Washington Island Stavkirke
The coordinates listed will bring you to a walkway that leads to the Island Stavkirke. While enjoying this beautiful structure you will need to study and observe various architectural features which will give you the answers needed to locate the final cache site a short distance away.
The Stavkirke-which refers to the use of vertical posts, was conceived first and foremost as a place for spiritual meditation and worship. It is open daily, throughout the year for that purpose. Secondly, the Island Stavkirke is patterned from this ancient style church construction common in Norway during medieval times-at a time when paganism was giving way to Christianity-and is both a replica and a tribute to Washington Island’s Scandinavian heritage.
The foundation for the Stavkirke was begun in October of 1991 by local carpenters with largely volunteer labor, a project undertaken by the men and women of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. It was dedicated as a Christian house of worship in August of 1995.
AB= Number of Interior Windows plus 8
C= Number of Cabinet Doors on the Altar
D=Number of Dragonheads on the Roof Peaks plus 2
E=Number of Exterior Doors minus 2
FG=Dedicated as a Christian House of Worship In 19XX minus 40
H=Number of Wooden Crosses on the Roof Peaks
I=Number of Center Staves (within building) minus 5
J= Number of Built in Wooden Benches Along the Interior Walls
Cache Location-Solve for: N 45 AB.CDE W 086 FG.HIJ
Permission for placement of this cache has been obtained from the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Council.