“WISCONSIN SPIRIT
QUEST”
The Wisconsin Spirit Quest series of
geocaches will take you to a number of historic cemeteries
or other historic sites. In six years, the Spirit Quest has grown
to over seven hundred caches hidden in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan,
Ontario , Florida,and Wisconsin and the hiders have grown to over
fifty cacher teams. Over 1,000 cacher accounts
had logged over 25,000 finds when we quit
counting.
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WISCONSIN
SPIRIT QUEST
"Egg Harbor Town
Cemetery"
Welcome to Egg Harbor
Town Cemetery in Door County.
Egg Harbor Cemetery is located on the East side of Highway 42
just as you enter the village of Egg Harbor from the South.
Although it is shown on the map as being part of St. John the
Baptist Church Cemetery and the Egg Harbor Town Cemetery, all the
information received shows that it is only one cemetery and that is
the Egg Harbor Town Cemetery.
There are many conflicting stories about the name Egg Harbor.
Some say it was named after a nest of duck eggs found on the shore
by Door County's first settler. Others say it received its name
because seagulls nested along the shore and one could gather a
basket of eggs from their nests.
A more appealing story is told in the Door County Advocate of
April 26, 1862. The story indicates that three or four Mackinac
boats left Green Bay to deliver furs to the trading post on
Mackinac Island. The boats stopped at the yet unnamed harbor to
rest for the night. While rowing ashore there was a race to see who
would reach the shore first. Food from the mess baskets was thrown
at the leading boat and food quickly returned. First, hard tack was
the missile of choice, but soon eggs flew through the air. When the
boats reached the shore, the battle continued until the eggs were
gone. Everyone enjoyed the fun and the story of the battle which
was often repeated by the voyagers. The harbor was then identified
as Egg Harbor.
There are some unusual and very old headstones located at this
cemetery. And please remember, if there are people visiting a loved
one, you might try again at a different time.
Note: Although I haven't verified it yet, one of our
geocachers has reported that Chief OshKosh's son is laid to rest in
this cemetery. Chief Oshkosh was a proud and distinguished leader
of the Menominee Indian Tribe around the year 1830.
PLEASE FOLLOW ANY POSTED VISITING HOURS, RESPECT THE
RESIDENTS HERE AND VISIT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS
ONLY!
The cache container is a
bison tube so.... BYOP. .The cache is not located near a
grave...Do not disturb monuments. If you find a fallen US flag,
please stick it back in the ground. You must sign the cache log to
claim a find. As always, please be respectful, and cache in, trash
out.
"Wisconsin Spirit Quest" is brought to you by sweetlife and
Capt. Ed and was inspired by the following fellows of
GEOISQ*: SixDogTeam (Earthdog Patrick, Lead
Dog, Wheel Dog) , Kodiak Kid, *The Shadow*, Team Shydog, Rupert2,
Torry, ~Mystery Dog~, Team Tigger International, Awsome Ev,
bbsurveyors, Wishbone 86, DoverDuo, -{LoS}-Xile, Prairiepartners,
WilliamsFamGC, Team Itchy & Scratchy, Bean Blossom Gang, ,
krisNjoe , bikinibottomfeeders, 501 Gang , Lord Elwood, Donsdi,
Joypa, Doobies, DougSmiley , Che K, JCurtis55, Team GCHound,
Nursenine, Cowboy1829, S Keillan, CAR 54, Team Lost in the woods,
ICQ cache crew, ClayC, InFarm Family, Jenishmeni and a host of
others. If you are interested in spreading the Quest to your neck
of the woods AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US, email
SixDogTeam.
*Grand Exalted Order of
the Indiana Spirit Quest
Have fun and
enjoy hunting this cache.
*** Congrats to BluegrassBikers for the FTF
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