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Organization Promotion Design Economic Restructuring

Executive Director

mainstreetportage@verizon.net   

Phone: 608-745-1861

 

Main Street Portage needs and  accepts monetary donations to continue its work. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to:

Main Street Portage

117 W. Cook St.

Portage, WI 53901

(write check to Main Street Portage)

Donations can be earmarked for a top project or added to the general fund. 

Top projects include:

  1. Mercantile Building  Facade Restoration

  2. Events Sponsorship

  3. Downtown Beautification. 

Main Street Portage is a 501(c)(3) corporation. All donations are deductible to the extent allowed by law. Information about the deductibility of donations of membership costs, in-kind services, and items is available through the IRS. See Publication 561: Determining the Value of Donated Property and Tax Topics: Contributions for more information.

                                                             

"It's been too easy. Merchants are now coming to us to locate downtown."
-Karen Grimm, PROUD manager, Pontiac, Illinois

"I saw other merchants making commitments, both personal and financial, and saw the positive results. I decided I wanted to be involved, too."
-Joe Brown, business owner, Okmulgee Main Street, Oklahoma

 

                       

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Main Street Portage Business Directory

Accounting Services

Antiques/Arts & Crafts

Appliances / Stoves

Apartment and Home Rentals

Attorneys

Auto Services & Repairs 

Banking, Financial & Insurance Services

Bookstores

Café/Coffee/Counter Service

Candy Shoppes

Churches

Clothing Shoppes

Computers & Equipment  

Dry Cleaning & Laundry Service

Executive/Personnel Recruiting; Temp Agencies

Farm Supplies

Florists

Fuel Oil

Funeral Services

Furniture Shoppes

Gas Station/Convenience Store

Health Care Professionals

Home Repair, Remodeling, HVAC, Contractors & Construction

Jewelry Shoppes

Liquor Shoppes

Local Government & Community Organizations

Mortgage, Appraisal, & Title

Multi Media

Pharmacies

Photography

Pools & Spas

Printing, Copier Services, & Screen Printing Services

Realtors

Restaurants, Bars, & Lounges

Salons, Spas & Barbershops

Services

Specialty Shoppes 

Sporting Goods

Theaters

Thrift Shoppes

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Accounting Services

Miller, Brussell, Ebben, Glaeske, LLC, Dennis Locy, P. O. Box 585, 119 West Conant Street,  608‑742‑2103

Norland, Raymond, Raymond Norland, P.O. Box 404, 311 E. WI St., Suite 207 C & D,   608‑742‑6177

Ronald Thompson Accounting, Ronald Thompson, 111 East Cook Street,  608‑742‑1828

 

Antiques/Arts & Crafts

DeWitt Street Art & Craft Mall, Linda Riggs, 309 DeWitt Street, 608-742-1110

 

Appliances /Heating

 

Apartment and Home Rentals

The Historic (formerly portage place), Kelly Moore, 207 W. Cook St.,  608‑206‑6600

Phoenix, The, PO Box 93, 104 West Cook St.,  608‑745‑4450

 

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Attorneys

Carlson, Rogers & Owens, David Carlson, P. O. Box 277, 234 1/2 West Wisconsin Street, 608‑742‑1905

Bennett & Bennett, Mark Bennett or Todd Bennett, P.O. Box 30, 135 W. Cook St.,  608‑742‑2109

Dale E Hughes Law Office, 311 E. Wisconsin ST. Suite 203, 608‑745‑0041

Law Office of Todd A. Kreckman, Todd Kreckman, 111 E. Edgewater St., 608‑742‑6228

Miller & Miller, LLC, John Miller, PO Box 200, 311 DeWitt St., 608‑742‑8585

Rhode Law Office, Randy Rhode, 219 E. Conant St., 608‑742‑4353

Roets Law Office, Gary Roets, P. O. Box 302, 234 Cook Street,   608‑742‑4343

Salna, Vytas, Vytas Salna, P. O. Box 412, 417 West Wisconsin Street, 608‑742‑4434

Smiley Law Office, William Smiley, P. O. Box 361, 235 Cook Street, 608‑742‑5336

Tim Henney Law Office 317 DeWitt Street, 608-742-5998

Steve Sarbacker Law Office 317 DeWitt Street, 608-742-3331

 

