The Isle of Death Traditional Cache
Walkingadventure: A kayak check up sowed water levels about 4 ft lower than last time. This was a fun one but time for Bird Poop Island 🏝 to go away.
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(micro)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
L'île de la Mort (The Isle of Death) is a small batch of land sitting in Little Lake Butte de Morts between the Village of Fox Crossing and Menasha. This patch of rocks and scraggly trees sits along the channel to the Menasha Fox Locks. The pallor of Death is worn by the island. Water here is very shallow with multiple large rocks waiting to strand those who do not find the proper approach
The name "Butte des Morts" was given by French settlers, and means "Mound of the Dead" in reference to a nearby Indian burial mound. French archives state that in 1716, over 8000 civilians and over 500 soldiers lived within the fortified walls of Little Lake Butte des Morts. In 1716, during the Fox Wars, French expeditionary forces laid siege to the fort, in the battle of the Siege of Little Butte des Mortes, and massacred most of the inhabitants. Similar events occurred in another siege in 1730
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Pbzr nfuber sebz gur AR fvqr. Ahzrebhf ebpxf jvyy fgenaq lbh bgurejvfr. GERR uvqr, ovfba
Treasures
You'll collect a digital Treasure from one of these collections when you find and log this geocache:
Loading Treasures