A wealthy family owned a private island for over 100 years. They moved south and sold it for $26.5 million.

The Ziegler family is selling their private island in Connecticut for $35 million. Modern Media LLC A family that got rich selling baking powder has sold a private island priced at $35 million. The Ziegler family has owned Hay Island, just off the Connecticut coast, for over a century. Family members have moved to other spots in the US, so they no longer need such a large property. Many families dream of having a private island to call their own. In Connecticut, a new family just made that ...