Auto Services & Repairs

Bill & Jack's Garage, Steve, 228 W. Edgewater St., 608‑742‑6020

Gruber Automotive, John Gruber, 208 E. Edgewater Street, 608‑742‑8800

Holmes Motor Sports, 115 E. Mullett St.,  608‑745‑4567

Jeff's Tire Place, Jeff Grothman, 437 W. Wisconsin St.,  608‑742‑2228

NAPA Auto Parts, Lon Chester, P. O. Box 156 125 East Edgewater Street,  608‑742‑7191

Polnow Automotive Repair Center, Stephen Polnow, 311 West Conant Street,  608‑742‑6050

Portage Tire Mart, 114 E. Dodge St., 608‑742‑6753

Shadel Auto & Truck Clinic, 107 Dodge, 608‑742‑8870

Steve’s Auto Auto Repair, 101 DeWitt Street, 608-745-4540

Weaver Auto Parts of Portage, Richard Hellenbrand, 239 West Cook Street,  608‑742‑5394

 

Banking, Financial & Insurance Services

Associated Bank,  P. O. Box 430, 222 East Wisconsin Street, 608‑742‑4115 www.associatedbank.com

American Express Financial Services, 219 W. Cook Street, 608-742-1408

Bank Mutual - Portage Eirik Lohr,  145 E. Cook St. 742-5563 toll free 800-261-6888

Brooke Insurance, 134 W. Cook Street, 608-742-7370

Capital Financial Services, Inc., John Seitz, 130 E. Cook St.,  608‑742‑1910

Check Advance, Wendy Evans or Dennis Witt, 230 West Cook Street,   608‑745‑1177  www.checkadvance.org

Chuck Miller Agency, Chuck Miller, P. O. Box 297, 240 W. Cook Street, 608‑742‑3888

CitiFinancial,  120 East Cook Street,   608‑742‑4176

Don‑Rick Inc. Insurance, Darlene Kidd, PO Box 465, 236 W. Cook Street, 608‑742‑5548

Edward Jones Investments, Emil Weatherbee(742-5408) &Ed Steck (742‑8841),  214 W. Cook Street,   www.edwardjones.com

Farmers Insurance, Ralph Gorsuch, 141 E. Cook St.,  608‑742‑7600

Badger Planning Group, Karl Kindschi, 216 W. Wisconsin St., 

Malone's State Farm Insurance, Sean Malone, P. O. Box 710, 415 Wisconsin St, 608‑742‑6754

Northwestern Mutual Insurance, David Dumbleton, P. O. Box 888, 254 West Cook St, 608‑742‑3230

Portage Insurance Center, Scott Rector, P. O. Box 27, 201 E Wisconsin St,    608‑742‑5560

Tim Schmidt Insurance & Retirement Planning/Ameritus, Tim Schmidt, P. O. Box 26, 121 West Cook Street,  608‑745‑5601

U.S. Bank,  P.O. Box 568, 238 W Wisconsin St, 608‑745‑0601

U.S. Bank Drive‑up, PO Box 568, 212 W. Edgewater St.,

 

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Bookstores

Book World, Jean, 120 W Cook,  608‑742‑1989

It's About Faith LLC, Linda Riggs, 309 DeWitt St.,   608‑742‑1110 www.itsaboutfaith.com

 

Café/Coffee/Counter Service

Market Basket, 403 DeWitt Street, 608-742-5242

Daily Perk, 309 DeWitt Street, 608-742-1110

Krista’s Kitchen, 321 W. Conant Street, 608-742-0500

Wilz Drug, 140 E. Cook Street, 608-742-3545

 

Candy Shoppes

Grandma's Candy Store, 109 W Cook Street,  608‑742‑7309

Candy Bouquet #3950, 118 W. Cook Street,  608-742-1850

 

Churches

Portage Presbyterian Church, Rev. David J. Hankins, 120 W. Pleasant St.,  608‑742‑6006 www.portagepresbyterian.com

Faith Baptist Church 311 E. Wisconsin Street, 608-745-1917

 

