Dear RAGBRAI® visitors,
As Mayor of Jefferson, I want to tell you how excited I am to have all you bicyclists and others as overnight guests in Jefferson on Monday, July 21, 2008 as part of RAGBRAI® XXXVI. The 4,626 residents of Jefferson and I look forward to welcoming you. We have an awesome community, and think you’ll agree.
I welcome the opportunity to show all of you the unique and outstanding opportunities our community has to offer all who visit. We want you to experience all our “Bells & Whistles” while in Jefferson in July, and then we hope you’ll want to return for a visit in the future, or better yet, become a permanent Jefferson resident.
Personally, I want to say “Thank you!” to the RAGBRAI® officials for accepting our invitation to bring RAGBRAI® to Jefferson for an overnight stay in 2008.
We plan on showing you a great day and evening. Our RAGBRAI® committee is working hard to make sure everything you need and want will be ready for you – and when we say goodbye on Tuesday, we want you to be smiling with wonderful memories of your time in Jefferson.
See you on Monday, July 21st!
Craig Berry
Mayor of Jefferson, Iowa
First Team Visits Jefferson
The CUBS of Chicago (not the baseball team) read more »
Housing Search Begins
“As soon as I heard that Jefferson was an overnight stop on RAGBRAI®, I called Upper Iowa University, because I wanted Team Peacock to stay at our house,” said Loren Turner, owner o read more »
Housing Committee Looking for Volunteers
The RAGBRAI® housing committee is officially recruiting local residents to house the more than 10,000 riders and visitors arriving in Jefferson on Monday night, July 21. read more »
RAGBRAI Vendor Fees Announced
The committee working to organize Jefferson’s RAGBRAI® overnight has announced the fees that will be charged to vendors at the July 21 event. read more »
Food Vendor Meeting, April 14
A public meeting will be held on Monday, April 14, 7 p.m. for potential food vendors who may participate in the RAGBRAI overnight event. read more »
RAGBRAI Town Meeting - Questions & Answers
On March 4th the Jefferson RAGBRAI Executive Committee hosted a public meeting to provide basic information on the RAGBRAI visit scheduled for Monday, July 21 in Jefferson. read more »
RAGBRAI Committee Outlines Preliminary Plans for July 21 Event
An estimated 100 people turned out for a March 4 town hall meeting at Jefferson-Scranton High School to learn more about plans surrounding Jefferson’s role as an overnight host town for up to 20,000 read more »
Portable Toilet Sponsorship
A unique and fun opportunity for your business or group during this year read more »
