LNP: A Walk in the Woods Traditional Cache
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Small container within 5 feet of the trail located in the UW Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve (LNP). Stay on the trail until your reach the cache location. Please replace exactly as found with no portion of the container visible towards the path. Use stealth. There is a nearby bench to sign the log, exchange contents or enjoy the view. Don't search for this cache after 10PM and follow the rules of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve.
Depending on the trail and parking you choose this may be a short walk, but take time to enjoy the trails in this peaceful area with great views of Lake Mendota and a rich history. The cache is located on the northwestern edge of Frautschi Point.
The following information comes from the Lakeshore Nature Preserve website. In the 1880’s Breese Stevens and Morris Fuller purchased the Heron Farm which included what is now known as Frautschi Point. After Bresse Steven’s died, his daughters, Elizabeth and Amelia, inherited the property. Elizabeth and her husband, Dr. Reginald Jackson Sr. built a summer house here in 1921. It was enlarged over time becoming a 4,450 square foot structure which eventually became the home of Dr. Jackson’s son, Reggie Jr. Additional buildings were added including a seaplane hangar for his seaplane.
When Reggie Jr. died in 1986, he bequeathed the property in equal shares to Northwestern University Medical School and the State Medical Society of Wisconsin. Neither organization had any reason to retain the property and it was feared it would be sold to developers permanently eliminating the chance for the University’s lands along Lake Mendota to be joined together to form a continuous green space. The Frautschi family prevented this from happening. John and Jerry Frauthschi provided $1.5 million to their father, Walter, in 1988. This allowed the family to obtain the property protecting it from development and donating it to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In addition to the deed, they also donated funds to create a permanent endowment for the long-term stewardship of the land. In recognition of this generosity, Second Point was officially renamed Frautschi Point. The various structures that once stood on this property were removed prior to the final title transfer to the University; however, scattered bits of evidence still exist today of the presence of the Jackson Family compound.
More about the history of this place can be learned at http://www.lakeshorepreserve.wisc.edu/.
As you search for this geocache or if you chose to explore, please do not leave the trails. The cache is not more than five feet off the trail and requires no bushwhacking. The entire Lake Shore Preserve is filled with a lot of ecologically sensitive areas as well as research areas they are protecting. If you are interested in helping in the restoration efforts, information can be found at the website listed above. The staff does monitor geocaching activity and if they see areas are being damaged as a result of geocaching, they will require the geocaches be removed.
Permission for placing this geocache was granted by Cathie Bruner of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve through obtaining a permit. Anyone wishing to place a geocache in any of the UW-Madison natural areas must apply for a permit and comply with all rules and regulations for placing a cache. The UW Arboretum prohibits the placement of any geocaches within its boundaries. Permit information and additional information regarding the UW-Madison Lakeshore Nature Preserve can be found at http://www.lakeshorepreserve.wisc.edu.
Your geo-dogs can also accompany you on this adventure, but they must be on a leash under your physical control at all times. Please cache in and trash out any trash you encounter along the way to help keep this area clean. The preserve closes at 10P.M. and you should not attempt to find the cache during closed hours.
Free parking for Lakeshore Nature Preserve visitors is available at two locations. It is limited to three hours or less.
1. N43 05.435, W089 26.031
2. N43 05.355, W089 26.360 (don’t recommend parking here when snow is on the ground)
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