer J.R. Jarosh said participants are welcome to make up […]

  • Polar Bear Plunge Returns to Jacksonport

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    The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club (JPBC) is preparing for its annual plunge into Lake Michigan on Jan. 1, 12 pm, to celebrate the new year with an icy dip. After canceling last year’s event, organizers are calling this the 35th and 36th annual event. More than 500 swimmers are expected to take the plunge, which […]

  • Jacksonport Thanksgiving Day Parade

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    Jacksonport will celebrate its 25th annual Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 25, 10:30 am, in downtown Jacksonport.  “What’s great about it is [that] it really helps out a local charity and someone in the community who’s in need,” Pete Thelen said. The proceeds will benefit the food pantry at Sister Bay’s Door of Life […]

  • JABA Board Holds Fall Meeting

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    The Jacksonport Area Business Association (JABA) held its fall board meeting Nov. 1 at Mr. G’s Supper Club. The board passed the 2022 budget and had a very favorable review of activities and businesses this past season. JABA donated $6,000 to the Town of Jacksonport for sidewalks, $1,000 to the fire department and $1,000 to […]

  • Art, Craft, Amish Quilt Sale Oct. 7-10

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    Don’t miss the annual Art, Craft and Amish Quilt Sale Oct. 7-10, 9 am – 5 pm, at Mr. G’s Fernwood Gardens, 5890 Hwy 57 in Sturgeon Bay. Visitors will see more than 100 Amish-made quilts in a variety of styles, patterns and colors – on display in a gallery area with chairs set up for leisurely […]

  • Hackbarth Honored During First Operation HerStory Flight

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    Honor Flight Chicago and other leading veterans groups have launched Operation HerStory (OperationHerStory.org), an initiative dedicated to highlighting the vital contributions of women veterans. The group’s inaugural effort was an Oct. 6 all-female, all-expenses-paid specialty flight to Washington, D.C., for women veterans to visit the national war memorials built in their honor. Diana Hackbarth, a […]

  • Program Shares Memories of Childhood in Jacksonport

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    What was it like for children living in Jacksonport during the mid-20th century? What were their days and school days like? These questions are the focus of “Growing Up and Going to School in Jacksonport,” a Jacksonport Historical Society program to be held Sept. 15, 7 pm, at the Jacksonport Town Hall, 3365 Cty V […]

  • Jacksonport Historical Society Offers Merchandise at Farmers Markets

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    The Jacksonport Historical Society (JHS) will have a display of books it’s published about Jacksonport families, posters, prints, notecards and CDs at the town’s July 27 and Aug. 3 farmers markets.  Featured items will include coffee-table books of Fred Erskine’s photographs of Door County during the 20th century and pictures he took in Europe during […]

  • VIDEO: Warm Weather, Live Music Kicks Off the Summer

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    Memorial Day Weekend kicked off with Live Music throughout the county. Sneezy launched a summer of music at the Garage Bar at Husby’s. Warm weather brought crowds out to enjoy the sun and suds. Runners gathered in Jacksonport for the Lake-to-Lake run, the first in-person run in over a year. Over 60 artists gathered at […]

  • Jacksonport Farmers Market to Open May 18

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    The Jacksonport Farmers Market (jacksonport.net) – to be held every Tuesday through Oct. 19 – will open May 18, 9 am – 1 pm. It began 14 years ago in Lakeside Park with 12 local vendors and has seen steady growth to nearly 30 booths.  The market features 30% handcrafted items and 70% farm produce and products, with […]

  • Open Door Bird Sanctuary Introduces Raptor Rambles

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    Open Door Bird Sanctuary, 4114 Cty I in Jacksonport, is introducing Raptor Rambles: fun, family-friendly events during which participants can meet and learn about daytime birds of prey.  The first of two events, to be held June 3, will start with a pancake breakfast at 9 am in the picnic area. Then attendees will set […]

  • Obituary: Gary A. Bley

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    Oct. 31, 1943 – April 19, 2021  Gary A. Bley, 77, of the Town of Jacksonport, died at his home after an apparent heart attack. He was born in Sturgeon Bay to Wallace and LaVerne (Weitermann) Bley. Gary graduated from Sevastopol High School in 1961. On Sept. 5, 1964, he married Patricia Henschel at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church […]

  • Door County Recycling Guide: What, Where and When to Recycle

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    This Door County, Wisconsin recycling guide has all the info you need to take care of your waste responsibly.

  • Jacksonport Lake to Lake Run Coming Memorial Day Weekend

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    Continuing the traditional fun of the Jacksonport Maifest run, the annual run/walk will be held this year with a new name: the Jacksonport Lake to Lake 10K and two-mile run/walk.  For more than 35 years, Memorial Day weekend has been the time for a fun family race that also brings the community together. This year, […]

  • Harborettes Mend Clothes, April 24

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    The Harborettes Home Community Education Club will host a Day of Mending on April 24, 9 am – 1 pm, at the Jacksonport Town Hall, 3365 Cty V.  Take clothing or linens that need mending, and the Harborettes will sew on buttons, repair seams or patch items. (Sorry, no zipper repairs.) CDC guidelines and mask wearing […]

  • David Nielsen Displays Paintings at Martinez Studio

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    This spring, artist David Nielsen’s paintings are on display at Martinez Studio, 5877 Hwy 57 in Jacksonport, and Nielsen is at the gallery to meet visitors, discuss his work and show Sandra and Wence Martinez’s work. Some items in the studio, now in its 28th year, are 25% off. Please wear a mask and social […]

  • Jacksonport’s Maifest Canceled for Second Year

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    Since 1973, Jacksonport has hosted Maifest – Door County’s unofficial summer kickoff festival during Memorial Day weekend at Lakeside Park. Pandemic-related public-health concerns forced organizers to cancel the 2020 event and, now, the 2021 event as well. Leaders of the Jacksonport Advancement Corporation hope the parade, arts-and-crafts fair, food booths, kids’ activities, live music, run and […]

  • Polar Bear Swim Postponed to 2022

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    The Jacksonport Polar Bear Club reminds everyone that the New Year’s Day swim has been postponed 365 days to Jan. 1, 2022 due to ongoing health concerns regarding large gatherings. There will be no event this Friday Jan. 1, 2021 at Lakeside Park in Jacksonport. We look forward to seeing everyone on the beach again on Saturday Jan. 1, 2022. Stay […]

  • Idea Gallery Shows Small Works

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    Through Dec. 20, Idea Gallery is showing its Small Works Exhibit: a collection of smaller, moderately priced works that are good for holiday gift giving and provide a great opportunity to shop locally. The gallery features work in pottery, painting, cast glass, blown glass, assemblage, paper collage and jewelry, and each week it adds new […]

  • Jacksonport Polar Bear Plunge Postponed until 2022

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    Because of health concerns regarding large gatherings, the Jacksonport Polar Bear Club has postponed its 35th annual plunge into Lake Michigan. The next plunge will be held Jan. 1, 2022. The event started with just one swimmer in 1986 and now regularly attracts hundreds of swimmers and hundreds more spectators to Jacksonport’s Lakeside Park beach.