A traditional micro cache on a public right of way. The cache is near Juices Ghost Town, a bar and restaurant being one of the five surviving buildings of Ulao, Wisconsin.
Ulao was founded in 1847 near Ulao Rd and Lake Shore Rd. by James T. Gifford, formerly from Elgin, Illinois. Gifford platted the town, and constructed a 1,00 ft. quay into lake Michigan. He included a wooden chute and a stairway fron the beach to the top of the bluff. At the time Ozaukee county was big woods being cleared for farming. Gifford bought the trees from the local farmers, had it cut to length, sent it down the chute, and sold it to steamships for fuel. It took 600 cords of wood, the product of 10 acres to power a steamer back to Buffalo, NY. To ease the passage of travelers and wood supply, in 1849 Gifford paved a turnpike from Ulao to Grafton with a mixture of clay and powdered charcoal, the first paved road in the area.
As the wood supply ran out, and steamers switched to coal for fuel, Gifford sold his intersts in 1853 to Daniel Wells and John Howe. The only person of interest from Ulao was Gifford nephew, Charles Giyeau who shot and killed U.S. President James A. Garfield in July of 1881. He was convicted and hung,
The Ghost Town Tavern was built in 1902 by J. Hadler. It is rumored to have been a hot spot for prohibition alcohol, gambling and other illegal activities.
There is ample roadside parking.
Kudos to lobsters9494 for the FTF!