current projects
New Permanent Pier
Lights for Baseball Field
Lights for Baseball Field
The GADC has received a donation for a new pier at Gordon Lake Beach. This donation is in memory of Carl Kubley. The GADC will attempt to secure the rest of the funding.
Lights for Baseball Field
Lights for Baseball Field
Lights for Baseball Field
The Glidden Athletic Association is currently in the process of adding tower lights to the Matt Hart Athletic Field to accommodate night games and other events. The GADC is assisting with the planning and funding of this project.
Logging mural
Lights for Baseball Field
Logging mural
The GADC has received permission from the Historical Society to add a mural to the North wall depicting logging through the years.
future projects
Moved Concession Stand at Marion Park
New ADA-compliant Restrooms at Marion Park
New ADA-compliant Restrooms at Marion Park
The Glidden Community Fair board is in the process of planning to move the concession stands into part of the exhibit hall to make room for upgrading the restrooms by the beer garden. The GADC will assist with the project.
New ADA-compliant Restrooms at Marion Park
New ADA-compliant Restrooms at Marion Park
New ADA-compliant Restrooms at Marion Park
The Town of Jacobs will be revamping the old restrooms/concession stand area to form new, more accessible restrooms for the park. The GADC will assist in the project.
improvements made at matt hart field
Glidden Athletic Association improving access!
The Glidden Athletic Association worked with the GADC and Ryan Thimm Handicap Reserve to improve the access at the Matt Hart Athletic Field for handicap and elderly fans. The project was completed in 2013.
improvements made at marion park
Town of Jacobs improving access!
The Township of Jacobs worked with the GADC and Ryan Thimm Handicap Reserve to improve the access into the pavilion for the handicap and elderly. The project was completed in 2017.
Major Contributors: Peterson Wood Treating & Badgerland Dent Company
Labor donated by: James "Smitty" Smith, Ted Wagner, & Ray Wright
Easier for everyone!
The Township of Jacobs worked with the GADC, Ryan Thimm Handicap Reserve, and Glidden Fair Board to make the mud run / horse pull area more accessible. This was accomplished in 2019.
Donors to the project came from RTHR's 2018 Walk-Run-Roll Sponsors: Red & Blue BBQ, Dave Cebery Construction, St. Croix Rods, Peterson Wood Treating Inc., Ponsse, Steve & Cindy Hintze, Dave & Diane Mathe, Al's Mechanic Service, The Joseph Family, Northern State Bank, IBEW 953, The Glidden Enterprise, Bablick Trucking LLC, Ted Wagner, Harry & Rose Becker, Dale's Automotive Repair, The Family of Gust & Ev Palecek, Northern Lure Resort & Campground LLC, Joe & Dawn Thimm, Jim b& Brenda Kronberger, Kenneth J Walker Transport LLC, Roxy's Bar & Grill, Lumber Yard Plus, Myrna Hilgart, Dennis Schoch Family, GADC, Joe's Auto Glass LLC, Dean & Polly Christian, The Meverdans, Glidden Lions Club, Liebelt Family of Fifield, Tim & Kate Fleury, and The Swanders.
Labor donated by: James "Smitty" Smith, Ted Wagner, Frank Schraufnagel, Jacob Otto, Tanner Maier, Mark Hill, Jeff Kreciak, and Chris Scholz
Wood you look at that!
The Historical Log relocation project was completed in 2021, after a town clean-up day in 2020 convinced us to move it from its previous location. James “Smitty” Smith and Terry Lenz finished the structure that will protect the log for the foreseeable future.
Donors to the project were: Al’s Mechanic Service Inc. (who also rebuilt the sleigh), Larry & Judy Schoch, Eugene Beil, Janet Schmit, Linda & Nathan Timm, Zondra & John Foster, Kurt Joseph, Steve Lewis/Winter Woods, Rose Marie Dexter, Constance Robokoff, Fred Lintelmann, Steve & Cindy Hintze, Eugene Schroeder, Eric Bloohm, Lumber Yard Plus, and the Glidden Lion’s Club.
improvements made at gordon lake beach
Town of Gordon improving access!
