Carl Reinemann: The Horicon Hustle
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 7:00pm
Located at the Horicon Marsh Education and Visitor Center, N7725 State Road 28, Horicon, WI 53032.
We’re diving into one of the wildest true stories in Dodge County history — a Wisconsin marsh sold as farmland gold, con men running the same scheme across five states, a Chicago fortune, and a federal fraud case against 88 men and corporations. A land swindle needs a cast — and this one’s got a good one. A serial con man, with a trail 5 states long. A grain-drill magnate playing both sides of the case. A self-proclaimed “Onion King” hiding a stolen identity. And that’s just the start.
Benjamin Tallmadge, Mayor Charles Hawks. Willard Van Brunt. “Ed Oliver.” A Chicago heiress’s fortune. A Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice with something to hide. An ecological and financial disaster —and more.