At the posted coordinates, a clearly marked physical item containing many words and numbers will provide clues for the coordinates of the final stage. When you arrive at ground zero, try to get inspired, and look at the physical item and do the following math:
1. In the paragraph beginning with ‘This…’ count the number of characters in the fifth word and multiply that number by 19. Subtract that 3-digit number from the 3-digit seconds in the north coordinate. Now you should have the north coordinate for the final stage.
2. There is a number associated with a crescent-shaped logo at the bottom. Add that number (the whole number, NOT the percentage) to the 3-digit seconds of the west coordinate. This will give you the west coordinate for the final stage.
There is no need to search in any mulched landscape areas. During the Labor Day weekend, this place is loaded with muggles.
Placed with permission by the Village of Schaumburg.
About the sculpture:
Awaking Muse
She inspires; she motivates; she brings people together. Folks come to her to sit in her hand, to gaze into her lovely face, to meet up, and to receive inspiration. She overlooks a lovely pond with swans. She is included in wedding photo shoots. When she first arrived on site, she was five pieces of stone weighing a total of 11 tons, lying on a flatbed semi-truck trailer. Now she sleeps in a comfy bed of grass, and thousands visit her throughout the year. She is called Awaking Muse, and she is a monumental sculpture carved from Indiana limestone by artists Meg White and Don Lawler. ‘The muse’, as most folks refer to her, provides an unusual, safe, and fun place for folks to meet, play, relax, listen to music, take walks, look at swans and cygnets, walk dogs, walk babies, or just have fun.
The Awaking Muse is situated on Schaumburg’s municipal grounds and can be accessed on foot, by car, or by bicycle. Events take place on the nearby public grounds all year long, and the Awaking Muse provides a special place for folks to congregate during the events. During Septemberfest, Schaumburg’s largest public event, throngs of young adults playfully invade the muse’s space by climbing on her, standing atop her head, sitting in her hand, walking on her feet, and climbing the grassy hill that forms the ‘blanket’ covering her body.
When you come to visit, wear sneakers!