The parade "so nice you get to see it twice" will once again carry extra meaning this year as the Jacksonport Thanksgiving Parade and Benefit raises funds for the family of retired Baileys Harbor Fire Chief Brian Zak. Earlier this year, Zak stepped away from the department he led for 15 years as he battles a rare and rapidly progressing neurological disease. Zak has been in and out of hospitals across the Midwest in recent months for testing and other procedures. For 30 years, the Jacksonport Thanksgiving Parade and Benefit has helped families like the Zaks, something co-founder Jeri Taylor remains proud of after all these years.

Taylor encourages people to be part of the parade by lining up in the town hall parking lot at 9:30 a.m. before the parade makes its short trip up and down State Highway 57 beginning at 10:30 a.m.