Search Results for: Thordarson Boathouse
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6th Annual Rock Island Cookout
…buns and condiments, plus beverages, chips, and desserts. The cookout is only the beginning of the day’s activities. There is the silent auction at the Thordarson Boathouse, merchandise will be…
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Thordarson’s Rock Island Boathouse: A Door County Treasure
…at was the magnificent blue limestone boathouse, completed in 1929 for Chicago inventor and millionaire Chester Thordarson. It was meant as just one of the showplaces on the retreat “harmonious…
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The distance from Washington Island’s Jackson Harbor to the Thordarson Boathouse is about a mile. Hiking boots with ice cleats make for the easiest walking. Last Saturday dawned clear and…
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Remarkable Life of Thordarson Unfolds in New Purinton Book
…origin of the boathouse, even fewer are familiar with the life of Chester Hjörtur Thordarson, the man whose dream it was. Thordarson and Rock Island, a just-published book by Richard…
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Announcing Inaugural Washington Island Literary Festival
…Thordarson and Rock Island; Ralph Murre and Sharon Auberle, Door County poets; Jerod Santek, Write On, Door County!; Laurie Scheer, educator at UW-Madison. The events – readings, discussions, writer’s panel,…
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Kayaking Around the Waters of Rock Island
…the monolithic Thordarson Boathouse and camped overnight along the secluded shore of one of the backpacking sites. Since 2004, I’ve volunteered as a tour guide at the Pottawatomie Lighthouse. In…
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Rock Island Fundraiser Picnic June 30
…for park maintenance projects and for the Pottawatomie Lighthouse Museum will take place all day in Thordarson’s Viking Hall inside the boathouse. To donate items for the Silent Auction, contact…
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DCVB Releases 2012 Visitor Guide Cover
…County Visitor Guide. The cover shot features a couple boating on a beautiful late afternoon summer day near Rock Island State Park’s Thordarson Boathouse. The 2012 Door County Official Visitor…
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Epic Poem Bridges Door County Schools, Students
…emerged,” Nehlsen said. The Thordarson Boathouse makes Rock Island the perfect locale for the re-enactment. Built by inventor Chester Hjortur Thordarson in 1927, the boathouse was meant to resemble an…
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Door County Home Builders Association Donate to Building Efforts in Afghanistan
…restored 1858 Pottawatomie Lighthouse. The near-perfect summer weather captivated everyone’s attention with a sunset over the lake viewed from the Thordarson Boathouse. Friends of Plum and Pilot Islands (FOPPI) volunteers…
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A Day at Rock Island State Park
…several goals in mind. It was our friends’ first trip to the island, so the historically exciting and incredible Thordarson boathouse and Viking Hall had to be seen first. Next…
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A Prize Worth the Journey: Pottawatomie Lighthouse on Rock Island
…began purchasing parcels of private land on Rock Island, including, for $5,000, 661 acres from Rasmus Hanson, a Washington Island boat builder. Within two years, Thordarson had acquired all the…
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Friends of Rock Island Host Benefit
…accommodate visitors, the Karfi Ferry to Rock Island will begin running at 9 am. Activities will be held in and around the Thordarson Boathouse, including artisan demonstrations and a silent…
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Community Notes for October 16 – 30
…trip to Rock Island State Park to tour the Thordarson Boathouse and the Pottawatomie Lighthouse. • The Kiwanis of Northern Door will assist the Salvation Army Bell Ringers…
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Island Adventure: A photo essay of Rock Island
…their return to civilization. Photo by Dan Eggert. Before venturing too far, we checked out Chester H. Thordarson’s Boathouse. The grandeur of the boathouse, inside and out, surpassed any of…
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Faces of the Past: Chester Thordarson
…14 buildings, built a lookout tower and constructed an impressive boathouse. The Thordarson Boathouse, considered his greatest building achievement, was an architectural testament to his genius, as well as an…
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Rock Island: The Untrammeled Frontier
…Michigan. Looking out from Thordarson’s boathouse. Photo by Dan Eggert. The lighthouse would be torn down and replaced a short 22 years later due to faulty construction, but the second·…