Each summer, the teenagers of Wisconsin all come together to carry on a very valuable tradition. No, we are not talking about the kids who ride with the Green Bay Packers to training camp.

We are talking about the teenagers who are auditioning to work as the next Lake Geneva mail jumpers. Yes, you read that correctly. We said mail jumpers.

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In fact, these jumpers are merely the latest in a very long line of history. There are many who came before them and many to come after. They are tested by being given the chance to leap off the moving U.S. Mailboat Walworth. From there, they have to run to a deckside mailbox and race back to the still moving watercraft before it takes off without them.

That’s quite the test, right?

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Inside Edition reported on the mail jumpers, saying: “The challenge is to dash to the mailbox and race back to the boat before it pulls away. The boat slows down but never stops so you have to be quick. In order to get a job, tryouts are required and each employee must wear a life vest.” That sounds pretty intense but we love the sound of this. It’s definitely a job for young people.

The jumpers are responsible for delivering mail but they also serve as tour guides for anyone who happens to be paying a visit to the area (as long as they are traveling by water). This particular job got its start all the way back in 1919. Only men were allowed to have the job at that time, but women came aboard in 1974. Believe it or not, it remains relevant in the present day.

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“2022 marks the 106th anniversary of our US Mailboat! We look forward to this summer and another amazing season running June 15 – September 15,” the company shared on Instagram.

They make this job look so awesome, don’t they? It’s definitely something that we would have done back in our younger days.

Anyone who is looking to find out more about this line of work can take the time to do the necessary research and let us know more about what you find. In the meantime, you can catch us somewhere practicing our jumping skills so that we are ready when our chance comes. Check out the video below: