My first memory of Boulder Junction begins before I ever actually set foot in town. I was working as a Main Street Manager for a Tourism Department in small-town Central Illinois but looking for an opportunity to grow professionally. I saw the job posting for the Chamber Director in Boulder Junction, looked up the town and thought it looked like a great place, and decided to apply and see what happened.
I hadn’t shared with many people that I was considering leaving my current job, but after a promising first interview via Zoom, I shared my excitement with my friend Jake. I didn’t use the name of the town, thinking no one would be familiar with a tiny town in northern Wisconsin, but he kept asking. When I said Boulder Junction he immediately said “if they offer you a job, take it. It doesn’t matter what the job is, take it, move, don’t look back.” He went on to explain that he had grown up coming up here for vacations, his grandparents had a cabin on Big Lake on Highway B and that the people in Boulder Junction were some of the friendliest, hardworking, and community-minded people he and his family had ever met.
Luckily I was able to take his advice and I can honestly say that I’ve never seen another community where so many people spend so much of their free time working to better the community. I’m so glad I am able to be part of this community’s history.