Clothing Shoppes

Alfredo’s Latin Fashions

DW Menswear/Sports Center, Doug Williams, P. O. Box 218, 125 West Cook Street, 608‑742‑7745

Fancy Pants, Cindy Polnow, 124 West Cook Street,  608‑742‑5711

Little Britches Clothing, Ceal Lasse, 308 DeWitt St., 608‑742‑1034

Marry Me Bridal 310 DeWitt Street, 608-745-4790

Smart Woman, Megan Polnow, 201West Cook Street, 608‑742‑5733

 

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Computers & Equipment

Computer Clinic 1 Main Street, 608-745-4086

First Class Webs LLC--Internet Services & Computers, 310 De Witt St.,   608‑745‑0170

Markent Solutions, Mark Udulutch, PO Box 44, 121 E. Conant St., 608‑742‑7300, www.markentsolutions.com

 

Dry Cleaning & Laundry Services

Portage Cleaners, 104 East Wisconsin Street,    608‑742‑1696

Crawford Oil Company, Jim Crawford, P. O. Box 115, 416 E. Wisconsin Street,  608‑742‑2414

 

Multi Media

Mud Dog Media ,  DeWitt St.,745-0522

Vision Media Group, 311 E. Wisconsin St., 608-566-1032

 

Executive/Personnel Recruiting; Temp Agencies

Adecco, 252 W. Cook St., 608‑745‑0444, www.usadecco.com

Markent Personnel, P. O. Box 423,121 E Conant St.,  608‑742‑7300, www.markentpersonnel.com

QTI Group / QualiTemps, Trina Ankenbrandt, 311 E Wisconsin St, Ste 101,  608‑742‑7800  www.qtigroup.com

 

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Florists

Flower Company The/The Country Bluff Wedding Chapel, Jolene Hoskins, 211 DeWitt Street, 608‑742‑4108

 

Fuel Oil

Crawford Oil - 416 E. Wisconsin Street,  608‑742‑2414

 

Funeral Services

Pflanz Mantey Mendrala Funeral Home, Charles Mantey, 430 West Wisconsin Avenue, 608‑742‑2126

Port‑Axtell Community Funeral Home, Sy Miller, P. O. Box 356, 302 East Conant Street,  608‑742‑5585

 

Furniture Shoppes

Portage Furniture Store, Rich Heimerl, 126 East Cook Street,   608‑742‑4106  www.portfurn.com

 

Gas Station/Convenience Store

Market Basket, 403 DeWitt Street, 608-742-5242

Polnow’s, 311 West Conant Street,  608‑742‑6050

Jeff’s Tire, 437 W. Wisconsin St.,  608‑742‑2228

 

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Health Care Professionals

Barrett, Dr. Dale R (podiatrist), 234 1/2 W. Wisconsin St.,  608‑742‑7172

Bauer Chiropractic, 306 W. Cook Street, 608-742-2225

Curran & Seubert Dental Office, 260 West Cook Street,  608‑742‑2331

Elliott and Webb Eye Care, 304 W. Cook Street, 608-742-

Eyedeal Eyewear, 215 W. Cook Street, 608-742-2020

Midwest Family Acupuncture, John Sprader, 121 W. Cook St., 608‑745‑0808

Robert P. Widerquist (Dentist), 303 E. Wisconsin St.,  608‑742‑8311

Wilz Home Healthcare Supplies and Equipment, , 140 E. Cook Street, 608-742-3545

 

Home Repair, Remodeling, HVAC, Contractors & Construction

Apel Insulation, DeWitt St.

