Parking found in the lot south of the hide. Walk through the fence opening. NO night caching.
Here you will find a small cache hidden below an authentic Alaskan Totem pole, found right here in Akron, Ohio.
How cool is that? And did you know... Alaskan totems do not have wings on them? Only Canadian totems do.
The plaque on the totem reads:
Alaskan Totem Pole Presented to the All-American Soap Box Derby by the Juneau, Alaska Rotary Club. Original of this pole stands at Wrangell, Alaska where since 1890 it has served as a memorial to the Kiksadi Chief, Kolteen. The monument consists of four memory devices; The personified mountain at the top; the frog, raven, and beaver --- All symbolic in Indian culture and of particular prominencnce in the history of the Kiksadi people. Dedicated August 17, 1947.
I found additional info on the Juneau Rotary Club site:
In 1947, Frank "Streak" Maier, then 14 won the local derby and represented Juneau at the national All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. Accompanying Frank to Akron was Mayor and Juneau Rotarian Waino Hendrickson. As part of the race day activities, Mayor Hendrickson presented a totem pole provided by the Juneau Rotary Club as a gift from the community of Juneau to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Derby. According to Mayor Hendrickson's presentation speech, the pole consists of four parts each representing the qualities of a derby participant. On top of the pole is Mountain Spirit who symbolizes the inspiration needed to achieve. The second, a frog with a jewel, stands for the idea and the idea is the father of the act to design the racer. The third is old raven facing new raven, which represents the mentor's knowledge passed onto to the younger racer. The last and most important symbol at the base is beaver that represents the spirit of industry and stick-to-it-edness to complete and compete in the event.
This is the hiking viking's 159th cache in the greater Akron area.
