In Wisconsin  Rock Island: Chester Thordarson

Chester Thordarson, who turned his private holdings on Rock Island into a retreat. Details

 

Program: In Wisconsin

Episode: Rock Island: Chester Thordarson

This island get-away is described as one of Wisconsin's best kept secrets. Chester Thordarson was an inventor, Icelandic native and amateur botanist who turned his private holdings on Rock Island into a retreat for the rich and famous. A lot of people you'd recognize from the history books came to this remote Wisconsin island to do business with Thordarson.

• Visit the Rock Island: Chester Thordarson webpage

Duration: (7:28)
Premiere Date: 05/05/2011
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: TV-G


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