By parking at the above coordinates, you can walk to waypoints 1-6 in less than an hour. This route will take you through residential and business areas of town. You probably will want to drive to waypoints 7-9
WAYPOINT 1: The coordinates above will take you to Whiteside Park. Mr Whiteside, who had considerable land holdings and commercial interests in the city, donated the land for this park after he made sure it held no valuable minerals underneath the surface. At the time it was a cranberry bog. When it was filled in for the park,the elderly ladies would pick dandelion greens in the early spring for salads and later on the blooms for wine. The local kids were not allowed to play ball in the area until the picking season was over, and the kids respected that rule set by their parents. The artwork you will see was a fountain/pond. “Unknowns” repeatedly dumped soap into the pond, so it was filled in and the fountain disconnected.
To find WAYPOINT 2 answer:
A. How many canoes are in the sculpture?
B. How many birds are in the sculpture? (Count carefully or you will be one short)
WAYPOINT 2:
N47°54.A13
W091°51.B07
The artwork presented here uses a different medium than the previous two.
To find WAYPOINT 3 answer:
C. How many people in the picture are wearing gray hats?
D. How many rocks hold up the fire grate?
WAYPOINT 3:
N47°54.144
W091°51.8CD
This is a monument to the truly deserving.
To find WAYPOINT 4 answer:
On the right side of the monument 19 E 4 to 19 F 5
WAYPOINT 4:
N47°54.144
W091°51.8EF
Same Ely artist as #2.
To find WAYPOINT 5 answer:
G. How many pictograph images are in the picture, minus 3 ? (Pictographs are images left on rocks by ancient people)
H. How many human faces are painted in this picture, minus 3 ?
WAYPOINT 5:
N47°54.1 G 8
W 091 52.0H7
To find WAYPOINT 6 answer:Due to painting building the mural is gone so the answers are provided
I. How many people are in the mural? 2
J. How many canoes are in the mural plus two? 3
WAYPOINT6:
N47°54. I 15
W091°52.01J
Another artwork by an Ely artist, this time dedicated to the industry and people of Ely.
To find WAYPOINT 7 answer:
K. What is the first digit of the train engine number?
L. How many human faces are shown?
WAYPOINT 7:
N47°54.4K7
W091°51.2L9
Examine this piece and see how many figures you can find.
To find WAYPOINT 8 answer:
M. The last digit in the year 200_
N. The number of letters in the artist's last name.
WAYPOINT 8:
N47°54.7M7
W091°51.77N
This is another art project by an Ely artist.
To find WAYPOINT 9 AND THE CACHE, answer:
O. The number of red letters in the safety warning printed on the side of the tank, minus 2.
P. How many vent stacks(grayish white) are on top on the tank plus one.
WAYPOINT 9 and THE CACHE:
N47°54.O71
W091°51.42P
When you reach the cache site, look to the west. You can see examples of art in old and new architecture.