The Township of Gordon worked with the GADC and Ryan Thimm Handicap Reserve to improve the access at the Gordon Lake Beach for the handicap and elderly. The project was completed in 2015.
Donators: Ashland County Forestry and Recreation, VFW Post 7300, Novitzki Funeral Home, Town of Shanagolden, The Damn Flatlanders, Doug Thorp, Danker & Theresa, Northern State Bank, Jerome & Tami Mortimer, Bear Necessities, Glidden Lions Club, Bear Crossing LLC, Sons of American Legion Squadron 100 Sparta, Northwoods Computer Guy LLC, Grant St. Child Care Center, Butternut Knights of Columbus, Tim & Kathy Bay, John & Mary Lutz, Al & Debby Thimm, Dean & Polly Christian, Mike & Nancy Clement, Glidden VFW Ladies Auxiliary, Danny & Carla Schoch, Dan Koch, Thimm's Taxidermy, Glidden Sno Bears, Roger & Sue Rockenbach, Cole & Cale Palecek, Gary & Norma Jones, Dale & Carla Gardner, Jeff & Judy Swanders, Henry & Pamela Steger, Torrey Lake Construction, John & Karen Mueller, Mike & Liz Emmer, Dave & Diane Mathe, Wesley & Joann Schmidt, James & Karen Thimm, Jeff Pankratz Construction, and NPE Graphics.
Township of Gordon continuing to improve access!
The Township of Gordon worked with the GADC and Ryan Thimm Handicap Reserve to add to the 2015 project by constructing a 220-foot cement walkway to connect the pier to the parking lot. This was accomplished in 2016.
Sidewalk donated by: Glidden VFW Post 7300 Men's Auxiliary
Labor donated by: James "Smitty" Smith, Ray Wright, Walt Boduch, Ted Wagner, Brandon Conley, and Chris Scholz
ADA-compliant restroom with pavilion
The GADC has worked with the Town of Gordon to spearhead the new bathrooms/pavilion project at the Gordon Lake Beach. In the spring of 2024, this ADA-compliant building was ready for use and open to the public.
Beach Pavilion donators:
Robert W. and Susan T. Brown Foundation, I.M.O. Robert & Bernice Schirck, GADC, Dean & Polly Christian, Glidden Area Lion's Club, RTHR, Steve Lewis, Bear Crossing, AC Carpet, Dead Squirrel Bar & Grill, VFW Post 7300, Matt & Julie Rudnick, Glidden Little League, John Lutz Family, Pat & Shelley Tighe, Gerald & Chris Hart, Al's Mechanic Service Inc, Mike & Lois Freeland, VFW Post 7300, Janet Schmit, Brock & Maria Brandenberg, Northen State Bank, Margaret Jo Anderson, Mike & Jill Maier, Jeff Pankratz Construction, Dorthy Semple, Tim & Kathy Bay, Aaron & Brittany Sonnenberg, Rebecca Dunlavy, Wesley Schmidt, TR Enterprises - Mark It, Jim & Janice Meisenheimer, K Bay Enterprises, Marion Thimm, Jerome & Tami Mortimer, Tom Ernest, Steve & Cindy Hintze, Gilbert & Mary Pilon, Douglas Szewczylowski, Virginia Jamieson, Dan & Nancy Schraufnagel, Bob & Laurie Hinrichs, Eugene Beil, Tyler & Amanda Killinger, Pat & Heidi Morrisey, Brenda & Jim Kronberger, Tom & Mary Woodie, Mike & Mary Lucas, Dale & Carla Gardner, Jewel Rivera, Dustin & Taylor Bay, Dillion & Asia Bay, John & Zondra Foster, Bonnie Jost, Pam Thorp, Larry & Shelly Meverdan, Jeremy Gassner, Steve Alf, and Northwoods Paving
Beach Pavilion Grants:
Price Electric Corporation, Weathershield’s Lite Foundation, Ashland County Forestry and Recreation, WI DNR – Waterways Commission, Walmart – Ashland, and Columbia Forest Product’s Caring Committee
Something for the little ones!
Elizabeth Szot with Ashland County Health Services helped secure grant money that paid for the new playground equipment, shipped and installed.