Spirit Catcher Mystery Cache
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DESCRIPTION
At the base of Maple Street on the scenic waterfront sits Barrie's
majestic landmark, the "Spirit Catcher." Ron Baird was one of nine
sculptors asked to submit proposals for EXPO '86 and he was one of
the two sculptors chosen. The theme of EXPO '86 was transportation
and communication. With this in mind the artist thought of his
sculpture as spiritual antennae. The imagery of the "Spirit
Catcher" was influenced by the west coast location and the
Thunderbird of First Nations' mythology. The Thunderbird is a
messenger who carries our dreams and desires to the Creator. The 20
tonne steel sculpture took 6 months to make and was originally
installed at False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Once EXPO '86 ended, the sculpture was purchased by the Helen
McCrea Peacock Foundation (Toronto) for $230,000 after months of
negotiations. The Foundation donated the sculpture, in memory of
Helen McCrea Peacock and Kenneth Westrup, to the "Barrie Gallery
Project" as an inspiration to create an art gallery in the City of
Barrie. The sculpture came to Barrie on 2 flatbed trucks and was
installed with the assistance of several volunteers and 2 cranes.
The installation took almost 2 full days on the weekend of June
12th and 13th, 1987 and was dedicated on September 12th.
Read this text and more about the "Spirit Catcher" at The MacLaren Art
Centre website
To Find this cache you will need to find a 2008 Central Ontario
Geocachers geocoin. On the coin there is a set of coordinates,
subtract 0.026 from the North coordinates, and add 0.083 to the
West coordinates that are written on the coin to determine the
cache location! BRING YOUR OWN PEN! PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE
CACHE FROM THE TREE - UNSCREW AND REPLACE WHEN DONE!!
Click the logo to visit the COG website!
Thank you to the artist, Ron Baird, and the
Maclaren Art Gallery for letting us set up this coin and cache with
their permission.
Additional Hints
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7 srrg hc va Oenapu