Bar / Club

Fox River Lounge

Name: Fox River Lounge
Address: 715 S. Broadway, Green Bay, WI

Green Bay

Summary

Cricket's Fox River Lounge started out as "Sorry We're Closed", a bar opened in 2002 by owner Paul "Cricket" Jacob. The name was changed to Cricket's Fox River Lounge one year later, in 2003. According to bar listings in media, the bar had shows as well as an outdoor patio. "Cricket's Fox River Lounge" at 715 S. Broadway closed either in December 2005 or January of 2006.

Images

Photos, staff of the bar / (OutBound magazine v3-08, August 2004) / OutBound

Matchbook cover for "Green Bay's West River Bank" / LGBT bars, circa 2005 / (courtesy Paul Jacob and NE Wis. LGBT History project) / Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project

Facts

Type: Bar / Club
Address: 715 S. Broadway
City: Green Bay
Latitude: 44.509755
Longitude: -88.0255356
Opened: 2002
Closed: January 2006
Clientele: Male, female bar, lounge, social

Sources

Research adapted from the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project. Archive page links below point to archive.wislgbthistory.com; for current news and community events, visit wislgbthistory.com.

Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project — Fox River Lounge (Green Bay) (retrieved 2026-06-01)

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