STAGE ONE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE USE THE THIS PICTURE TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS!
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.
In 1901 work on the building proposed in 1898 was begun. On the first floor provision was made for chemistry and pharmacy. The second floor was equipped for biology, literature and drawing. The third floor was for shorthand and typewriting.
The building was known as the Pharmacy Annex Building. The original site of this building is on the corner of Ives and Oak street where the Prakken Building currently sits.
[Puzzle]
This geocache is not located at the listed coordinates! The cache is a two stage multi with a field puzzle.
Use the Historic Site Marker to answer the following questions to find the coordinates for the final.
The final can be found at:
N 43° 36.7AB' W 85° 29.5XY'
- A = The number of letters in the first large word.
- B = First digit of the year founded minus one.
- X = The number of students when the school began minus one and then divided by two.
- Y = The second digit of the second year minus nine.
Check Sum: A + B + X + Y = 13
[Parking]
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 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.