Kafralu Island
Kafralu Island was a man-made island built in 1911 on a sandbar alongside Cedar Point in Northeast Ohio. History Louis E. Wagner and his sons built Kafralu Island over a course of twenty years by hauling in tree trunk, logs and Cut and fill, fill. Wagner coined the name ''Kafralu'' by combining the name of his wife (Katherine) with the names of his sons (Frank and Louis). Wagner built cottages on the island, which were rented out during the summer months to tourists and other guests that would use the island for hunting, fishing, and vacations. Kafralu Island, up until 1939 was never registered with the local real estate tax office. When it was discovered that it had no legal owner by Cedar Fair, Cedar Point Company they filed an original deed to the property, and the land was taken from Louis as he was physically removed from the property and the cottages destroyed to make way for the new Cedar Park expressway. As this was the family sole source of income, the family became de ...
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