This cache is located at Carter Camp in Potter County,
Pennsylvania, SE of Coudersport. The former name for this place was
New Bergen. It’s rather rural, but you will enjoy the location. The
owners of the property near the cache are eager to have you find
the cache and appreciate this special place loaded with history. If
you have time, feel free to stop and say hello to the owners of the
business and visit for a bit. You will be glad you did. You will be
looking for an ammo can type container, but this cache is about
international cooperation, not finding the box. Enjoy.
Undoubtedly, you are aware of the Scandinavian influence in the
area. Certainly you are aware of nearby Ole Bull State Park.
Ole Bull was a famous concert violinist noted for the speed and
clarity of his playing. He was born in Bergen, Norway.
In 1853, he obtained a large tract of land in Pennsylvania and
founded a colony, which was called New Norway. On May 24, 1853, he
formally purchased 11,144 acres for $10,388. The land consisted of
four communities: New Bergen (now known as Carter Camp), Oleana
(named for himself and his mother) six miles south of New Bergen,
New Norway one mile south of New Bergen, and nearby, Valhalla. The
high point of Valhalla Bull is called Nordjenskald, which became
the location of the unfinished Ole Bull Castle.
In due time, Bull returned to Bergen, Norway, as there was
scarcely any land to till, and Bull went back to giving concerts.
Ole Bull is buried in Bergen, Norway.
The rules for this cache are easy. . . or with a bit more
effort, and international cooperation, will provide opportunity for
another cache find and another caching experience.
- Find the cache, sign the log, and log the find. This is all you
need to do to claim this cache.
- When you log the cache be sure to start your log: Greetings
from (place name where you live—city, state, town, country, etc.)
Both caches are about international cooperation and it will be fun
to see where everyone is from.
But perhaps you wish to go one-step further. . . and make an
international connection. You will be rewarded if you do, in many
ways. In this cache, you will find a cache card, along with items
reflecting Norwegian culture. You will read of a companion geocache
in Bergen, Norway. Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to
contact the cache owners in Norway for further instructions. Go for
it! You’ll be glad you did.