A Brief History of Potter's Farm

The Farm, which Wisconsin state historians believe may be a prize representation from the craftsman movement, was among the most productive farms in the county during the 1920's. It is of interest that Alden Potter was an osteopathic physician, and according to A.T. Still, the founder of osteopathy, an osteopath succeeds when he "looks to Nature for knowledge and obeys her teachings." It also is of interest to note that those in the craftsman movement, which greatly influenced Alden Potter, believe in "living simple natural lives close to the soil and full of the interest and pleasure which come from kinship with Nature."

While Chequamegon View Farm ceased to be a working farm shortly after Dr. Potter's death in 1936, those associated with it today continue to look, as he did, to Nature for kinship and knowledge.