Bagpiper LbNA #69796
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Add Location| Owner: | Martini Man  |
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| Plant date: | Oct 10, 2015 |
| Location: | |
| City: | West Bend |
| County: | Washington |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Guinea Pigs |
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| Last found: | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Status: | FFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Apr 13, 2016 |
Last checked/found: 18-October-2015
Time/Distance: 30 - 45 minutes
Terrain: Mostly flat with a small climb up to a ridge.
This box was originally planted for the October 2015 Fall Folk Festival gathering at Ekal Nnarwal Ycnavresnoc
The image of the Black Watch performing the Royal Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle is one of those sights to behold. The skirl of the long pipes is an inspiring sound and one that the world has identified as quintessentially Scotland. So the surprise is that bagpipes are not Scottish in origin. Most historians now trace the origins of piping from England, likely coming over with the Normans although it may have been before their time. From England, the tradition of piping spread to the Lowlands, where each of the towns soon had their own piper. From here piping spread to the Highlands and, after the Victorians romanticized all things Highlands Scot, the long pipes were forever deemed Scotland.
The personal connection for me with Scotland comes from my paternal grandfather’s mother. She was a daughter of Scots who came to the US in the 1840s and ten years later journeyed further west to settle in Wisconsin.
From the memorial stone at the north corner of the M. Center, head down to a meeting place. From here, turn right to travel on the Ekal trail. Continue on this trail for a bit, rounding a bend and passing up a steep hillside of fallen birch trees. Continue on over a boardwalk and then stay on a steady course to the E trail. When you reach a “T” at the top, head right to travel along an esker. As the trail begins to curve to the left, look for a trio of trees on the right. Your man is waiting within to blow a tune for you.
Please send me an email to let me know how the piper is doing.
Hike length: 0.5 miles
Time/Distance: 30 - 45 minutes
Terrain: Mostly flat with a small climb up to a ridge.
This box was originally planted for the October 2015 Fall Folk Festival gathering at Ekal Nnarwal Ycnavresnoc
The image of the Black Watch performing the Royal Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle is one of those sights to behold. The skirl of the long pipes is an inspiring sound and one that the world has identified as quintessentially Scotland. So the surprise is that bagpipes are not Scottish in origin. Most historians now trace the origins of piping from England, likely coming over with the Normans although it may have been before their time. From England, the tradition of piping spread to the Lowlands, where each of the towns soon had their own piper. From here piping spread to the Highlands and, after the Victorians romanticized all things Highlands Scot, the long pipes were forever deemed Scotland.
The personal connection for me with Scotland comes from my paternal grandfather’s mother. She was a daughter of Scots who came to the US in the 1840s and ten years later journeyed further west to settle in Wisconsin.
From the memorial stone at the north corner of the M. Center, head down to a meeting place. From here, turn right to travel on the Ekal trail. Continue on this trail for a bit, rounding a bend and passing up a steep hillside of fallen birch trees. Continue on over a boardwalk and then stay on a steady course to the E trail. When you reach a “T” at the top, head right to travel along an esker. As the trail begins to curve to the left, look for a trio of trees on the right. Your man is waiting within to blow a tune for you.
Please send me an email to let me know how the piper is doing.
Hike length: 0.5 miles