This cache is NOT at the given coordinates. You will not have to enter La Mar Talossan (what Americans call Lake Michigan), or even get wet to locate this geocache (unless, of course, it is raining at the time).
Once you have downloaded and completed the applicable “play anywhere” Wherigo cartridge, you will be provided the coordinates to this geocache.
PLEASE Note: You will have to complete the cartridges for each of the “provincial” caches in the series to obtain the Talossan words necessary to complete this cartridge. You also will have to find and obtain the symbol from each of the provincial caches in order to complete this cartridge.
NOTICE: As required by el Lexhatx (Talossan Statutory Law) Part A, Section 20.1, you are hereby placed on notice that this webpage is UNOFFICIAL. It is not, in other words, an official webpage of the Kingdom of Talossa.
El Regipäts Talossan Cache Series
The seven provincial caches are:
Atatürk Province
Benito Province
Vuode Province
Florenciă Province
Maracopa Province
Maritiimi-Maxhestic Province
Fiôvâ Province
TALOSSA
The Kingdom of Talossa is an independent, sovereign nation in North America, which seceded peacefully from the United States in 1979 (although it is unclear that the U.S. noticed). The Kingdom is located on the western shore of La Mar Talossan (the Talossan Sea, i.e. Lake Michigan). In addition to La Mar Talossan on the east, Talossa is bordered to the north by the United States (Edgewood Ave.), and to the west and south by the river Manáweg (the Milwaukee River).
The Kingdom of Talossa is one of the earliest micronations, although it now rejects that label. It was founded in December, 1979 by then-14-year-old Robert Ben Madison of Milwaukee shortly after the death of his mother. At first, the Kingdom was confined to his bedroom; he adopted the name after discovering that Talossa means “inside the house” in Finnish.
The territory of the “Greater Talossan Area” subsequently expanded and now consists of seven Provinces occupying much of the eastern portion of Milwaukee. The unoccupied island of Cézembre, off the coast of Brittany, is Talossa’s eighth Province. Talossa also claims the Pengöpäts (Talossan for Penguinland) Territory of Antarctica.
Talossa is a constitutional monarchy, headed by an apolitical King and governed by a democratically elected Government.
Although surrounded by the U.S. City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, most Talossans today are “Cybercits,” who reside outside the country in other parts of the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Africa. At the time of immigration, Cybercits are assigned citizenship in one of the eight Provinces that constitute Greater Talossa. Those Talossan Citizens who actually live in and around Talossa proper are known as “Old Growth Talossans,” but due to the number of Cybercits, Old Growth Talossans are now a minority of the Talossan citizenry.
Population in the Greater Talossan Area is divided between citizens who can participate in the political process, and over 43,000 “Cestours” (U.S. “natives” who either knowingly or unknowingly live within the territorial limits of Greater Talossa) who cannot.
For more information on Talossa, see:
The Official Talossa Website
The Talossa Wiki
Talossa Page on Wikipedia
Talossa Page on Micronations Wiki
L'Översteir (Translator)
Wherigo Cartridge
I assume that you know how to use a Wherigo cartridge. If not, you can follow the directions on one of my earlier Wherigo cache pages, such as The Zombie, The Werewolf, and The Bunny.
You can download the cartridge for this Wherigo geocache here.
Completion Code
Upon completion of the Wherigo cartridge, you will be given a Completion or Unlock Code. Some players use this code to log completing the cartridge on Wherigo.com
NOTE: Valid Wherigo unlock codes are 15 characters long. If you receive an unlock code that is 16 characters long, then enter only the first 15 characters when you unlock the cartridge on the Wherigo site.
Permissions
Permission for placing this Wherigo adventure and cache was provided by Brian Russart of the Milwaukee County Department of Parks. Permit #705
First To Find Reward
The El Regipäts Talossan cache holds a special reward for the First to Find it. That reward went to furryhermit. Congratulations!