Welcome to Ferris State University’s Official Historical Geotrail of 2020! Brought to you by the Geocaching Subcommittee of the Ferris History Task Force. This trail will take you around the Ferris campus and properties as well as various locations within Big Rapids. All geocaches are created to honor the Ferris legacy and help to educate the general public in a new and exciting way.
Early in the decade, the sports teams adopted the “Bulldogs” as the official team name. The origins of our Bulldog heritage comes from a newspaper article that appeared in the February 12, 1931 Pioneer Newspaper. Previously, they had been called the “Spartans” or the “Ferrisites.” The term came from Pioneer reporter “Jap” Williams, who asked Coach Bill McElwain what would happen if an irresistible force met an immovable object. McElwain’s answer was that the question would be solved when an opponent met Ferris’ immovable Bulldogs. That was the moment in time when the Ferris sports teams became the “Bulldogs.”
A very big THANK YOU to the Lab Aids in the welding program working out of the WELD-113 class.
Under the supervision of Ryan Crandell these students successfully modified an existing bulldog design and met their customer's expectations:
Karl Ludwig
Noah Heimmermann
Alex Boomer
Anthony Coscione
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Visitors/Guest Permits
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Parents, relatives and visitors who visit campus must obtain a visitor’s permit from the online guest permit portal or visit the Department of Public Safety. Permits will be issued for designated areas and times. Permits are free of charge.
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Faculty, staff and students are not considered visitors or guests of the University.
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The state motor vehicle registration certificate must be presented upon registering for a parking permit.
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Visitor parking will be allowed in residence hall lots on Friday, starting at 5 p.m., through Monday, until 2 a.m.
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Guests/visitors of campus during the summertime do not need a guest permit. Summer start up and end varies per year.
Meters are also on campus for use. They take various coins.
[Regarding Destruction of Property]
It is expected that visitors to our geocaches will conduct themselves with respect to the property they visit and will not destroy, harm, remove property or litter while geocaching. Such acts will result in monetary fines and potential for further prosecution. Players discovered in this way will also face disqualification from receiving the pathtag prize.
Download GeoTrail Tour Ticket Here.