Cache is not at the posted
coordinates!
This multi stage cache is located in and around the hamlet of
Ste Genevieve. The final stage (the only stage with a physical
cache) is not in a cemetery. The container is a regular sized ammo
box. The cache may be covered in snow in the winter, but will take
a shovel hit if you decide to dig it out.
The final stage is located at
N49° 45.AB3' W96° 39.CD7'.
This multi will take you to four small cemeteries; in each
cemetery you're looking for a headstone. From the Year of Death
(YOD) you'll be able determine the missing coordinates to the final
cache location.
The starting coordinates take you to the Monominto cemetery
where you're looking for the headstone pictured in the Monominto
image below. You then need to visit the Ostenfeld, Ste Genevieve
and Caledonia cemeteries to look for their respective headstones.
The waypoints are listed below. It doesn't matter in what order you
visit the cemeteries, but the final cache location is nearest to
the Caledonia cemetery.
The multi should take about 1-1/2 hours to complete and you'll
travel about 25 km. The final location is surrounded by a
ditch, but you should only need rubber boots in the spring.
Each of the headstones has a story to tell about the history of
the area, and two of the cemeteries are for towns that now only
exist on maps. Some people are uncomfortable with cemeteries - I
really enjoy them. They hold such a historical record. The paired
tombstones from Monominto tell a tale of love and duty – Polish
immigrants – and a Private in the Polish Army - married for almost
70 years before passing away at the age of 95. The tombstone from
the Caledonia Cemetery – the cemetery for the now vanished town of
Rosewood - is for the town’s Postmaster – born in Nottingham
England and deceased almost 100 years ago. A
map from the 1911 census show’s a different landscape from
today. One can only imagine what tale is behind the hand carved
boulder marker from Ostenfeld.
Please be respectful while on the cemetery grounds, and if
there's a gate, be sure to shut it when you leave.
Monominto: Michael Fryza
A = The final digit of the YOD plus
one.
Double check: A also equals the third digit of
the YOD minus 7
Ostenfeld: Jens Carl Godtfredsen
B = The final digit of the YOD plus
five.
Double check: B also equals the third digit of
the YOD
Ste Genevieve: Clement Gauthier
C = The final digit of the YOD minus
one.
Double check: C also equals the third digit of
the YOD plus 7
Caledonia: Thomas Wilson
D = The final digit of the YOD plus
one.
Double check: D also equals the third digit of
the YOD plus 4
