Whiskey Island, Bootlegger Paradise, Can Be Yours for $3 Million

Boozy Break

Whiskey Island, on the U.S.-Canadian border, was a thoroughfare for black market hooch during Prohibition—and now the entire island is on the market.

Published Aug. 24 2015 1:00AM EDT

During Prohibition, hopeful citizens moved fermented liquids through seaside ports, underground tunnels, and back rooms into the basements of bars and households nationwide—and a piece of that boozy era could be yours for a few million.

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Whiskey Island, Bootlegger Paradise, Can Be Yours for $3 Million

Whiskey Island, on the U.S.-Canadian border, was a thoroughfare for black market hooch during Prohibition—and now the entire island is on the market.

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Justin Jones

Whiskey Island, Bootlegger Paradise, Can Be Yours for $3 Million

Whiskey Island, on the U.S.-Canadian border, was a thoroughfare for black market hooch during Prohibition—and now the entire island is on the market.

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