Gressholmen
Grassy fjord islet and nature reserve where seaplanes once landed, now a ferry-hop picnic escape.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Gressholmen, a small islet in the Oslofjord just off central Oslo, goes back to a summer evening in July 1927 and the arrival of a German seaplane from Szczecin. It follows the years when the capital's gateway to the world was an island reached only by boat, sharing its ground with a rifle club and a soap factory. Best heard down by the old ramp and hangar near the marina.
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