Brittingham & Hixon Lumber, Dave Becraft, 122 E. Edgewater St., 608‑742‑2909

Complete Comfort Systems Inc., , 221 W. Edgewater St., 608‑742‑5511

Mid‑Wisconsin Home Builders,  P. O. Box 865, 218 W. Wisconsin,   608‑742‑1424

R-N-R Construction, E. Wisconsin St., 608-617-5299

River City Remodeling

Who's Yer Painter, 115 W Mullett, 608‑742‑0351

 

Jewelry Shoppes

Quinn's Jewelry, PO Box 258","123 W. Cook St.,  608‑742‑2393

It’s About Faith - 309 DeWitt St. 608 742-1110 Email: Itsaboutfaith@charter.net

 

Laundry Service

 

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Liquor Shoppes

Discount Liquor, 211 E Wisconsin Street, 608‑742‑6226

 

Local Government & Community Organizations

American Red Cross of East Central WI,  Mike Crum, 204 E. Edgewater Street- Suite 102,  608‑742‑3656

Chamber of Commerce, 132 West Cook St., , 608-742-6242, http://www.portagewi.com/

City of Portage, 115 West Pleasant Street,   608‑742‑2176, http://www.ci.portage.wi.us/

Columbia County Court House, 400 DeWitt St.,  608‑742‑2191

Columbia County Crisis Pregnancy Center, 311 E Wisconsin Street Suite 202,  608‑742‑0100

Energy Services of Wisconsin, PO Box 736, 311 E. Wisconsin St. Suite 103,  608‑742‑4088

Hope House, Kim Wroten, 204 E Edgewater Suite 101,  608‑745‑4722

Lutheran Social Services, 311 E. Wisconsin St. Suite 207G, , 608‑742‑4244

Masonic Temple, PO Box 394,   608‑742‑6468

Pauquette Children’s Adoption Service, 315 W.  Conant St., 608-742-8004

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, PO Box 887, 204 E. Edgewater St.,   608‑742‑1551

Portage Center for the Arts, 301 E. Cook St., 608-742-5655

Portage Elks Lodge 675, PO Box 316, 201 W. Conant,   608‑742‑6040

Three Rivers United Educators, P.O. Box 79,  800‑845‑6745

United States Postal Service, 215 W. Conant St.,   608‑742‑5595

 

Mortgage, Appraisal, & Title

American Mortgage of Wisconsin, 109 E. Wisconsin St., 608‑742‑6300

Columbia County Title Co, Kirsten Pond, P. O. Box 158, 115 East Conant Street,  608‑742‑5552

Craig Cawley Appraisals, 129 E. Cook St.,  608‑742‑5200

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp., Gregg Steinhaus, 322 DeWitt St.,  608‑742‑0097

Hamele Real Estate Services, 315 W. Wisconsin St., 608-742-4129

Lambert Appraisals, 107 E. Cook St.,  608‑745‑1777

Land Title,  313 DeWitt St.    608-745-0260

Preferred Mortgage, Mark Bellmore, 301 De Witt St.,    608‑742‑5363  www.preferredmortgageco.com

Wisconsin River Title Consultants, Inc., Mary Beth Dorn, P. O. Box 886, 115 W. Conant St.,  608‑742‑3316

Title Experts 313 DeWitt St., 608-745-0203

 

Pharmacies

Rhyme Drug, Tom Christianson, 117 East Cook Street,   608‑742‑3737

Service Drug Store, Bob Hebl, 130 West Cook Street,   608‑742‑2808

Wilz Drug & Home Health Care, Larry Wilz, 140 East Cook Street, ‑2205  608‑742‑3545

 

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Photography

Galley Studio, Fred Galley, 222 West Cook Street,  608‑742‑6151

 

Pools & Spas

H & H Pools & Spa, Randy Hardell, 213 DeWitt Street,  608‑963‑3099

 

Printing, Copier Services, & Screen Printing Services

Communique Shop, Jack Bowman, PO Box 421, 224 W. Wisconsin St.,  608‑742‑8472

Zimmerman Promotionz, Colleen Zimmerman, PO Box 857, 104 W. Cook St., Suite 102,   608‑745‑3317

 

Realtors

First Weber Group, Kathy Manthey, P. O. Box 219, 333 W Wisconsin St, ‑2137 608‑742‑4897  www.firstweber.com

Team Up Realty, 151 E. Cook St., 608-745-0044

 

