Jacksonport Conservationist Featured at Historical Society Meeting

Join the Jacksonport Historical Society on Oct. 26 at 7 pm at the Jacksonport Town Hall, Cty. V, for a wonderful presentation, “Frank Butts – A Remembered Jacksonport Resident.”

An only child, Butts was born June 25, 1914, to a wealthy Chicago plumbing contractor and his wife Anna. He was a cherished and protected child. At their summerhouse on the north end of Clark Lake, Frank Sr. built a special streetcar track for his son. Its rails were wooden planks with a flange on each side – igniting Frank’s love of street cars. Frank graduated from the University of Chicago and received as his graduation present the streetcar and bus lines of Green Bay. He expanded lines in 1957 into Iron Mountain, Michigan and Algoma and Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. In 1958, he took on another 40-mile route to Crystal Falls, Florence, and Iron River in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and was president of Wisconsin-Michigan Coaches.

Frank was also a great naturalist and historian and a born-teacher. Frank said many times that his beautiful land in the Town of Jacksonport must be preserved for posterity. He was an avid conservationist who wanted the property to be accessible to everyone. On his deathbed in September of 1991, he sold his Logan Creek property to the Ridges Sanctuary.

This meeting is open to the public, but a donation is appreciated. Refreshments will be served.