Izatys or Kathio? Traditional Cache
herrwald: This cache is now archived. Thanks to all for visiting the cache and the State Park.
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This small cache (2" dia. x 3" lg.) is located a short distance
from a trail in Mille Lacs Kathio State Park.
Connie and I placed this cache during our first camping trip of the
season.
This is one of our favorite parks and it did not have a cache.
Well, now it does.
This cache has been approved by the park manager.
The following excerpt is from the Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
information brochure:
"French explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur duLhut (known today as
Duluth), referred to the settlements here as "Izatys", his
phoneticism of a Mdewekanton Dakotan word. This word has also been
recorded as Issatis, Isanti, and Santee. An error in transcribing
Duluth's journal for the publication of a major history book
resulted in the word "Kathio," apparently through the reading of
the letters Iz as K, and ys as hio. Regardless, Izatys, or Kathio,
is the oldest village name preserved in the history of the state of
Minnesota."
You will be parking very close the interpretive center, so if you
have a chance, please visit.
A drive through this park usually produces abundant deer sightings
and they are very photogenic.
FTF prize is an unactivated travel bug.
Additional Hints
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