Restaurants, Bars, & Lounges

Blarney Stone, Kevin, 220 W. Wisconsin St., 608‑742‑3116

Cactus Club, 102 E. Cook St,   608‑742‑0222

Cathay Garden, 238 W Cook Street,  608‑742‑6453

Cottonwood Bar & Grill, 312 DeWitt St.,   608‑742‑5917

Grammas Corner Cafe, Florence Magee, 100 E. Cook St.,  608‑742‑1468

Kourt House Tavern Inc., 316 DeWitt St,  608‑742‑5906

Pizza Hut, Ned/Jim, 401 East Wisconsin Street,   608‑742‑8829

Matt's Place, 220 W. Cook St., Portage WI 53901   608‑742‑5944

Tamarack Pizza, Bill Noll, 412 E Wisconsin Street, 608‑742‑6424

Town Chef

Mitchell's

Broken Paddle

 

 Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Salons, Spas & Barbershops

Bob's Barber Shop, Bob Thalacker/Tables, 218 W Cook Street, , 608‑742‑6276

Body Concepts, Walker, Bobbie, RMT, 228 W. Wisconsin St., 608‑745‑0888

Hair Loft, 311 E Wisconsin St. Suite 204,  608‑742‑6072

Hair Sensations, Myrna Hooper, 127 W. Cook Street,  608‑742‑4888

Hair Works+, Debbie Klaila & Sally Raimer, 208 DeWitt Street,  608‑742‑2624

Hair‑Lair Family Hair, 206 DeWitt St.,  608‑742‑6644

Head 2 Toe Salon 232 W. Cook St., 608-745-4935

La Boutique, 217 W Cook Street,  608‑742‑2767

Myron's Beauty Salon, 223 W. Cook St., , 608‑742‑3212

Nail Nook, Virginia Hayes, 211 W. Cook St.,   608‑745‑4488

Precision Hair Designers, 129 E Cook Street,    608‑742‑4994

Shear Timing Salon, Patty VanDusen, 226 W. Wisconsin St.,   608‑745‑1503

The Barber Shop, 105 W Cook,  608‑742‑8112

 

Services

Advantage Lock and Key, 100 E. Wisconsin St., 608-742-7272

Verizon Wireless, DeWitt St.

Thrivent

Karate America

Kindermusik

Simply Music

Third Heaven Martial Arts, 101 W. Cook St

United Transportation Union office, 139 W. Cook St

 

Specialty Shoppes

Craig's Popcorn Corner, Darlene Craig, 206 W. Wisconsin St.,  608‑742‑8050

Eclipse Paintball Supplies, DeWitt St.

Esse's Sportsworld, Bret & Bonnie Essie, 218 W. Wisconsin St.,  608‑742‑1222

Game Junkies, W. Cook St,

HoopLa!, 118 W. Cook St., 608-742-1435,  www.hooplaelite.com

It’s About Faith - 309 DeWitt St. 608 742-1110 Email: Itsaboutfaith@charter.net

Karate America, Jim Nichols, 117 E. Cook St.,  608‑742‑0064

Kindermusik® with Val, Valerie Walth, 309 DeWitt Street, Suite 203, 608-742-0534

Mercantile on Cook St., The, 117 W. Cook St., 608-745-1861, mainstreetportage.org

Mr. K's Card Shop, 139 E. Cook St., , 608‑745‑6757

Portage House of Clocks, 136 W. Cook St.,   608‑742‑4804

Roger's Gifts & Gallery, Vicky Barton, 205 DeWitt Street,   608‑742‑8788

Sewing by Mary, 228 W. Cook St., 608‑742‑3323

Tangerine, The, 201 DeWitt St., 608-742-1043

Traces of Childhood

Wau Wau O Nah Gift Shop, 104 W. Cook St 608‑745‑3317

 

Sporting Goods

DW’s

 

Additions and corrections - email us at Organization@mainstreetportage.org

 

Theaters

Portage Center for the Arts, P. O. Box 866,  301 East Cook Street,   608‑742‑5655  portagecenterforthearts@verizon.net

Portage Theatres, John McWilliams, P. O. Box 426, 322 W Wisconsin St,   608‑742‑2313

 

Thrift Shoppes

Good Times Used New & Old, 305 DeWitt Street,  608‑742‑1519

Rainbow Thrift Shoppe, Carol Pribnow, 506 W Cook St., 608‑745‑4489

St. Vincent de Paul, Nancy Coval, 242 West Cook Street,  608‑742‑5611

 

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