Author
Title
Famous Children Visit in County
Series
Vilas County News-Review, August 22, 1935
Publisher
Vilas County News-Review
City
Eagle River
Date
1935
Original Date
Comments
The famous children are “Sistie” and “Buzzie” Dall, grandchildren of President Franklin Roosevelt, staying at Wilmot Island on Plum Lake.
Libraries
- Bookwood Historical Collection, Star Lake
- Land O'Lakes Public Library
- UW Madison/Wis Hist Soc
Text
“Sistie” and “Buzzie” Dall, grandchildren of President Franklin Roosevelt, are again in Vilas county with their father, Curtis B. Dall, and are playing Indian and enjoying northern Wisconsin’s stimulating air. They are guests at the R. W. Wilmot island in Plum lake, near Sayner. The Wilmot family is from New Orleans. They have been summer residents in the region for twenty-nine years.